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1 h6 m. ?9 p! p& E8 q1. Delusions of grandeur: the belief that one is important or powerful. 自以为重要或有权势的幻念- F9 E# t! ~. X+ j8 E% w
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Example: Arrogant Tony seemed to have suffered from delusions of grandeur./ ?' H1 F6 W- ? x2 O
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8 L$ a; P, l, Q; K0 I1 p. O5 C3 f2. Deluged with something: filled or covered with something. 充满% {) ^ W& E# p4 m
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7 N& e& ~) t/ k- E# x- D4 dExamples: 1. The speaker was deluged with questions from the audience.* C. U6 p( ^7 ]. `- S
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2. Jim's company was deluged with orders for its new products.
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, Z1 w- [% y1 c9 A3. Educated guess: a guess based on knowledge or past experience. 凭知识或经验的猜测
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/ n2 ^- I7 T6 U+ J3 AExample: 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.* j( G, X0 l* w2 j
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3 {- u/ l/ o D# b4 P) t+ R4. Egg someone on (to do something): encourage someone strongly, especially to do something wrong. 怂恿1 J. f/ t8 o( ]" a% p
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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.- s: g% c5 p" N+ C, k! X
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( _- d' p( G; G) R2 v0 T7 n$ P5. Either way/in either case: in one case or the other. 任何一种情况. U4 G0 n N7 u4 R- k
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6 D( t- ?3 v/ V( [' [Example: One can get there by air or by sea, but either way, it is a long journey.
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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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1 d8 ] |1 N/ ^" }4 PExample: A person with big expenses may be forced to eke out his income by doing some extra work.. `0 S$ ^3 X3 E p1 n
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9 F2 Q0 _9 V2 Z0 W9 M5 ~! N7. Fall into disuse: in a state of no longer being used. 废而不用( a+ z8 w3 F1 t5 z
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' ~" H) [. Z' uExample: The small airport could not cope with the increasing demands and gradually fell into disuse.4 U0 U; \6 N( S8 k' ]5 H. {$ V
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' G6 m1 z" J2 S% q, ?( O# |8. Fall into oblivion: become forgotten. 遗忘
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5 d$ f$ W. u$ cExample: 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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5 P% n' k3 a+ D4 nExample: The demand for new cars has suddenly fallen off.
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10. Fall through: (of plans, etc.) fail. 失败0 G3 z, T* Y9 T) B e* l
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e6 F) A# \ ~" c. |9 S5 IExample: For some reasons, their plan to visit Europe fell through.1 j e% `: Z' o$ v- f
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* I# c! J& @# G6 y5 Y1 t2 d11. 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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