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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7 u, @4 b, |/ X9 B5 ?/ h7 p2, a far cry from 相距甚远
The published book is far cry from the early manuscript.

3, and how 的确
, k- k' U2 s% k' E% w) nA: She’s a good dancer.
' r- Q9 [3 D5 XB: and how.
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# K& O9 j7 E, J' T4, a matter of time 时间问题
) m# {9 b0 Y4 W- TIt is only a matter of time.

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.

6, a while back 不久以前
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8, anything but 绝对不
I was anything but happy about going.

" V$ ?+ b! P+ R! ^9, account for 解释How do you account for it?
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: x7 X) F/ E* b. v# S10, 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.

, o! ~" ~: R" r. \3 w+ x11, allergic to 对|……过敏
/ ~. E2 M( u3 k# V. ZOh man! Something in this room is making my eyes itch. I must be allergic to something.

( H% }4 \# x! E, ]12, at sb’s service 愿为某人服务
  k+ M2 t& p) q2 K7 g) P& |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.
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14, as far as I know 就我所知

15，at home with 对…..很熟悉
She is at home with problems like this.

! J1 B2 T$ a+ b3 w16, back out
1) 退出
& \* S. t8 `6 x- Y% X' hA: Wasn’t Bert supposed to sing tonight?
B: Yes, but he backed out at last minute
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  _0 L. }  w' @- Q# f8 Q1 kShe finally backed out of her promise.
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8 B5 ], h- ~7 L17, be cut out for 天生适合
% H  @% X* Q1 I. G: l6 PI’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.

19, 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.

( N2 ]+ p  F1 F% g8 p2 \. T21, back up 1) 累积
The subway is running behind schedule, and traffic is backed up for blocks.
- a  n5 N  ]$ x5 u% W9 o/ sI don’t know if we’ll make the 6:30 show.
& l' ~/ }4 E/ _! p2) 支持I’ll back it up.
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+ y& @3 o: J7 \0 e* Y( Y. c0 r% e22, be bound for 到……地方
The bus is bound for New England.

23, be (feel) myself 找到自我
" I" e. Y; y( E/ j5 X7 O2 }: bI’m feeling myself again.

24, be burned up 生气
# A6 @' \. U! u8 Q8 a0 n/ H+ xShe was really burned up at the news.

( j& F& H! A: O' \! n25, be hard up for
  m+ K8 d/ _- qI’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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% k" m0 Y( D) R* Y8 m2 K8 W27，be in the dark 蒙在鼓里
, A+ O4 u, i% x% V+ r+ d' VA: Do you have any idea what his notice is about?
B: I’m as in the dark as you are.

28，be stuck 卡住了
& [0 ]* l& _0 o2 u8 v+ eI can’t get this window open. It’s stuck.
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29, bite off more than one can chew. 贪多嚼不烂
4 W- D4 Q1 d8 l/ i+ [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
His architectural design broke new ground in the field.