口语习惯用语100 1--30

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1，a change of pace 节奏变换
: N  g# c. w! C: ?9 a( l1 IYou 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
The published book is far cry from the early manuscript.

3, and how 的确
' K4 B/ o; X7 j  i( J9 JA: She’s a good dancer.
1 R2 v/ k; U& h9 T$ P1 w' r5 BB: and how.

4, a matter of time 时间问题
1 o; D1 w8 ^% R/ J% I2 P) zIt is only a matter of time.
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5, a phone call away 一个电话之远
" k1 U2 d; Q% {) o8 l0 p9 ?If you need my help, do let me know. Just remember I am a phone call away.

' ~1 R2 F8 A- l. C6, a while back 不久以前
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  M! i2 V: F1 _, i; R  y7，all along 一直I knew it all along.

6 o% _% \, I) R0 q( z; _3 N4 g8, anything but 绝对不
I was anything but happy about going.

9, account for 解释How do you account for it?
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! ]. A. y  L4 X" S1 D9 X4 K10, after all 到底
. R' M8 x. r$ q% x$ L, `. aA: I’ve just seen the X-rays and your teeth look just fine,
4 D9 y! Y( H' a) i( {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.
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12, at sb’s service 愿为某人服务
; Q( D! V' a8 t5 p7 K& n8 SI am at your service at any time.

% o/ U, @1 k# A% M6 }2 r13, around the clock 24小时不停
Martha studied around the clock for management exam.
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  ?, Q2 y; @: T) R; u1 f$ }14, as far as I know 就我所知
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15，at home with 对…..很熟悉
- R+ O$ k% U; ]. N; P& h2 x+ HShe is at home with problems like this.
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, [1 @1 B7 `  R) I1 K' K16, back out
$ Q! O/ w7 ]7 K& }# G1 T1) 退出
A: Wasn’t Bert supposed to sing tonight?
6 `  A0 s- ]* j& v4 |( B' m+ v5 iB: Yes, but he backed out at last minute
) _0 C+ w" b" E/ m6 Z2）不履行
, X3 H( Q1 q9 T- b# GShe finally backed out of her promise.
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17, be cut out for 天生适合
' |' O0 {5 s' D0 i' P1 h( i) wI’m not cut out to be a hero.
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3 n, `- |' O% }1 C! D1 j18, be absorbed in
8 ~+ K' i9 {6 FShe has been absorbed in a horror fiction. I can’t tear her away.

( n% G6 ]9 [; y6 `19, be addicted to 对……上瘾
She has been addicted to drugs for years.
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, D, i# O$ q. e* N! \20，be attached to 对……有感情
  }' P4 q2 Z3 B1 wA: I’m amazed that you are still driving that old car of yours. I thought you would have  gotten rid of it years ago.
7 Y  {% H6 ?' C8 N$ j2 k/ fB: It runs well and I’ve actually been quite attached to it.
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21, back up 1) 累积
  K- J/ e" _# M9 l  G% r9 EThe subway is running behind schedule, and traffic is backed up for blocks.
$ A% e# ^$ O7 [1 z3 WI don’t know if we’ll make the 6:30 show.
  |6 e* `# w: r; R8 b& P& C: I0 m2) 支持I’ll back it up.
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22, be bound for 到……地方
The bus is bound for New England.

( ]. O: ^- R% m/ G# m  n. S  a23, be (feel) myself 找到自我
I’m feeling myself again.

2 E3 [) ]5 Q) F1 c2 X% z* ]& u; l  t24, be burned up 生气
She was really burned up at the news.
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25, be hard up for
I’m hard up for clothes, but I have a lot of books.

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
; P+ [9 X$ U9 u1 h, Y3 V/ l3 oA: Do you have any idea what his notice is about?
B: I’m as in the dark as you are.
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28，be stuck 卡住了
I can’t get this window open. It’s stuck.

  T0 u! V" K  ^29, bite off more than one can chew. 贪多嚼不烂
3 i+ y5 F" W: A+ L% _+ |. ?3 }/ lA: I hear you’re taking an advanced physics course this semester.
. ]& o5 |# \( d, S$ g9 F7 J( sB: I think I’ve bitten off more than I can chew.

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His architectural design broke new ground in the field.