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; y5 I7 i/ R* {" D# E& E, X! O( o1. 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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( M# h( N, E: K+ R  i: [2. Deluged with something: filled or covered with something. 充满

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* r, j# K2 ?! h1 {5 zExamples: 1. The speaker was deluged with questions from the audience.

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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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+ _3 e2 Z$ g# R5 ?9 o6 q4. Egg someone on (to do something): encourage someone strongly, especially to do something wrong. 怂恿
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- S, w" o3 Q* V3 }/ KExamples: 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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7 Z! @9 @, J. [- L1 e# p% h! W5. Either way/in either case: in one case or the other. 任何一种情况


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! p* O7 F% i) V  {+ O8 B! h9 b7 U6. 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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6 |3 i1 B- F/ V3 KExample: 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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/ t6 \+ A0 A1 ^+ K8. Fall into oblivion: become forgotten. 遗忘

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* V1 B9 @- h8 r. m" x, {+ [* s9. Fall off: become smaller in number or amount. 数量减少
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: \$ j# Z7 [4 A) a6 ~. J+ f) @+ Z10. 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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11. Fan out: spread out in the shape of a fan. 散开
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' M6 c+ C) ?% T0 mExample: The crowd fanned out across the green field.