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Magrath

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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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! X5 h9 @# u0 ]3 ?Example: Arrogant Tony seemed to have suffered from delusions of grandeur.

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2. 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.

　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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# V# {2 s* M0 |' c! bExample: 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.

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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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" Y6 f! `7 F3 T6 [7 v( \Examples: 1. He wouldn't have thrown the stone if his friends hadn't egged him on.

　　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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" K3 _9 x* e  H' g" n7 a% jExample: One can get there by air or by sea, but either way, it is a long journey.


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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7 D. o4 A* ~% d/ rExample: A person with big expenses may be forced to eke out his income by doing some extra work.


* _  i9 \, F) X" k- u8 r7. 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. Fall into oblivion: become forgotten. 遗忘
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/ F2 |% T0 D  F7 ^3 pExample: No matter how wonderful a person is, after his death, his name will quickly fall into oblivion.


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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+ J4 f! `! B& x9 dExample: For some reasons, their plan to visit Europe fell through.


; m/ b% ^+ `' `& e( ~2 C11. Fan out: spread out in the shape of a fan. 散开


, B3 ?* }. J* X' e- C% WExample: The crowd fanned out across the green field.