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9 \$ @$ D+ t" [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.$ i. \6 j; Q' y) g, R! H8 O; ^
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. ~# a a+ w) @+ E9 O+ ~2. Deluged with something: filled or covered with something. 充满
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+ J- ]( r6 [8 k+ Y, DExamples: 1. The speaker was deluged with questions from the audience.
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( f$ r; x6 p: E6 i/ F 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1 N# m, J2 @) {1 R( Q
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0 `) r; `/ ^* r, F7 I9 Q" \" vExample: 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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4 |( o( I, U! ?2 B/ L; J4. Egg someone on (to do something): encourage someone strongly, especially to do something wrong. 怂恿
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5 X# ?$ T, R+ G! _1 l/ V& fExamples: 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.
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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.
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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* `2 j% {" t ^/ }8 B
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Example: A person with big expenses may be forced to eke out his income by doing some extra work.7 o! l# I7 E9 v8 M3 c; Q5 S& Q) r2 A
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7. Fall into disuse: in a state of no longer being used. 废而不用
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/ V1 u8 u& B+ v% t9 z5 lExample: The small airport could not cope with the increasing demands and gradually fell into disuse.9 X: }* D- ]) e. c- g
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8. Fall into oblivion: become forgotten. 遗忘: K! f( z& H6 ?4 U% E% N8 J) H
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) |* e; J) x2 ?+ H+ ]$ A$ V. d: m" YExample: No matter how wonderful a person is, after his death, his name will quickly fall into oblivion.* m, o v0 }. W8 R( r* q) s+ T
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9. Fall off: become smaller in number or amount. 数量减少6 M. x" o% ?2 e+ d, J0 `2 ^2 c1 f( |- H
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9 Z" f: @0 G6 H. a+ }3 B# ]- w% [Example: The demand for new cars has suddenly fallen off./ [/ f" i* S4 O) `( C7 @
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/ O$ {; `; N+ o9 k9 k) @10. Fall through: (of plans, etc.) fail. 失败
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6 E. B6 m, r& \1 zExample: For some reasons, their plan to visit Europe fell through.
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: ^4 J+ O5 E5 Y" ]9 W, w11. Fan out: spread out in the shape of a fan. 散开, r3 x- n0 z; P' O2 _; i
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