口语习惯用语100 1--30

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1，a change of pace 节奏变换
; }* X  J) L  rYou can’t do these chemistry experiments all day long. You certainly need a change of pace.
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5 K1 y% J  o4 V5 e2 T( H' w! j/ o2, a far cry from 相距甚远
2 o4 }+ P; B0 V. B; i& tThe published book is far cry from the early manuscript.
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3, and how 的确
A: She’s a good dancer.
( F! p% @. I  Y- @5 r: ]B: and how.
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$ i3 E1 O: ~, m2 c, N+ p4, a matter of time 时间问题
( i: s4 z& Y6 U" ^: P) ]It is only a matter of time.

8 ^8 T, s3 G9 V  |+ b5, a phone call away 一个电话之远
. d. y! b+ l4 `3 w# F7 r; m5 jIf you need my help, do let me know. Just remember I am a phone call away.

7 c' t+ k6 z3 F6, 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  d; j/ ^1 C. [4 S6 |8 |" nI was anything but happy about going.
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) C  k6 X& _8 J; t9, account for 解释How do you account for it?
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# ?6 F2 x- R; K  X% I' {9 [) ]8 Y9 v10, after all 到底
6 J4 V/ K, m- M' K/ RA: I’ve just seen the X-rays and your teeth look just fine,
' n# y5 X! M: ~' _4 O& `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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12, at sb’s service 愿为某人服务
I am at your service at any time.

13, around the clock 24小时不停
1 r+ o* w9 u. d% `* ?5 ~Martha studied around the clock for management exam.
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/ J8 `1 h. ]% i4 h0 T14, as far as I know 就我所知
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8 s/ v" L! j% Q) @* y5 P15，at home with 对…..很熟悉
' Z5 A5 H2 D! s4 g- x. KShe is at home with problems like this.
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16, back out
1) 退出
4 ?4 x/ y, p% Z7 KA: Wasn’t Bert supposed to sing tonight?
B: Yes, but he backed out at last minute
* Z% ]' N5 W0 b, x! N* M2）不履行
$ w& z9 E# x  C* ]She finally backed out of her promise.
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% @& P) i0 E. O# t  a- b  K8 S17, be cut out for 天生适合
, k( |. S; b+ E5 \  iI’m not cut out to be a hero.
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18, be absorbed in
+ h& W. o4 _6 }8 q& s9 r; HShe has been absorbed in a horror fiction. I can’t tear her away.
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6 s$ b3 [1 o! q- }# O* G19, be addicted to 对……上瘾
/ P/ p# X; q# e6 r3 d/ i2 rShe 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.
' U2 o8 Q! p7 x( R8 lB: It runs well and I’ve actually been quite attached to it.

: L; m0 V+ i- j% E# K21, back up 1) 累积
8 a9 e/ b- p. u; x/ k. z3 ]The subway is running behind schedule, and traffic is backed up for blocks.
8 J6 A2 v2 c: B- y  o+ d) C1 ^I don’t know if we’ll make the 6:30 show.
! P8 ~+ q- e2 t9 q! |- g2) 支持I’ll back it up.

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The bus is bound for New England.
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23, be (feel) myself 找到自我
/ {( @& L. \% N; J- FI’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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. v& e9 R$ S* S' `2 g9 @  X/ [. K25, be hard up for
I’m hard up for clothes, but I have a lot of books.

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In calculus, Joe is head and shoulders above his classmates.

27，be in the dark 蒙在鼓里
A: Do you have any idea what his notice is about?
# _2 L" d+ S6 gB: I’m as in the dark as you are.

28，be stuck 卡住了
& l6 h% w9 R0 `5 `9 `/ p; x" M3 DI can’t get this window open. It’s stuck.
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0 q' W4 b  f3 |6 D: m8 M/ m' X29, 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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( H' n3 O7 R- m  G0 E% @His architectural design broke new ground in the field.