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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% X2 ]2 s$ W' v# z$ {0 S1 U/ Z
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( c& e2 c$ E5 q5 x& D, v% ?" {Example: Arrogant Tony seemed to have suffered from delusions of grandeur.3 u5 c# a1 f8 y" x& Z. D% b0 s8 n! z
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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.! d( [& ^8 A) E" D
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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.% D$ h/ K. j! G( U, C% a
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4. Egg someone on (to do something): encourage someone strongly, especially to do something wrong. 怂恿, P9 m8 ?9 }2 |; l J
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Examples: 1. He wouldn't have thrown the stone if his friends hadn't egged him on.* z' O( m7 O) u5 ^. G! Z# p e" \
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2. She egged her husband on to quit the job and start his own business.3 j- q( t0 t t6 }
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% L( y( U E9 P. P5 c& {0 q: l5. Either way/in either case: in one case or the other. 任何一种情况% J- U/ Q$ [9 g9 V
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6. Eke out something: cause a small supply to last longer by adding something else with special reference to one's income. 补足; f/ I: j! h7 _
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Example: A person with big expenses may be forced to eke out his income by doing some extra work.& a) s- u8 h$ A, q
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7. Fall into disuse: in a state of no longer being used. 废而不用
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2 k6 O( N2 C; W: Y: iExample: 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
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9. Fall off: become smaller in number or amount. 数量减少
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) n( {) F( w" d10. Fall through: (of plans, etc.) fail. 失败
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* z. v4 ?; k" N1 AExample: For some reasons, their plan to visit Europe fell through.9 `) ~8 p& `6 W+ S1 g5 E) o
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8 M% y: T: D; e. r" H' d0 u3 Z. x11. Fan out: spread out in the shape of a fan. 散开
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