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幽幽草

1. Delusions of grandeur: the belief that one is important or powerful. 自以为重要或有权势的幻念
Example:
Arrogant Tony seemed to have suffered from delusions of grandeur.
2. Deluged 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. 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.
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. Eke out something: cause a small supply to last longer by adding something else with special reference 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 cope with the increasing demands and gradually 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.