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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' {/ b& J/ J  P; s8 y2, a far cry from 相距甚远
; i2 Q$ Q. K" t: S; JThe published book is far cry from the early manuscript.

. I: \' \1 g2 q, r  h: n3, and how 的确
, }- h0 W/ h: Y4 B' ?$ pA: She’s a good dancer.
B: and how.

4, a matter of time 时间问题
+ u1 Q4 s# E4 c. LIt is only a matter of time.
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* h; V* Y/ \  N8 @% w8 h5, 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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& i3 A# c4 L  [9 [- v6, a while back 不久以前

7，all along 一直I knew it all along.
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8, 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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& D8 `! _# }& M10, after all 到底
6 }$ W$ F# o- W& ZA: I’ve just seen the X-rays and your teeth look just fine,
1 {7 [( O- w' W, XB: I see. Then there is nothing to worry about after all.

11, allergic to 对|……过敏
7 b3 Z: W. K' B4 }7 K( WOh 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
' o7 q, d4 F/ R4 sI am at your service at any time.

0 ~% Y1 ^# e0 ~5 t& \. N13, around the clock 24小时不停
9 p0 b9 \$ W  f# QMartha studied around the clock for management exam.
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: v. U4 E2 T5 J" a: r14, as far as I know 就我所知

' @/ Q; [$ f- v! P/ A( Z* q15，at home with 对…..很熟悉
4 r7 l/ i2 F: c! hShe is at home with problems like this.

3 J. x* g( x; r3 C16, back out
1) 退出
& n2 r) X6 b/ r+ R* a4 yA: Wasn’t Bert supposed to sing tonight?
1 @0 {( Q2 r- m# \4 O: T( }! vB: Yes, but he backed out at last minute
: s) o5 V) t( [" c2）不履行
She finally backed out of her promise.

# o# ]# V/ P6 O' }5 k$ Y17, be cut out for 天生适合
1 @4 M  J; \4 k2 [% z# P; t8 `I’m not cut out to be a hero.

18, be absorbed in
She has been absorbed in a horror fiction. I can’t tear her away.

8 r6 j; D4 i. p: }0 U! u19, be addicted to 对……上瘾
She has been addicted to drugs for years.
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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.

21, 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.

22, be bound for 到……地方
The bus is bound for New England.
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7 u% r1 I& S/ A23, be (feel) myself 找到自我
I’m feeling myself again.
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24, be burned up 生气
She was really burned up at the news.
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9 X% D) f) m6 k, L: g: H/ H25, 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
% d9 c" {/ w2 Y$ z9 r1 ?+ CIn calculus, Joe is head and shoulders above his classmates.
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% `/ y5 P" e( R6 a# p: s27，be in the dark 蒙在鼓里
# l6 q# L. `) S' Y; W, o6 W7 uA: Do you have any idea what his notice is about?
B: I’m as in the dark as you are.

: e' i/ J4 W. q2 a) Y% i28，be stuck 卡住了
( J6 U$ r' D% x; c: j$ J9 m, `. }I can’t get this window open. It’s stuck.
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  y: J# s3 O% E% R29, 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.
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30, break new ground 有了新的突破
5 w6 r/ y% h. R5 A. O) c7 Q. THis architectural design broke new ground in the field.