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.

& s  ~1 A' N$ k( J2, a far cry from 相距甚远
The published book is far cry from the early manuscript.
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3, and how 的确
A: She’s a good dancer.
B: and how.
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( o. F2 S+ R9 k4, a matter of time 时间问题
5 f  D, n! z3 R2 rIt is only a matter of time.
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) j) ?0 k0 X5 I! |5, a phone call away 一个电话之远
1 a( U1 ^0 t9 Z$ L1 n! D! dIf you need my help, do let me know. Just remember I am a phone call away.

6, a while back 不久以前

7，all along 一直I knew it all along.

: O. [$ @: [& G2 u3 H2 R# r8, anything but 绝对不
' [7 Y; c1 l3 d6 P6 u2 {I was anything but happy about going.

9, account for 解释How do you account for it?
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* ^1 \  L/ Q# P' _10, after all 到底
A: I’ve just seen the X-rays and your teeth look just fine,
' C. q/ A$ E) `$ ^, h! MB: I see. Then there is nothing to worry about after all.
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11, allergic to 对|……过敏
, T8 p1 P& e' A% p! @9 dOh man! Something in this room is making my eyes itch. I must be allergic to something.

4 ~3 U4 B4 z0 g/ x: W8 s12, at sb’s service 愿为某人服务
$ f$ P8 |3 B2 k9 P8 m- H% hI am at your service at any time.

13, around the clock 24小时不停
0 `+ L# C; A3 K/ Q" r. m! J% BMartha studied around the clock for management exam.

14, as far as I know 就我所知
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15，at home with 对…..很熟悉
" y. y; ~/ y# o4 I* M" \, c3 UShe is at home with problems like this.

0 i7 U. `- j5 F3 ^  G; `% S16, back out
1) 退出
A: Wasn’t Bert supposed to sing tonight?
+ @$ ?$ U4 V% v  ~- v& qB: Yes, but he backed out at last minute
2 j! h* ~( f+ @8 y' c1 R$ Y2）不履行
5 \  m, n' Q* h, B3 J0 sShe finally backed out of her promise.
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17, be cut out for 天生适合
/ D0 r+ I4 f' c6 {. {& ]* z! p2 qI’m not cut out to be a hero.
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18, be absorbed in
She has been absorbed in a horror fiction. I can’t tear her away.
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) M% X6 a& h( g& S' W! i19, be addicted to 对……上瘾
4 K. ?9 W; ~7 A+ IShe has been addicted to drugs for years.

: c, b4 D. P* k$ c2 F. u5 O9 f4 V20，be attached to 对……有感情
* e3 a9 b; T7 X* RA: 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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/ B) u' R- q: J0 T9 u& b21, 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.
) Z8 Z: q6 C+ N* G* {+ x  h2) 支持I’ll back it up.
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0 N3 L" e& m- N22, be bound for 到……地方
/ E4 ^0 O; V, h# q& V, [, iThe bus is bound for New England.

23, be (feel) myself 找到自我
I’m feeling myself again.

* A" {* D6 g4 C! q) x24, be burned up 生气
She was really burned up at the news.

3 u  D1 |2 i9 Y: G$ b- N25, be hard up for
I’m hard up for clothes, but I have a lot of books.

6 K% U7 l/ T4 v" @26, 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.

29, bite off more than one can chew. 贪多嚼不烂
A: I hear you’re taking an advanced physics course this semester.
1 L* [5 t0 }6 i0 b  c+ s9 _& mB: I think I’ve bitten off more than I can chew.

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His architectural design broke new ground in the field.