口语习惯用语100 1--30

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1，a change of pace 节奏变换
You can’t do these chemistry experiments all day long. You certainly need a change of pace.
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8 X! A9 g- t- ~. J3 \  d2, a far cry from 相距甚远
The published book is far cry from the early manuscript.

0 Z4 E/ c9 ~# J; V0 O5 m2 R3, and how 的确
A: She’s a good dancer.
( m  X9 }5 f2 e+ w- LB: and how.
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4, a matter of time 时间问题
* i+ V" Y9 L* I2 fIt is only a matter of time.

5, a phone call away 一个电话之远
If you need my help, do let me know. Just remember I am a phone call away.
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6, a while back 不久以前
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7，all along 一直I knew it all along.
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8, anything but 绝对不
I was anything but happy about going.

9, account for 解释How do you account for it?
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8 r) ]; P) R& T- t- o& i2 Q1 p10, after all 到底
A: I’ve just seen the X-rays and your teeth look just fine,
: Q2 @3 L5 M( t" x& V$ {" f4 PB: I see. Then there is nothing to worry about after all.

11, allergic to 对|……过敏
Oh man! Something in this room is making my eyes itch. I must be allergic to something.

12, at sb’s service 愿为某人服务
2 b# n6 s4 n: d0 s1 n6 cI am at your service at any time.
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13, around the clock 24小时不停
Martha studied around the clock for management exam.
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( \$ V7 K/ Y# Q# Y' h14, as far as I know 就我所知
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15，at home with 对…..很熟悉
; ]+ ]7 `& h, B3 x/ L& k% tShe is at home with problems like this.

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' D! D& M& m  l% J1) 退出
1 M1 s) Y9 c& \+ t0 U' S4 JA: Wasn’t Bert supposed to sing tonight?
- o5 |3 r  m! m5 L4 ]B: Yes, but he backed out at last minute
4 S% q4 i9 e' g# |2）不履行
+ x0 _) {/ I# f+ A6 s9 B1 P) OShe finally backed out of her promise.

17, be cut out for 天生适合
I’m not cut out to be a hero.

18, be absorbed in
6 @' t, G- n( ~( o1 c& i) K8 ?She has been absorbed in a horror fiction. I can’t tear her away.
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19, be addicted to 对……上瘾
' I1 L; ^# n7 DShe has been addicted to drugs for years.

20，be attached to 对……有感情
" J1 F6 P5 V' ^2 a% sA: I’m amazed that you are still driving that old car of yours. I thought you would have  gotten rid of it years ago.
B: It runs well and I’ve actually been quite attached to it.

21, back up 1) 累积
) v8 B( Q  E, c. U3 r- |; y8 RThe subway is running behind schedule, and traffic is backed up for blocks.
I don’t know if we’ll make the 6:30 show.
2) 支持I’ll back it up.

22, be bound for 到……地方
The bus is bound for New England.

23, be (feel) myself 找到自我
2 B" {% u9 V' Z# e" sI’m feeling myself again.

24, be burned up 生气
She was really burned up at the news.
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9 o5 b: J# S$ _7 L- s1 h+ N* n25, be hard up for
0 o; W# M3 a5 H$ {8 J) FI’m hard up for clothes, but I have a lot of books.

( V7 b" Q1 _( S8 O. V& g0 }26, be head and shoulders above 好许多
: |- O/ F; x1 K8 ~, d% gIn calculus, Joe is head and shoulders above his classmates.

7 o" e9 A# @7 x$ r) d( i' E/ d, `27，be in the dark 蒙在鼓里
5 O3 N5 o7 j) B$ fA: Do you have any idea what his notice is about?
B: I’m as in the dark as you are.
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; x4 L# j' k8 W28，be stuck 卡住了
8 J) e2 U# _$ ]I can’t get this window open. It’s stuck.
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. U! M+ k" w- H0 v29, bite off more than one can chew. 贪多嚼不烂
1 I! ^9 B# r* b, ^* }' UA: I hear you’re taking an advanced physics course this semester.
( P7 Y: U( \$ P7 iB: I think I’ve bitten off more than I can chew.

30, break new ground 有了新的突破
His architectural design broke new ground in the field.