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Magrath

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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
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Example: Arrogant Tony seemed to have suffered from delusions of grandeur.

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/ g. A0 C- Y. {7 V. g2. 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.
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　2. Jim's company was deluged with orders for its new products.
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. W4 K% n  a3 x3. 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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5 q* z6 s7 J$ M# l) v4. 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.
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3 u0 Y- n0 h7 y: L5. Either way/in either case: in one case or the other. 任何一种情况
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4 e" B4 z0 w7 O$ sExample: 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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) Z* A8 m4 P8 |Example: A person with big expenses may be forced to eke out his income by doing some extra work.


# t8 L/ e1 K9 ]7. 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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Example: No matter how wonderful a person is, after his death, his name will quickly fall into oblivion.
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3 g( c4 C. J4 k/ p7 ?9. Fall off: become smaller in number or amount. 数量减少

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# s( Q6 F/ W3 b1 k2 [8 GExample: The demand for new cars has suddenly fallen off.
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10. Fall through: (of plans, etc.) fail. 失败


Example: For some reasons, their plan to visit Europe fell through.

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. Z2 m6 g8 ^7 U11. 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.