口语习惯用语100 1--30

connie

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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+ D0 S. m" `$ I2, a far cry from 相距甚远
2 k5 M" h+ [: V5 CThe published book is far cry from the early manuscript.

1 q7 Y: [7 V  F% A" X3, and how 的确
A: She’s a good dancer.
  R5 F# C7 ?4 l; W) r6 U% EB: and how.

: A9 ^4 N5 v3 g0 b' E9 S4, a matter of time 时间问题
; _7 F/ Z' v0 I1 P+ f4 ?, i$ bIt is only a matter of time.
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, ^- l3 P5 [; T5, a phone call away 一个电话之远
- V/ ]5 X. \% K" F7 u  X. E3 ?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

( w% J' o! Y+ J# x6 k7，all along 一直I knew it all along.
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, x5 j0 N0 A) j/ U& [. J& I8, anything but 绝对不
I was anything but happy about going.

* d* ^6 r8 e; [0 D8 [  ?, P# ?5 g! H% v9, account for 解释How do you account for it?

4 {8 h* S% {, {3 J: _1 P; z8 M) C  l9 ^10, after all 到底
, {6 d2 \0 @* N* Y  ?/ qA: 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.

' M$ |  G" P, D4 F2 @11, allergic to 对|……过敏
Oh man! Something in this room is making my eyes itch. I must be allergic to something.

( ^# {- N6 P! |# ^0 c! s12, at sb’s service 愿为某人服务
& {7 h! O3 W! ~! ^7 v& O4 fI am at your service at any time.
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/ n2 `) _* w/ N4 ~/ {13, around the clock 24小时不停
- T! n2 Y8 l7 {8 J. m$ _Martha studied around the clock for management exam.

14, as far as I know 就我所知

15，at home with 对…..很熟悉
$ R3 B+ y/ ~6 R3 f$ X$ i8 hShe is at home with problems like this.
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16, back out
; u0 R% Q) f7 K  h- n1) 退出
A: Wasn’t Bert supposed to sing tonight?
: t4 z; z' I/ b: \& d  QB: Yes, but he backed out at last minute
2）不履行
5 V2 V3 H; Z% pShe finally backed out of her promise.
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17, be cut out for 天生适合
7 p4 J8 \, M/ y/ u1 b# ]I’m not cut out to be a hero.
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18, be absorbed in
5 M# H* |( L3 M; tShe 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.

! w) |. H( o% g7 v' {1 P! P* `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.
  T( d  D  z1 _) F2) 支持I’ll back it up.
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6 [6 P  I- w; ~' a* i! z8 I22, be bound for 到……地方
The bus is bound for New England.

; J/ m5 T; Y2 j$ g1 W/ r3 V! o' c23, be (feel) myself 找到自我
I’m feeling myself again.
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24, be burned up 生气
& P2 _* M* I$ g. JShe was really burned up at the news.
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25, be hard up for
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
) I& U) D, H( M) WIn 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?
' C5 x" C6 K: `# PB: I’m as in the dark as you are.

# y" k/ a8 V9 n4 s, f28，be stuck 卡住了
: h5 j! |  M* x3 L7 b- a, a: C2 t& PI can’t get this window open. It’s stuck.
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2 u# `- w6 b7 U* z! h( u$ ]29, bite off more than one can chew. 贪多嚼不烂
A: I hear you’re taking an advanced physics course this semester.
0 |7 R" ^8 `2 c# aB: I think I’ve bitten off more than I can chew.

2 e2 j3 H( t3 E30, break new ground 有了新的突破
His architectural design broke new ground in the field.