口语习惯用语100 1--30

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1，a change of pace 节奏变换
6 ^! {( z0 X7 i+ f; W7 VYou can’t do these chemistry experiments all day long. You certainly need a change of pace.

2, a far cry from 相距甚远
' g6 C9 H9 V; XThe published book is far cry from the early manuscript.

3, and how 的确
7 P- B" P8 h; g' U! T1 mA: She’s a good dancer.
# l* x1 m2 l5 q2 PB: and how.
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4, a matter of time 时间问题
: e/ \6 [9 }+ _! O/ \It is only a matter of time.

! e$ a3 T* \4 Q, r5, a phone call away 一个电话之远
6 |  |1 y# X, v# S, L$ a5 XIf you need my help, do let me know. Just remember I am a phone call away.

$ a0 B. r; d3 d% Y6, a while back 不久以前
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7，all along 一直I knew it all along.

9 `- P- m' z- C* I: z  M4 h) b8, anything but 绝对不
3 q& v3 D) m" R- p- |2 VI was anything but happy about going.
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2 N, p( e- |, {+ q( ~0 g$ d9, account for 解释How do you account for it?
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10, after all 到底
7 F) v, ~  \" \5 u; b' y3 iA: 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
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
1 [4 Q; c# `: _/ K0 h$ DI am at your service at any time.
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' g0 p/ v$ ]! _2 u13, around the clock 24小时不停
Martha studied around the clock for management exam.

14, as far as I know 就我所知

' c  S" |2 q- w# |' Q6 Q' f& I. @15，at home with 对…..很熟悉
2 G! D* j4 e4 q1 K7 _; H$ \3 [$ QShe is at home with problems like this.
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% H8 W; F* B5 b! ~16, back out
1) 退出
1 w/ M9 w- H/ A9 ?A: Wasn’t Bert supposed to sing tonight?
B: Yes, but he backed out at last minute
2）不履行
+ q4 h0 C: ^8 f: ^0 m& jShe 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.
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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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19, be addicted to 对……上瘾
She has been addicted to drugs for years.
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: f0 L" P6 J, k8 l& b# b1 ^5 dA: 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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; g, O$ i: |1 M. m# p/ y21, 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.
2) 支持I’ll back it up.

+ C6 ?* ]+ Y0 ^4 Q* x2 z22, be bound for 到……地方
) U$ ~  A0 o2 S2 g& lThe bus is bound for New England.
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23, be (feel) myself 找到自我
$ G& L: _1 C6 B4 f" Y+ n. o0 }I’m feeling myself again.

3 s. R5 l9 \4 P  r' T# D% ^24, be burned up 生气
3 }- K5 S0 H" J, jShe was really burned up at the news.

25, be hard up for
2 I5 p; I+ G& e, uI’m hard up for clothes, but I have a lot of books.
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& b/ {  a5 ?- x, N; }  z# }In calculus, Joe is head and shoulders above his classmates.
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  V. I3 Z0 G& S" O2 T27，be in the dark 蒙在鼓里
3 o" c+ i- t  m6 u$ O/ d: K5 k% VA: Do you have any idea what his notice is about?
B: I’m as in the dark as you are.
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  j8 C' m. ?7 X) N! n5 P& T7 j28，be stuck 卡住了
: ]( f6 V* V1 }% g  d% [7 HI can’t get this window open. It’s stuck.

29, bite off more than one can chew. 贪多嚼不烂
) v$ Q" s  {- I6 ~; b6 K! _A: I hear you’re taking an advanced physics course this semester.
4 O/ I9 s3 {, D2 f% uB: 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.