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1. Delusions1 of grandeur2: the belief that one is important or powerful3. 自以为重要或有权势的幻念

Example:
Arrogant4 Tony seemed to have suffered from delusions of grandeur.

2. Deluged5 with something: filled or covered with something. 充满

Examples:
1>. The speaker was deluged with questions from the audience.
2>. Jim's company was deluged with orders for its new products.

3. Educated6 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.

4. Egg someone on (to do something): encourage someone strongly, especially to do something wrong. 怂恿

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.

5. Either way/in either case: in one case or the other. 任何一种情况

Example:
One can get there by air or by sea, but either way, it is a long journey.

6. Eke7 out something: cause a small supply to last longer by adding something else with special reference8 to one's income. 补足

Example:
A person with big expenses may be forced to eke out his income by doing some extra work.

7. Fall into disuse: in a state of no longer being used. 废而不用

Example:
The small airport could not cope9 with the increasing demands and gradually10 fell into disuse.

8. Fall into oblivion: become forgotten. 遗忘

Example:
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

Example:
The demand for new cars has suddenly fallen off.

10. Fall through: (of plans, etc.) fail. 失败

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

11. Fan out: spread out in the shape of a fan. 散开

Example:
The crowd fanned out across the green field.



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1 delusions 2aa783957a753fb9191a38d959fe2c25     
n.欺骗( delusion的名词复数 );谬见;错觉;妄想
参考例句:
  • the delusions of the mentally ill 精神病患者的妄想
  • She wants to travel first-class: she must have delusions of grandeur. 她想坐头等舱旅行,她一定自以为很了不起。 来自辞典例句
2 grandeur hejz9     
n.伟大,崇高,宏伟,庄严,豪华
参考例句:
  • The grandeur of the Great Wall is unmatched.长城的壮观是独一无二的。
  • These ruins sufficiently attest the former grandeur of the place.这些遗迹充分证明此处昔日的宏伟。
3 powerful E1Zzi     
adj.有力的,有权力的,强大的
参考例句:
  • The UN began to get more and more powerful.联合国开始变得越来越强大了。
  • Such are the most powerful voices of our times!这些就是我们时代的最有力的声音!
4 arrogant Jvwz5     
adj.傲慢的,自大的
参考例句:
  • You've got to get rid of your arrogant ways.你这骄傲劲儿得好好改改。
  • People are waking up that he is arrogant.人们开始认识到他很傲慢。
5 deluged 631808b2bb3f951bc5aa0189f58e3c93     
v.使淹没( deluge的过去式和过去分词 );淹没;被洪水般涌来的事物所淹没;穷于应付
参考例句:
  • The minister was deluged with questions. 部长穷于应付像洪水般涌来的问题。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • They deluged me with questions. 他们向我连珠发问。 来自《简明英汉词典》
6 educated nu3zXv     
adj.受过教育的,有教养的
参考例句:
  • She was well educated in literature at a university.她在大学里受到良好的文学方面的教育。
  • Children should be educated in a correct way.教育孩子要得法。
7 eke Dj6zr     
v.勉强度日,节约使用
参考例句:
  • They had to eke out a livinga tiny income.他们不得不靠微薄收入勉强度日。
  • We must try to eke out our water supply.我们必须尽量节约用水。
8 reference IACzU     
n.提到,说到,暗示,查看,查阅
参考例句:
  • We spent days going through all related reference material.我们花了好多天功夫查阅所有有关的参考资料。
  • I like to have my reference books within my reach.我喜欢把参考书放到伸手可取的地方。
9 cope aZhyU     
v.(with)竞争,对抗;对付,妥善处理
参考例句:
  • He had a lot of work,but he was able to cope.他的活虽多,但还能应付得来。
  • They have to cope with a mountain of problems.他们得应付成堆的问题。
10 gradually UrNzxS     
adv.逐渐地
参考例句:
  • The roaring sea gradually calmed down.咆哮的大海逐渐平静下来。
  • Gradually he became silent.渐渐地他变得沉默寡言了。
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