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' l- x9 O! w" H1. 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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$ d8 X- J! [7 V: g# [" ~Example: Arrogant Tony seemed to have suffered from delusions of grandeur.


2. Deluged with something: filled or covered with something. 充满
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7 A4 P1 z. @9 tExamples: 1. The speaker was deluged with questions from the audience.

　2. Jim's company was deluged with orders for its new products.

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4 S- o; |+ n7 F) {3. 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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# |- Z$ V5 ]7 f: k4. Egg someone on (to do something): encourage someone strongly, especially to do something wrong. 怂恿
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Examples: 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.


5. Either way/in either case: in one case or the other. 任何一种情况

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- b" A, S4 M. n1 ^$ P8 HExample: One can get there by air or by sea, but either way, it is a long journey.
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8 |5 v" T/ N) z! H/ t2 s6. Eke out something: cause a small supply to last longer by adding something else with special reference to one's income. 补足
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Example: A person with big expenses may be forced to eke out his income by doing some extra work.

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7. Fall into disuse: in a state of no longer being used. 废而不用
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Example: The small airport could not cope with the increasing demands and gradually fell into disuse.
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7 C) j( ?2 {( g$ v. q& K" |8. Fall into oblivion: become forgotten. 遗忘
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8 B' C. ~7 W; O9 ?& VExample: 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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# S8 v. k4 [) x+ _7 |& u" o% kExample: The demand for new cars has suddenly fallen off.
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10. Fall through: (of plans, etc.) fail. 失败
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Example: For some reasons, their plan to visit Europe fell through.
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11. Fan out: spread out in the shape of a fan. 散开


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