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
" c  j. h1 v6 FThe published book is far cry from the early manuscript.

3, and how 的确
+ ^3 |% g. E4 V/ [* Q" J5 aA: She’s a good dancer.
: R; b3 O9 U2 d% n  ^7 z8 M0 d* m5 BB: and how.
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4, a matter of time 时间问题
3 ~5 h* u4 k" r: g5 u- 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.

6, a while back 不久以前

6 o7 C( y) r$ M" ~7，all along 一直I knew it all along.
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% b: k. z- w# H" p- h! u8 K8, anything but 绝对不
1 [+ V$ t  A* A) H: fI was anything but happy about going.
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! g/ t" U; x! Y* U; v, G9, account for 解释How do you account for it?

10, after all 到底
A: I’ve just seen the X-rays and your teeth look just fine,
4 I$ }$ u6 m  G& _3 `' S4 S& |B: I see. Then there is nothing to worry about after all.
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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
) f4 S' Q1 A. K% EI am at your service at any time.

5 M' A% b+ I# K+ w$ [13, around the clock 24小时不停
Martha studied around the clock for management exam.

3 q+ J' S" \7 C( C) B8 A) V14, as far as I know 就我所知
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15，at home with 对…..很熟悉
4 l# u6 R* a% }$ X3 e, ]She is at home with problems like this.

16, back out
  t4 Q9 N' |& B! o0 m3 d" g1) 退出
A: Wasn’t Bert supposed to sing tonight?
B: Yes, but he backed out at last minute
7 G/ j( a! |5 r3 [% Y2）不履行
She finally backed out of her promise.

7 m! O: M8 E7 @! D' [4 y2 c/ o) E17, be cut out for 天生适合
I’m not cut out to be a hero.

18, be absorbed in
She has been absorbed in a horror fiction. I can’t tear her away.
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8 G1 V+ J: G8 M* U19, 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
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.
B: It runs well and I’ve actually been quite attached to it.
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! Q4 {1 }- _9 j8 ^21, 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.
7 E8 r$ m. m3 F2 N2) 支持I’ll back it up.

8 M% w- Q* H0 ^9 c. d; e5 r4 [22, be bound for 到……地方
The bus is bound for New England.
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23, be (feel) myself 找到自我
I’m feeling myself again.

! M1 F$ p4 o4 B. ~1 R" q7 h24, be burned up 生气
She was really burned up at the news.
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9 Q" P8 w( q( t2 c; k" y25, be hard up for
I’m hard up for clothes, but I have a lot of books.
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) _  h/ f1 A# I26, be head and shoulders above 好许多
In calculus, Joe is head and shoulders above his classmates.
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27，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.

28，be stuck 卡住了
I can’t get this window open. It’s stuck.

' [. `) w$ `9 \0 P7 A5 Y29, bite off more than one can chew. 贪多嚼不烂
9 |: o$ ?% K! ?; UA: 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
His architectural design broke new ground in the field.