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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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Example: Arrogant Tony seemed to have suffered from delusions of grandeur.
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2 _2 Y) U! Z" l" ~2 L: v3 Z9 Z" A* f2. Deluged with something: filled or covered with something. 充满
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; m3 H) ?" L; Q: Q' TExamples: 1. The speaker was deluged with questions from the audience.+ ^$ k$ N! ]; W& K7 H: {# v' j( A7 o
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2. Jim's company was deluged with orders for its new products.5 P3 d3 ~. \ q' ^
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3. Educated guess: a guess based on knowledge or past experience. 凭知识或经验的猜测# A( X* g2 e' W1 }$ o
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|+ d7 ]# f% L4 j$ dExample: 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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; z# s0 @4 W; G* u5 V, @& z" v4. Egg someone on (to do something): encourage someone strongly, especially to do something wrong. 怂恿, R3 v% }+ U2 Z& v0 k' }
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Examples: 1. He wouldn't have thrown the stone if his friends hadn't egged him on.$ f# Z. }) d& O/ `( k' W0 }
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+ |& ]; M9 w3 J6 O5. 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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9 e9 I2 E: t2 U% C; D) W6. Eke out something: cause a small supply to last longer by adding something else with special reference to one's income. 补足# c. C6 [' S4 D. z& l( W
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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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7. Fall into disuse: in a state of no longer being used. 废而不用1 Y# x* \- v6 `5 R8 L6 L, z
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Example: The small airport could not cope with the increasing demands and gradually fell into disuse.
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8. Fall into oblivion: become forgotten. 遗忘1 D/ a x G4 N8 v e- v) U, N+ z! L
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, z0 Z0 l. c; e$ g5 D2 L% xExample: 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3 F" V0 E2 L2 Y
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% \: y. _/ x5 _9 N$ z10. Fall through: (of plans, etc.) fail. 失败1 r; K5 b# b0 l2 a5 |) ? Z
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. P8 J3 d7 B" e! u9 w11. Fan out: spread out in the shape of a fan. 散开$ s1 k6 W1 l ?/ G& x
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Example: The crowd fanned out across the green field. |
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