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' Q5 m# [3 k/ Y; @8 ?3 I1. 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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) u2 t  _7 ^$ PExample: Arrogant Tony seemed to have suffered from delusions of grandeur.
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2. Deluged with something: filled or covered with something. 充满
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/ d( }8 q7 i/ X1 aExamples: 1. The speaker was deluged with questions from the audience.

　2. Jim's company was deluged with orders for its new products.


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.

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! Y, J1 _  m8 @* R+ s4. 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.
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　　2. She egged her husband on to quit the job and start his own business.


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.

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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
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Example: A person with big expenses may be forced to eke out his income by doing some extra work.


" m( J7 u8 G" k% M8 H/ y7. Fall into disuse: in a state of no longer being used. 废而不用


Example: The small airport could not cope with the increasing demands and gradually fell into disuse.
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0 M. s" `; F# M2 S6 D0 Z+ W8. Fall into oblivion: become forgotten. 遗忘
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( e7 g& _; X. U! \! ], n7 T$ L8 QExample: No matter how wonderful a person is, after his death, his name will quickly fall into oblivion.
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9 w3 z; K2 D% i4 ^9 @, P9. Fall off: become smaller in number or amount. 数量减少


Example: 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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! M) L; b* }  [2 d1 w- _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.