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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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# x4 i4 I; W" a: O( A: Z3 @- fExample: Arrogant Tony seemed to have suffered from delusions of grandeur.
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* F8 F1 J8 c$ \; @/ l6 Y' ]2. Deluged with something: filled or covered with something. 充满
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5 }' i4 t1 @7 C2 zExamples: 1. The speaker was deluged with questions from the audience.8 X6 ?- K9 m4 H! l1 }
7 ]2 {- N& r" {: F' y+ x* k 2. Jim's company was deluged with orders for its new products.
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P; E2 G8 s7 j# L' G) j8 f! \1 V8 Y3. Educated guess: a guess based on knowledge or past experience. 凭知识或经验的猜测6 v0 b$ z. e- U3 o- z( c B
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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.: Y, n( E) @- \
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- d1 U4 m, t3 `; k/ P1 }8 L- W4. Egg someone on (to do something): encourage someone strongly, especially to do something wrong. 怂恿: k9 s4 @5 q% _2 w6 @; ^2 {
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4 F9 i$ w! f T5 h9 mExamples: 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.7 y, b6 ]5 G5 t" G
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5. Either way/in either case: in one case or the other. 任何一种情况8 C# p+ X X2 c) y4 Z, C
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Example: One can get there by air or by sea, but either way, it is a long journey.. C% `) X& s7 P& z
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6. 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.7 a- y0 z) a+ t& J% I9 `1 z
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7. Fall into disuse: in a state of no longer being used. 废而不用: J0 S# `4 {7 l7 z
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- n* u( Q+ V9 U/ d$ ?8. Fall into oblivion: become forgotten. 遗忘3 Q6 }% d( Y. a D
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Example: No matter how wonderful a person is, after his death, his name will quickly fall into oblivion.* s6 \- w. L: v( L! C
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9. Fall off: become smaller in number or amount. 数量减少: F- t# l, X& z. W2 [4 _7 n* o
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7 t+ E7 Q U( x, t& [' W: GExample: The demand for new cars has suddenly fallen off./ o. E0 @- h$ j) `5 W) j
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10. Fall through: (of plans, etc.) fail. 失败! P( a x8 U& \. y
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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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Example: The crowd fanned out across the green field. |
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