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4 Q' I! W/ Z, o  y7 w) V4 h6 d1. 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.
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# I% _3 R! ~* I; z4 Z) E* w2. Deluged with something: filled or covered with something. 充满
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" S- g" i2 B) |7 @/ hExamples: 1. The speaker was deluged with questions from the audience.

( X) r( Q, S; s4 z　2. Jim's company was deluged with orders for its new products.
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2 B/ g2 b" b0 d, I3. Educated guess: a guess based on knowledge or past experience. 凭知识或经验的猜测
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: ?$ D3 a1 L- z. z7 {0 h9 uExample: 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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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.


! p6 ]& Q1 f) K5. Either way/in either case: in one case or the other. 任何一种情况
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+ y  J( N" t* ~8 uExample: One can get there by air or by sea, but either way, it is a long journey.
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0 y' `$ K4 \3 m! |& q0 A6. 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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Example: A person with big expenses may be forced to eke out his income by doing some extra work.
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2 \9 [! U+ |6 R" t0 \7. Fall into disuse: in a state of no longer being used. 废而不用
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1 Z# ~9 {) V7 v2 D4 f# Z( UExample: The small airport could not cope with the increasing demands and gradually fell into disuse.
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. |. O; @" U2 W( u# C# C8. Fall into oblivion: become forgotten. 遗忘
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, E; |1 @7 H3 r1 nExample: No matter how wonderful a person is, after his death, his name will quickly fall into oblivion.
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2 @; I. y/ w% M5 g, U- @9 z9. 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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* e% I& ]2 y, n2 R4 g* T10. Fall through: (of plans, etc.) fail. 失败


Example: For some reasons, their plan to visit Europe fell through.
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+ ^& m- a; b5 x5 j: I" s/ @3 y11. Fan out: spread out in the shape of a fan. 散开
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5 ]$ p2 h) E6 O8 F- uExample: The crowd fanned out across the green field.