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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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" k+ ]- ^7 A; p( y" x0 b2. Deluged with something: filled or covered with something. 充满
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9 n# [; Y# W- N% ?Examples: 1. The speaker was deluged with questions from the audience.
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! j4 S! S2 F6 I/ f( M7 k　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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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.
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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. 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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1 R, _6 z9 e' j/ {, E) x6 XExample: One can get there by air or by sea, but either way, it is a long journey.
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2 t: O9 P$ ?5 s6. 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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- V6 f! F$ v/ {5 x$ uExample: A person with big expenses may be forced to eke out his income by doing some extra work.
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& a2 h( p& o" V7 Q$ u& f6 i7. 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.

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% g# J6 m! M! e8 w2 o3 H; a8. Fall into oblivion: become forgotten. 遗忘

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2 i  v. n2 U- d; MExample: No matter how wonderful a person is, after his death, his name will quickly fall into oblivion.
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( V7 L+ K0 n6 |' @2 B9. Fall off: become smaller in number or amount. 数量减少


Example: The demand for new cars has suddenly fallen off.

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' S, Z8 o9 l- m5 O0 v$ x10. Fall through: (of plans, etc.) fail. 失败
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. h5 u2 E) F4 ?$ A2 f* tExample: For some reasons, their plan to visit Europe fell through.

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$ u' G' ]8 p  \11. Fan out: spread out in the shape of a fan. 散开
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# J( }! @, X, T* }3 }Example: The crowd fanned out across the green field.