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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2, a far cry from 相距甚远
The published book is far cry from the early manuscript.

3, and how 的确
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& j& a$ z3 O; u2 d* WB: and how.
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4, a matter of time 时间问题
It is only a matter of time.
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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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  X- X6 u* p' I% N7 M5 b* T) ?8, anything but 绝对不
I was anything but happy about going.
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. R4 o. M$ k& A/ h9, account for 解释How do you account for it?

10, after all 到底
9 r5 d2 u7 I/ b; L+ lA: I’ve just seen the X-rays and your teeth look just fine,
B: I see. Then there is nothing to worry about after all.

$ k, x$ j, W' i8 p6 ~11, allergic to 对|……过敏
Oh man! Something in this room is making my eyes itch. I must be allergic to something.
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12, at sb’s service 愿为某人服务
2 T+ Z; ~4 Z* F  lI am at your service at any time.

4 \$ w1 p& F3 h0 V& n7 {13, around the clock 24小时不停
Martha studied around the clock for management exam.

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5 O  K# ]# X, [& j$ b; @5 N15，at home with 对…..很熟悉
5 f1 h* R( s% `" y& {She is at home with problems like this.
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16, back out
1) 退出
A: Wasn’t Bert supposed to sing tonight?
& Z# r; H& K' x, f8 ~B: Yes, but he backed out at last minute
2）不履行
9 l4 X+ ?5 }. |" i+ U6 ^% v8 SShe finally backed out of her promise.
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17, be cut out for 天生适合
I’m not cut out to be a hero.

) \: d7 d% n5 Q& k. l18, be absorbed in
She has been absorbed in a horror fiction. I can’t tear her away.

19, be addicted to 对……上瘾
She has been addicted to drugs for years.
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20，be attached to 对……有感情
* B9 N. k6 G& {A: I’m amazed that you are still driving that old car of yours. I thought you would have  gotten rid of it years ago.
2 y; ~+ `" G9 V/ a8 h; v9 J# lB: It runs well and I’ve actually been quite attached to it.
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21, back up 1) 累积
The subway is running behind schedule, and traffic is backed up for blocks.
' M: [/ v( x; g" w4 V  yI don’t know if we’ll make the 6:30 show.
- ?" E/ I9 f5 T2) 支持I’ll back it up.

, y& g% H; `8 @* @' `# ^22, be bound for 到……地方
The bus is bound for New England.
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4 x; p9 U' k  L* g23, be (feel) myself 找到自我
I’m feeling myself again.

24, be burned up 生气
, H( [1 R# b; }She was really burned up at the news.

7 m1 u  P$ u& _6 L3 ?# O( }25, be hard up for
9 l1 q; a1 n& i, X, w9 wI’m hard up for clothes, but I have a lot of books.
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26, be head and shoulders above 好许多
In calculus, Joe is head and shoulders above his classmates.
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  U/ k0 [; i% {& X$ SB: I’m as in the dark as you are.
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28，be stuck 卡住了
I can’t get this window open. It’s stuck.
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- r" ^! m5 U$ W1 {3 X% a29, bite off more than one can chew. 贪多嚼不烂
A: I hear you’re taking an advanced physics course this semester.
B: I think I’ve bitten off more than I can chew.

30, break new ground 有了新的突破
, n9 j1 H; P  P& vHis architectural design broke new ground in the field.