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; U3 }' m. o2 I' c: D9 X" ?6 z1. 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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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.

4 ?! M1 Z4 F) Z　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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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.

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. M% ?; r$ C9 Y9 y5. Either way/in either case: in one case or the other. 任何一种情况


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- H1 F% b0 y! }+ C6. Eke out something: cause a small supply to last longer by adding something else with special reference to one's income. 补足


) m/ S6 Q8 n' [  eExample: 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


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8. Fall into oblivion: become forgotten. 遗忘

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) k- M* n! {1 E6 r9. Fall off: become smaller in number or amount. 数量减少
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0 E7 }) h) z4 I7 H" P2 cExample: The demand for new cars has suddenly fallen off.
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10. Fall through: (of plans, etc.) fail. 失败

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Example: For some reasons, their plan to visit Europe fell through.

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) Q5 ?! c3 M4 w+ v( G& k  i' h) Y3 W11. Fan out: spread out in the shape of a fan. 散开


Example: The crowd fanned out across the green field.