口语习惯用语100 1--30

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1，a change of pace 节奏变换
/ z5 o0 p7 {# Y7 R" ~You can’t do these chemistry experiments all day long. You certainly need a change of pace.

: p; C  w9 _2 E5 G0 |5 R, ~2, a far cry from 相距甚远
$ ^% R6 E5 {" j8 RThe published book is far cry from the early manuscript.

3, and how 的确
8 m3 G$ ~3 q- C3 sA: She’s a good dancer.
B: and how.
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4, a matter of time 时间问题
9 q) X" S( V; a+ w6 ]# P8 t9 TIt is only a matter of time.
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5 V. g; u! h4 j5 j$ b5, a phone call away 一个电话之远
9 t! O2 m9 _! d% FIf you need my help, do let me know. Just remember I am a phone call away.

7 K! y6 `3 H( m( ^6, a while back 不久以前
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/ i" O$ h& Y+ h& w7 N2 ?: j# \7，all along 一直I knew it all along.

6 M+ s6 T' }/ B/ v& o; X; W8, anything but 绝对不
I was anything but happy about going.

9, account for 解释How do you account for it?

10, after all 到底
9 h' N, i0 e# L( h, b; uA: 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.

11, allergic to 对|……过敏
8 P' G3 c7 A& V) @/ gOh man! Something in this room is making my eyes itch. I must be allergic to something.
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$ r, [  t3 x1 ^6 g9 @" Q12, at sb’s service 愿为某人服务
8 P$ p; I) f4 Y1 d1 \I am at your service at any time.

# F2 g! M* ]4 K2 a% q+ z3 ^" T7 J6 m13, around the clock 24小时不停
! G& P$ T2 ^  D9 zMartha studied around the clock for management exam.

14, as far as I know 就我所知
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: s% q( \! J1 e) J4 T2 v7 X15，at home with 对…..很熟悉
# }& q  P8 i" d: ~# _- r  ?She is at home with problems like this.
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  Q/ B* c7 L. e& k6 E: t16, back out
1) 退出
A: Wasn’t Bert supposed to sing tonight?
B: Yes, but he backed out at last minute
  W7 a1 o/ ]* y  I" T2）不履行
She finally backed out of her promise.

2 ~. ?3 Q7 H# q7 B" F17, be cut out for 天生适合
( H! T1 E! b6 r4 L- S# [0 [6 sI’m not cut out to be a hero.
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9 x+ }& t' e, u# {" @9 t: @18, be absorbed in
2 f- V% F# @% a0 b# D) Y  \( DShe has been absorbed in a horror fiction. I can’t tear her away.

; e  w# D5 r3 u- Z8 W1 v6 X" y: _19, be addicted to 对……上瘾
9 }1 r6 h" m" f1 ^# `; S) ~- \She has been addicted to drugs for years.

20，be attached to 对……有感情
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.
( u" P5 J4 ^+ R7 Y4 FB: It runs well and I’ve actually been quite attached to it.

# M0 k/ \/ s8 [# H- b+ [5 r21, back up 1) 累积
The subway is running behind schedule, and traffic is backed up for blocks.
I don’t know if we’ll make the 6:30 show.
; k& W0 c8 Z! E9 o1 H. n; W2) 支持I’ll back it up.
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22, be bound for 到……地方
The bus is bound for New England.

; T$ a6 q% O. @: E" Z23, be (feel) myself 找到自我
I’m feeling myself again.
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24, be burned up 生气
She was really burned up at the news.

0 c; ?% N$ ^8 ]$ N, h' p25, be hard up for
I’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
* Q; j$ V% D, G% q2 l# f, {4 d9 TIn calculus, Joe is head and shoulders above his classmates.

) h$ `  t, E6 R* I  x- U27，be in the dark 蒙在鼓里
A: Do you have any idea what his notice is about?
B: I’m as in the dark as you are.

0 s) C  w2 t4 M: [8 y  Q1 H/ p- P28，be stuck 卡住了
& p  @0 `( u0 v6 [I can’t get this window open. It’s stuck.
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29, bite off more than one can chew. 贪多嚼不烂
8 Z; Y) Y5 ?* w0 ZA: I hear you’re taking an advanced physics course this semester.
B: I think I’ve bitten off more than I can chew.
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30, break new ground 有了新的突破
His architectural design broke new ground in the field.