口语习惯用语100 1--30

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1，a change of pace 节奏变换
4 K( u) r- s7 E' G' G  qYou can’t do these chemistry experiments all day long. You certainly need a change of pace.

0 q' F. c, P3 ~, v2, a far cry from 相距甚远
; S, b# I' ~* d6 f/ ~# T+ R1 g/ AThe published book is far cry from the early manuscript.

6 d2 Y) g& D# ~3, and how 的确
7 H! p  L9 A+ v7 D( P$ e4 R" t. h  sA: She’s a good dancer.
. Q6 J. E) K; d$ |B: and how.
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4, a matter of time 时间问题
It is only a matter of time.

5, a phone call away 一个电话之远
3 L3 _. \) K/ gIf you need my help, do let me know. Just remember I am a phone call away.
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6, 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
5 I, s& w, ^4 q! _/ v4 p3 @8 SI was anything but happy about going.

# t) M( P* y0 t0 m4 Y9, account for 解释How do you account for it?

; h2 L9 c  J  b. T# p% r10, after all 到底
A: I’ve just seen the X-rays and your teeth look just fine,
1 r) s/ v6 k: V- x  O, ~9 Q, @8 ]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.
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$ k9 [: K  t: H' P0 h5 l* {12, at sb’s service 愿为某人服务
) U1 o8 |$ T6 t* `I am at your service at any time.

13, around the clock 24小时不停
1 s$ X, k  F" ^8 uMartha studied around the clock for management exam.

14, as far as I know 就我所知

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) \! r2 o5 Q! q/ ]+ [She is at home with problems like this.

16, back out
1) 退出
- j  G9 H: m, V- GA: 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
; H; [. T* M* xI’m not cut out to be a hero.
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18, be absorbed in
; h$ Z4 ~, l6 q3 M5 a8 t! rShe 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.

; W' s% k- V6 k( f& U20，be attached to 对……有感情
& z9 J( a5 _' d% b8 Q/ Y; X$ cA: I’m amazed that you are still driving that old car of yours. I thought you would have  gotten rid of it years ago.
# y1 b; j4 g6 X4 F/ I3 bB: 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.
$ W. z8 N: V4 e. s' P2 r! `I don’t know if we’ll make the 6:30 show.
% m4 |1 y$ U$ ^2) 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.
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23, be (feel) myself 找到自我
I’m feeling myself again.
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7 }1 `% Q2 ]5 j3 J9 C24, be burned up 生气
. R8 J/ f. a* R- k0 aShe was really burned up at the news.

25, be hard up for
I’m hard up for clothes, but I have a lot of books.
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; l9 o# [2 }. T* s* T26, be head and shoulders above 好许多
In calculus, Joe is head and shoulders above his classmates.
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5 J) O& {4 ]8 m  M& [27，be in the dark 蒙在鼓里
" \- P/ H, ~8 kA: Do you have any idea what his notice is about?
0 w, q( }; q  o5 y5 p+ tB: I’m as in the dark as you are.

28，be stuck 卡住了
I can’t get this window open. It’s stuck.

29, bite off more than one can chew. 贪多嚼不烂
! K, M+ N: [6 Z" Z, l$ B! ]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
: m" }: f& J2 t( {3 v* D3 R2 LHis architectural design broke new ground in the field.