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.

7 u! Q4 E: h$ p0 r' r1 R2, a far cry from 相距甚远
The published book is far cry from the early manuscript.
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1 `7 v0 z3 J/ k' z3, and how 的确
( v& r4 t2 p5 p$ s$ sA: She’s a good dancer.
8 |- Z; [; W! z4 F+ e6 A: q, Z. kB: and how.

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
# H& Z+ b/ t" |3 ~7 x2 lIf 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

7，all along 一直I knew it all along.
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& F5 }1 X+ p( Q& [* E9 P3 u- m4 b  K8, anything but 绝对不
0 i9 u8 ]  [  l: G; VI 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
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.

3 R! j+ L" \& h5 e11, allergic to 对|……过敏
5 T+ u  `& S5 E' j$ a0 U% y/ EOh 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
+ s7 z0 T: ^# E4 H  p; UI am at your service at any time.
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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
) A9 o- i; h$ GShe is at home with problems like this.

16, back out
7 r9 j( s1 \6 r( S% h1) 退出
* K2 W3 [! Z" sA: 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
I’m not cut out to be a hero.

18, be absorbed in
" j0 B; i0 ]2 d9 u3 n! }She has been absorbed in a horror fiction. I can’t tear her away.

19, be addicted to 对……上瘾
9 h5 {/ I" D# t: o6 j  cShe 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.

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.
9 G4 @. _5 \- N# o& X, [8 W9 [2) 支持I’ll back it up.

8 X' q3 ^4 i/ L; D5 ^22, be bound for 到……地方
The bus is bound for New England.

23, be (feel) myself 找到自我
, x4 }8 b% Y9 O8 e# r" R9 V7 iI’m feeling myself again.

24, be burned up 生气
  T: }6 p, Y4 G) m  GShe 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.

26, be head and shoulders above 好许多
1 N6 P1 @( H! q% ZIn calculus, Joe is head and shoulders above his classmates.
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27，be in the dark 蒙在鼓里
9 G& h; f/ m( K, k3 f% }4 WA: 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
I can’t get this window open. It’s stuck.

29, bite off more than one can chew. 贪多嚼不烂
! q1 [! }+ ~" G5 X& A7 p; VA: I hear you’re taking an advanced physics course this semester.
8 B  K9 V' U3 J/ `B: I think I’ve bitten off more than I can chew.
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7 E- l6 M7 s9 A2 o8 n- C4 X30, break new ground 有了新的突破
5 J/ d, L7 {' ~2 k& {) G# KHis architectural design broke new ground in the field.