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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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& p% }' L" [+ gExample: Arrogant Tony seemed to have suffered from delusions of grandeur.$ i; T5 P/ a# J" D
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. h2 C# n: K/ I" e$ g2. Deluged with something: filled or covered with something. 充满. J; B$ c* a2 `
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Examples: 1. The speaker was deluged with questions from the audience.9 H J) D2 U- M
4 f, j8 {" R6 v5 f" R2 T6 _ 2. Jim's company was deluged with orders for its new products.
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5 O, s: \9 [6 M# ?% ]! A3. Educated guess: a guess based on knowledge or past experience. 凭知识或经验的猜测
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% l! r$ j4 n6 x! \2 @: kExample: 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.9 P5 z2 R) `$ L. o
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- e5 A& Q" K/ e. D* _4. Egg someone on (to do something): encourage someone strongly, especially to do something wrong. 怂恿4 `, _5 J4 x; F
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Examples: 1. He wouldn't have thrown the stone if his friends hadn't egged him on.: _* ~- [0 m$ [6 M
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2. She egged her husband on to quit the job and start his own business.7 P, k# r0 ^6 N" ]+ A1 g: T) S
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% T5 @! Y7 v; K% K# {; X, F4 e3 B5. 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.
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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. E* r v# m, ?! _" B: f# R- g. M
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! H, E* j7 p0 @Example: A person with big expenses may be forced to eke out his income by doing some extra work.) R5 @, r; t4 P5 H4 T' @/ X3 m
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7. Fall into disuse: in a state of no longer being used. 废而不用
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* q, a" W, W! K8 yExample: The small airport could not cope with the increasing demands and gradually fell into disuse.
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; C4 O5 W+ D% W8. Fall into oblivion: become forgotten. 遗忘5 |9 d; @" w! X& V
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4 Y* ^# t6 ], R6 l, @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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9 B/ f* H1 o* G8 |; @10. Fall through: (of plans, etc.) fail. 失败
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11. Fan out: spread out in the shape of a fan. 散开3 @) \. a* P' j
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" U* ` ]2 y6 W) ?, T4 k8 \2 [3 PExample: The crowd fanned out across the green field. |
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