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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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Example: Arrogant Tony seemed to have suffered from delusions of grandeur.. }; K& p9 \6 n/ n/ W' k
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2. Deluged with something: filled or covered with something. 充满3 I2 C& M' f% G8 }$ k, H' ~. z/ a0 j- D
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Examples: 1. The speaker was deluged with questions from the audience.
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2. Jim's company was deluged with orders for its new products.
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3. Educated guess: a guess based on knowledge or past experience. 凭知识或经验的猜测
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& d+ j9 ^0 Q7 T e5 M6 p4 [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.) V) S7 V# e2 B; O1 b/ p
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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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. _2 f& N- M" w- G$ k. d6 uExamples: 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
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Example: One can get there by air or by sea, but either way, it is a long journey.) u0 e2 [/ v8 v, j+ `
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* P' t' s5 m6 C% O6. Eke out something: cause a small supply to last longer by adding something else with special reference to one's income. 补足3 O9 O9 _8 Y) a0 P( ~- w; t
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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- ~% j d; W' D* x
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9 s- w3 y2 t; O" S: q8. Fall into oblivion: become forgotten. 遗忘0 j: j- Q; l Q# p1 n! b
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9. Fall off: become smaller in number or amount. 数量减少
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; W% x; o: X& a& kExample: The demand for new cars has suddenly fallen off.4 L0 U5 W8 C: J/ S
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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.& L$ R4 q; V' h& t3 Z
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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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