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.
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; g* `) x8 R7 E; {+ }5 q2, a far cry from 相距甚远
The published book is far cry from the early manuscript.

: I1 Y! U: h) O, a% R& t  n  z3, and how 的确
A: She’s a good dancer.
; O8 n- |) U! i5 g1 d4 aB: and how.
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; T) Y( u* Y- H* ^5 g4, a matter of time 时间问题
It is only a matter of time.

7 q% Q1 U) _4 G# V+ \2 N3 ]5, a phone call away 一个电话之远
If you need my help, do let me know. Just remember I am a phone call away.
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( i, L9 T5 v% `0 d1 I9 {; b5 ?6, a while back 不久以前
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7，all along 一直I knew it all along.

8, anything but 绝对不
) y% P0 O" V+ ~3 DI was anything but happy about going.

! Y3 z6 e* e. B' ~" T9, account for 解释How do you account for it?

10, after all 到底
, C) M8 ?' f1 `" U, ~3 S0 @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.

11, allergic to 对|……过敏
3 c- R! y0 c/ `" n2 qOh man! Something in this room is making my eyes itch. I must be allergic to something.

: Y* `0 l$ ?" C+ K0 H+ f2 x8 K! j12, at sb’s service 愿为某人服务
7 i5 f+ e2 X5 g1 I$ j4 I+ \I am at your service at any time.
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2 Q) w( A4 h) K) H; ^13, around the clock 24小时不停
Martha studied around the clock for management exam.
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14, as far as I know 就我所知

  H; [% X4 E/ s: z( C" j5 \15，at home with 对…..很熟悉
& R( J+ ^, k# J9 r2 R! P  Q; LShe is at home with problems like this.

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4 `) ]6 C) L2 ^1) 退出
A: Wasn’t Bert supposed to sing tonight?
B: Yes, but he backed out at last minute
2）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.
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18, be absorbed in
0 S; S6 v; n' b3 P& sShe 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.

6 o& {1 s# J) v: q; v3 X20，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.

21, back up 1) 累积
The subway is running behind schedule, and traffic is backed up for blocks.
6 M) p6 s2 u2 o2 M# A$ ?4 |3 X- VI don’t know if we’ll make the 6:30 show.
, ~* G$ n, A4 t' i2) 支持I’ll back it up.
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22, be bound for 到……地方
. t, F# j$ c6 Z0 @+ Y" `. y% OThe bus is bound for New England.

. k, \; O1 q; L5 v23, be (feel) myself 找到自我
% `3 n& z( Y6 EI’m feeling myself again.

24, be burned up 生气
- }, Y/ e1 V+ OShe was really burned up at the news.

25, be hard up for
4 Y( A, M6 F: K: ?I’m hard up for clothes, but I have a lot of books.
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26, be head and shoulders above 好许多
In calculus, Joe is head and shoulders above his classmates.

4 C# D+ @7 B0 ~' `* i27，be in the dark 蒙在鼓里
A: Do you have any idea what his notice is about?
9 K# _# M+ [9 h( cB: I’m as in the dark as you are.

6 Y+ e* [; n0 e4 n( y* C  Q28，be stuck 卡住了
/ M0 x" R: z9 X" ^, jI can’t get this window open. It’s stuck.

. I2 ~% H6 H, T! }3 H29, 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.

3 C4 l/ J  N! D' `: }30, break new ground 有了新的突破
, T0 m" f0 A6 b( T9 iHis architectural design broke new ground in the field.