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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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! t( U8 Q; I' _+ B' Z2 o8 q0 Q2 rExample: Arrogant Tony seemed to have suffered from delusions of grandeur.


0 g6 i* H) n& M6 B/ h# S0 i* M2. Deluged with something: filled or covered with something. 充满
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1 k; N; I1 w7 F% B! B8 C& h$ L2 _Examples: 1. The speaker was deluged with questions from the audience.

　2. Jim's company was deluged with orders for its new products.
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' Y) P, A& g; L3. 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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; a/ k" h$ J1 ?" R# U3 F4. 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.

　　2. She egged her husband on to quit the job and start his own business.

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) y/ E/ k1 G9 D. m  M5. Either way/in either case: in one case or the other. 任何一种情况
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6 O$ l- x" @# \$ |' ZExample: 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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- s0 g, C/ F1 ~, i: SExample: A person with big expenses may be forced to eke out his income by doing some extra work.
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& I# {6 N: M2 B0 V7. Fall into disuse: in a state of no longer being used. 废而不用
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/ e/ c% W7 V# j; F) u9 JExample: The small airport could not cope with the increasing demands and gradually fell into disuse.


0 `1 N) R/ H# c8. Fall into oblivion: become forgotten. 遗忘

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/ f) y5 U& n6 S! l. g% p3 p- QExample: No matter how wonderful a person is, after his death, his name will quickly fall into oblivion.


9. Fall off: become smaller in number or amount. 数量减少
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- z0 ?; t5 U$ }# P2 K4 }( O0 NExample: The demand for new cars has suddenly fallen off.

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7 P* \; ?# B" g  K) t10. 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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