口语习惯用语100 1--30

connie

1，a change of pace 节奏变换
0 c% J* `0 @/ M: d% CYou 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
4 G- E, z% b; V9 `, c- t9 W/ RThe published book is far cry from the early manuscript.

# U* p8 V" R+ N9 \0 z3, and how 的确
# t' F' O, ]+ {! X/ N) Z$ }A: She’s a good dancer.
B: and how.

4, a matter of time 时间问题
It is only a matter of time.
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) i( r/ i4 b' _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

7，all along 一直I knew it all along.

8, anything but 绝对不
: ]1 ~- Z; M) d4 e6 XI was anything but happy about going.

9, account for 解释How do you account for it?
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( K9 J- o3 s, d8 r/ c' C3 F6 s; ~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.

11, allergic to 对|……过敏
" a, D" f# w1 @0 @Oh man! Something in this room is making my eyes itch. I must be allergic to something.
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/ e: `2 Y( S" T12, at sb’s service 愿为某人服务
I am at your service at any time.

, E, |  D# b- U8 k13, around the clock 24小时不停
Martha studied around the clock for management exam.

14, as far as I know 就我所知

# P/ u/ R7 w% T9 y15，at home with 对…..很熟悉
/ F( U. \$ R9 c5 Y" x" ]She is at home with problems like this.

16, back out
1) 退出
& o' c$ w  z' R, k' A) k. tA: Wasn’t Bert supposed to sing tonight?
/ X  o/ F0 G* x! [. o; F# dB: Yes, but he backed out at last minute
9 |: n$ a7 e/ p2 r2）不履行
She finally backed out of her promise.

17, be cut out for 天生适合
I’m not cut out to be a hero.
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6 v7 _% I; \- W$ `8 G& T' S18, 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.

9 a, Q3 ~* i$ c/ f20，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.
& {+ c! |& Z0 u+ f0 S/ AB: It runs well and I’ve actually been quite attached to it.
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21, back up 1) 累积
  o# @. f3 C" D! S! b  O6 C5 JThe subway is running behind schedule, and traffic is backed up for blocks.
7 t& G/ W- G, A% W0 _: |I don’t know if we’ll make the 6:30 show.
) M3 ?( _% _  a8 E) c; P% G  q2) 支持I’ll back it up.

3 Q* e: d2 t. o22, be bound for 到……地方
The bus is bound for New England.
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23, be (feel) myself 找到自我
I’m feeling myself again.
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24, be burned up 生气
( w* U( Z7 {& T* T* M' G& z" GShe was really burned up at the news.

25, be hard up for
6 R+ S' ]% r5 w3 v& c' U: |I’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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7 S+ C5 c6 t' E' I5 ~/ }27，be in the dark 蒙在鼓里
3 {4 c4 B) c6 Z9 R. U  t9 l/ |A: Do you have any idea what his notice is about?
B: I’m as in the dark as you are.

' o1 [- O5 W. Z& p; a28，be stuck 卡住了
, ]$ W3 U) D* a$ pI can’t get this window open. It’s stuck.
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! P- G, ?' S8 w2 z29, bite off more than one can chew. 贪多嚼不烂
A: I hear you’re taking an advanced physics course this semester.
  N. @# Z& L% Z, J. _% N! HB: I think I’ve bitten off more than I can chew.

& q. g6 p* ~- `0 W5 h30, break new ground 有了新的突破
  C* b. F8 B' S+ y% A2 y! H: dHis architectural design broke new ground in the field.