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.

9 B. U+ q$ _0 F% X2 l+ h; C2 |* f2, a far cry from 相距甚远
9 u& m* f$ N/ |# xThe published book is far cry from the early manuscript.

; u# O: g* l$ h. D2 m- q) k6 R3, and how 的确
A: She’s a good dancer.
- N+ F- [7 E4 mB: and how.

0 g3 W% O, R  Q- V+ F4, a matter of time 时间问题
It is only a matter of time.
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( K2 S. o, t7 s6 [- d! _* t5, a phone call away 一个电话之远
2 }2 x& c* f3 I) f/ ?, dIf you need my help, do let me know. Just remember I am a phone call away.

# {' }5 ?' ?1 S& S: H, x6, a while back 不久以前
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7，all along 一直I knew it all along.
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8, anything but 绝对不
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; q- J9 a& c8 ~9, account for 解释How do you account for it?

9 m. @. ^# h+ A! u. ?10, after all 到底
A: 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.

7 Y. Z; u2 Q2 V3 ?11, allergic to 对|……过敏
) D5 d- v" r+ {' s0 L) b2 vOh man! Something in this room is making my eyes itch. I must be allergic to something.

* R, L) h7 x: |+ p& ^( B1 ~. f12, 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
Martha studied around the clock for management exam.

14, as far as I know 就我所知
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  i" x( o2 }% _& E6 v15，at home with 对…..很熟悉
She is at home with problems like this.
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16, back out
& X! t. y* P! k5 A* C7 F3 S: o1) 退出
A: Wasn’t Bert supposed to sing tonight?
$ R2 k) z$ M& S3 B. v& L/ ZB: Yes, but he backed out at last minute
2）不履行
She finally backed out of her promise.

& L& K9 _: U  y+ ~# l17, be cut out for 天生适合
& c  o5 X0 |0 v2 |; uI’m not cut out to be a hero.

18, be absorbed in
2 {& T5 [' `% E/ i/ qShe 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.

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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21, back up 1) 累积
The subway is running behind schedule, and traffic is backed up for blocks.
0 y( i9 J( }0 ]( F% P! BI don’t know if we’ll make the 6:30 show.
2) 支持I’ll back it up.

22, be bound for 到……地方
6 a9 \, L8 K3 K- a% k! R& m9 v5 `The bus is bound for New England.
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) U1 T7 j$ p7 ]# U) r% t23, be (feel) myself 找到自我
I’m feeling myself again.
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7 R& ^* ~7 B  Y7 o7 M1 k; P4 z9 ]24, be burned up 生气
She was really burned up at the news.

25, be hard up for
+ k3 \- H+ Y: a" v; WI’m hard up for clothes, but I have a lot of books.
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+ Z9 {) C* z; o9 T' u8 f% U26, be head and shoulders above 好许多
' P6 x3 y& b; M6 f, TIn calculus, Joe is head and shoulders above his classmates.

* v5 W* e4 W; c( C; m27，be in the dark 蒙在鼓里
# f" Q4 v: Y) G$ z% b1 KA: Do you have any idea what his notice is about?
6 }' [* C+ C* ~! b1 d: z: {2 KB: I’m as in the dark as you are.

28，be stuck 卡住了
9 W0 _7 O* \# t1 Z/ yI can’t get this window open. It’s stuck.
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5 f" |) @  z; ]+ i# Y# I& t29, bite off more than one can chew. 贪多嚼不烂
A: I hear you’re taking an advanced physics course this semester.
9 ?$ S* U; c' B/ P% k* o0 A0 y, V, tB: 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
1 A$ v7 R4 u# a% z. b8 q( `" FHis architectural design broke new ground in the field.