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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1 [; `; m; V! U/ ]% q6 ?! | |
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, x& n# k7 f7 O) IExample: Arrogant Tony seemed to have suffered from delusions of grandeur., m6 \: p* e, n
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2. Deluged with something: filled or covered with something. 充满; b9 G. Y; s) r V( B% H
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% D |5 ?! M0 X, A BExamples: 1. The speaker was deluged with questions from the audience.
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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.6 T' [( m$ |- D! ^
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4 N- T D4 M( F4. Egg someone on (to do something): encourage someone strongly, especially to do something wrong. 怂恿
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* { ~* m2 \4 G% M8 uExamples: 1. He wouldn't have thrown the stone if his friends hadn't egged him on.1 k0 S4 k- d3 C5 l' c- F
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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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Example: One can get there by air or by sea, but either way, it is a long journey.; @1 W: X, B1 p; W; ]/ U
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1 S" N" K& T; P3 s! ]8 t9 t7 H6. Eke out something: cause a small supply to last longer by adding something else with special reference to one's income. 补足8 t$ P$ f8 P& \0 ^6 T2 g
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Example: A person with big expenses may be forced to eke out his income by doing some extra work.1 o! ^" y7 h1 ~7 G
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7. 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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8. Fall into oblivion: become forgotten. 遗忘
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- `: p5 u2 B8 V _( J* y/ iExample: 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& \" \" E3 ^! `- N& |
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6 W; e* V0 A1 u# ?( P1 |% |Example: For some reasons, their plan to visit Europe fell through.
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11. Fan out: spread out in the shape of a fan. 散开
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Example: The crowd fanned out across the green field. |
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