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6 ?0 z$ H  ?7 W7 \3 T1. 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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, s: T8 g2 _7 }9 }- F- \2 nExample: Arrogant Tony seemed to have suffered from delusions of grandeur.
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. L4 ^( n( `3 ]0 `# m" d$ V( P; I, t2. 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.

　2. Jim's company was deluged with orders for its new products.
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, S/ P" m; d& ~3 J0 A2 z9 J& G  L+ m3. Educated guess: a guess based on knowledge or past experience. 凭知识或经验的猜测


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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2 Y/ `3 |6 Y- C  n0 q: ]! J$ L% S4. Egg someone on (to do something): encourage someone strongly, especially to do something wrong. 怂恿


6 l" Z$ P# g( z3 h  T  UExamples: 1. He wouldn't have thrown the stone if his friends hadn't egged him on.
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, I1 r! t3 O! |# ~/ |- V) A　　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


7 I$ v& @& \6 n: U( {* AExample: One can get there by air or by sea, but either way, it is a long journey.


3 H  K9 C. e% z8 C$ y" l5 ~) j2 o5 |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.
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7. Fall into disuse: in a state of no longer being used. 废而不用
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& e$ z, I% l- l3 T2 n& M5 C% `Example: The small airport could not cope with the increasing demands and gradually fell into disuse.
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8. Fall into oblivion: become forgotten. 遗忘
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1 Q( v; @! k* v% a( S+ zExample: No matter how wonderful a person is, after his death, his name will quickly fall into oblivion.
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9. 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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. s0 t& l, V7 o( A10. Fall through: (of plans, etc.) fail. 失败

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8 Z* S$ p- i( J! [+ m7 d% yExample: 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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Example: The crowd fanned out across the green field.