口语习惯用语100 1--30

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1，a change of pace 节奏变换
* d( f  B6 b, n7 g/ v4 KYou can’t do these chemistry experiments all day long. You certainly need a change of pace.

- v0 p- @; J7 c! c0 d2, a far cry from 相距甚远
8 ]  f. T$ ~2 V9 u# r1 l; _9 `* PThe published book is far cry from the early manuscript.
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3, and how 的确
/ g  `4 R* e+ Z- ~" TA: She’s a good dancer.
B: and how.
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4, a matter of time 时间问题
It is only a matter of time.

+ l7 v$ O1 R* \  i" {( S- t5, a phone call away 一个电话之远
! E: G: o3 V& }6 rIf you need my help, do let me know. Just remember I am a phone call away.

6, a while back 不久以前
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7，all along 一直I knew it all along.

. A& E$ S' G1 T* q' O! q, K, g8, anything but 绝对不
- Z& _! a$ T+ kI was anything but happy about going.
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9 U  T# U0 V' M0 H& e5 x9, account for 解释How do you account for it?
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10, after all 到底
( ?; S/ ~7 [7 x- w! m0 AA: I’ve just seen the X-rays and your teeth look just fine,
+ l1 F2 b  D7 ^. V) n5 IB: I see. Then there is nothing to worry about after all.
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$ T" Z" w5 U# t4 D4 H# Q/ L9 h5 I11, 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
I am at your service at any time.

13, around the clock 24小时不停
) x3 A: y  ^$ g7 u% q/ ^Martha studied around the clock for management exam.
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! D/ k9 r, u! F/ g0 f; s14, as far as I know 就我所知

15，at home with 对…..很熟悉
She is at home with problems like this.

16, back out
3 a/ r' e' I( q" ?5 A1) 退出
A: Wasn’t Bert supposed to sing tonight?
/ [% _) c# n  M0 Z9 I6 E, CB: Yes, but he backed out at last minute
5 Q# O0 K6 Z) C6 c: Q* n! T2）不履行
She 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.

9 J1 |: ?5 F4 p' q* E( }18, be absorbed in
$ U! V4 p: o  Q! n$ o' mShe has been absorbed in a horror fiction. I can’t tear her away.

% ?& v6 u3 v' M! K- `- V$ i19, be addicted to 对……上瘾
! B* S: k  n) c' ~- HShe has been addicted to drugs for years.

0 Q4 k/ \5 ?2 E: e+ m8 p  D20，be attached to 对……有感情
. T% B6 m8 _) c9 ~& \3 ^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.

: X9 f) g: l5 t$ |0 k21, back up 1) 累积
The subway is running behind schedule, and traffic is backed up for blocks.
. Q- o& _/ Y9 q8 L2 C- Y$ f7 d8 y2 tI don’t know if we’ll make the 6:30 show.
0 m1 H5 X# q3 `( o- C2) 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
I’m feeling myself again.

0 q/ d+ l4 I$ W% e7 j5 ]+ J) _24, be burned up 生气
She was really burned up at the news.
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" D8 I6 F8 c+ K; D' p. `; {7 ~7 p25, be hard up for
I’m hard up for clothes, but I have a lot of books.

$ C% B3 V. H/ i- F26, be head and shoulders above 好许多
, O# {4 L& V! TIn calculus, Joe is head and shoulders above his classmates.
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) _" w+ r$ J" h  c27，be in the dark 蒙在鼓里
5 v! c: ?! I+ Z+ ^& FA: Do you have any idea what his notice is about?
B: I’m as in the dark as you are.

2 ^# g1 ]3 M3 k) ?28，be stuck 卡住了
% Y2 t$ q' J0 @% _I can’t get this window open. It’s stuck.
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5 b' @1 Z+ G) Q% B4 q29, 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
( U9 D0 V& ^# sHis architectural design broke new ground in the field.