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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2, a far cry from 相距甚远
. `5 E) i" I. R* A% S) c- c% hThe published book is far cry from the early manuscript.
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3, and how 的确
  v5 `! l" x5 R& z9 a# s9 |A: She’s a good dancer.
1 k' d+ Y, A, z$ AB: 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
If you need my help, do let me know. Just remember I am a phone call away.

. h5 v) }. |! F$ h+ F# d- O% u6, a while back 不久以前

+ S0 o  C6 V- |) s9 P1 _  W7，all along 一直I knew it all along.

4 j) E7 ~; L! V) k7 v8, 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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10, after all 到底
6 y9 X6 {+ H7 Q% w1 zA: I’ve just seen the X-rays and your teeth look just fine,
: ^. F2 |3 m3 N4 dB: I see. Then there is nothing to worry about after all.
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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
0 L1 n/ g3 D7 R0 ~- ]% M' oI am at your service at any time.

+ g. t! Y5 ?( {; f13, around the clock 24小时不停
Martha studied around the clock for management exam.
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0 h% ~: r5 Z* r7 @14, as far as I know 就我所知

( z) J, X, G( [! D  G# J; o- u15，at home with 对…..很熟悉
She is at home with problems like this.

; S& i4 j% b  C  K5 U# T9 e16, back out
1) 退出
8 W  f) }: e8 x! V/ TA: Wasn’t Bert supposed to sing tonight?
( Z4 @* v9 v% MB: Yes, but he backed out at last minute
2）不履行
, {1 l. D- O2 Q0 v& {She finally backed out of her promise.

8 I, [3 }  i! i6 Y) \5 h17, be cut out for 天生适合
5 A0 ^; k0 D; YI’m not cut out to be a hero.

* Z7 l. b+ |, m5 G/ [9 ^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.

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.

# G# A- C& N  k& z2 D* h+ t21, back up 1) 累积
  g& g2 }' B% q0 x3 l( }" uThe subway is running behind schedule, and traffic is backed up for blocks.
I don’t know if we’ll make the 6:30 show.
5 P7 e% b* L; J: u0 f- K2) 支持I’ll back it up.

22, be bound for 到……地方
The bus is bound for New England.

23, be (feel) myself 找到自我
* X% G! O4 ^* p% ]: o4 xI’m feeling myself again.

24, be burned up 生气
She was really burned up at the news.

$ _5 ]' V# w: ^0 Q" k25, be hard up for
) J  }/ W) Q0 B3 |5 L( |# i: Z8 ?: WI’m hard up for clothes, but I have a lot of books.

26, be head and shoulders above 好许多
) F- l4 ]4 p' Z) N4 PIn calculus, Joe is head and shoulders above his classmates.

7 _) k7 E* V" t2 u27，be in the dark 蒙在鼓里
: P8 D' t9 Y% \A: Do you have any idea what his notice is about?
! r; z; ]: L1 @4 _: mB: I’m as in the dark as you are.

1 t# O6 M; y* `- F% U+ f  y28，be stuck 卡住了
I can’t get this window open. It’s stuck.
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5 c( n0 J* H, r$ l9 g5 a( d29, bite off more than one can chew. 贪多嚼不烂
A: I hear you’re taking an advanced physics course this semester.
8 b; ~. g1 I% C0 z6 TB: I think I’ve bitten off more than I can chew.

3 @7 F$ S" c# }; B5 E30, break new ground 有了新的突破
+ E" L; a  ^6 P0 T# Q' q3 kHis architectural design broke new ground in the field.