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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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2 V( y% `! T8 H2 `5 i2. 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.0 q# N- [3 ~3 W6 {) ~! _1 B
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3. Educated guess: a guess based on knowledge or past experience. 凭知识或经验的猜测. z! c5 k, Y) U) q- J$ a. W+ w
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; G# t6 b% z& }+ [0 y& l8 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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2 \4 F( e( F3 C2 y$ t) C4. 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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3 d3 n6 C2 o$ {" Q( p+ E4 t) N0 p 2. She egged her husband on to quit the job and start his own business.0 s3 Y- x5 g! |% h
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2 R- J9 f: A+ X* ^! a5. Either way/in either case: in one case or the other. 任何一种情况
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4 t7 |' }' T9 C8 v- tExample: 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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Example: A person with big expenses may be forced to eke out his income by doing some extra work.8 Q& f; Y& w7 z( x- O
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7. Fall into disuse: in a state of no longer being used. 废而不用* T( K2 |4 o" t6 l
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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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9 G6 `8 q8 N8 W9. Fall off: become smaller in number or amount. 数量减少( @, Y) V- O! K: y2 L: d
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# O' H. m4 R- }10. Fall through: (of plans, etc.) fail. 失败
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3 T0 H P7 H' }) ^Example: For some reasons, their plan to visit Europe fell through.
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. B+ ?1 x+ {! @( o11. 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. |
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