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& j% i0 u* L9 Y. p1. Delusions of grandeur: the belief that one is important or powerful. 自以为重要或有权势的幻念4 g- p; g9 X0 O* e! G' L
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Example: Arrogant Tony seemed to have suffered from delusions of grandeur.
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3 W* ?" c: y1 M9 G6 B r; c2. Deluged with something: filled or covered with something. 充满
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Examples: 1. The speaker was deluged with questions from the audience./ y }/ G& q' }" F% r; L8 F+ M
+ {+ n1 U* Q' g3 {6 A$ w 2. Jim's company was deluged with orders for its new products.( @( R: Q! x* s6 v6 ~" m/ j
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3. Educated guess: a guess based on knowledge or past experience. 凭知识或经验的猜测# r2 a. ~. v" t( k- z; K
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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./ s3 t2 D8 U$ n( \3 g6 v/ F
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4. Egg someone on (to do something): encourage someone strongly, especially to do something wrong. 怂恿4 ], v: A9 h. m2 a- X
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, p: d+ ]+ Z n9 a! w2 W6 n+ Q& LExamples: 1. He wouldn't have thrown the stone if his friends hadn't egged him on.8 }* k3 g/ W) c: a* J& B/ e
) Z" ^! n! c/ ? @4 m$ w 2. She egged her husband on to quit the job and start his own business.
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, U. t8 J" t0 W o5 _- G5. 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* `+ c0 |& K* b, N, a: a
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Example: A person with big expenses may be forced to eke out his income by doing some extra work.( z, y C/ L0 E- H
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( H3 i6 o9 G3 X! g5 S N7. 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.8 K3 n9 R* F8 V) S1 N% G
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! ~* A- b& E# s4 C$ r8. Fall into oblivion: become forgotten. 遗忘5 l. T8 R0 `2 L2 A
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Example: No matter how wonderful a person is, after his death, his name will quickly fall into oblivion.
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$ B1 b8 X' O/ M- l2 ]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.( c e1 x! Y- e1 t
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2 O" P% `3 U' ~0 R$ q% T10. Fall through: (of plans, etc.) fail. 失败& k3 g5 m. s Z; z
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2 y2 I7 k$ Q/ Z; W I( H" ~( MExample: 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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/ M. l6 N4 W# Y: [8 y0 w% eExample: The crowd fanned out across the green field. |
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