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5 l* o! B3 F# ^0 w7 P% }1. Delusions of grandeur: the belief that one is important or powerful. 自以为重要或有权势的幻念


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5 B  L1 x# k6 ]2 P5 F4 H; ]9 M2. Deluged with something: filled or covered with something. 充满


- S, I5 l4 i1 Z3 n5 X* aExamples: 1. The speaker was deluged with questions from the audience.
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! y" M  G1 N4 ^; ?. Z! s3 g　2. Jim's company was deluged with orders for its new products.


+ b: X5 n9 ~/ L, y/ J3. Educated guess: a guess based on knowledge or past experience. 凭知识或经验的猜测
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Example: I don't know the exact price of a big car from Italy, but at an educated guess, I would say it should be more expensive than a Japanese car.

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4. Egg someone on (to do something): encourage someone strongly, especially to do something wrong. 怂恿
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, n5 E9 A, {( J2 I- V# qExamples: 1. He wouldn't have thrown the stone if his friends hadn't egged him on.
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　　2. She egged her husband on to quit the job and start his own business.
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5. Either way/in either case: in one case or the other. 任何一种情况


) t* s% [& ?6 t5 u& P7 ^4 yExample: One can get there by air or by sea, but either way, it is a long journey.
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/ d, H( e- i! X# P2 `# `# Q6. Eke out something: cause a small supply to last longer by adding something else with special reference to one's income. 补足


Example: A person with big expenses may be forced to eke out his income by doing some extra work.


  B0 B; n' v7 [; x* X' C/ Y$ g+ a4 }7. Fall into disuse: in a state of no longer being used. 废而不用

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: N3 H' ]3 |4 r  q% H0 |Example: The small airport could not cope with the increasing demands and gradually fell into disuse.


, }$ }2 ?# U+ l2 b5 s8. Fall into oblivion: become forgotten. 遗忘


Example: No matter how wonderful a person is, after his death, his name will quickly fall into oblivion.
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9. Fall off: become smaller in number or amount. 数量减少
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Example: The demand for new cars has suddenly fallen off.

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: |& j$ D! N5 i( p* Y8 i2 |10. Fall through: (of plans, etc.) fail. 失败

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  e  n: t' ^% X5 H9 h) W$ b  PExample: For some reasons, their plan to visit Europe fell through.


$ R2 ]/ W+ u$ n, K11. Fan out: spread out in the shape of a fan. 散开


6 ]- P; y# H+ O4 C" jExample: The crowd fanned out across the green field.