口语习惯用语100 1--30

connie

1，a change of pace 节奏变换
! s+ [1 o) L& ?4 W; y, NYou can’t do these chemistry experiments all day long. You certainly need a change of pace.
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  `2 T: x) b* n2, a far cry from 相距甚远
! ]0 D+ ]$ v0 \8 ^0 uThe published book is far cry from the early manuscript.
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3, and how 的确
$ e4 b/ r. K# y, d( `& vA: She’s a good dancer.
B: and how.

4, a matter of time 时间问题
" ]1 H5 K+ o" KIt is only a matter of time.

  E% s1 z  w6 A0 _, c! ~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.
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  R: h  M1 J' a0 i' }6, a while back 不久以前
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7，all along 一直I knew it all along.
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/ X1 H- l$ j, P- c9 ]- _' W) R( ]0 k: ]8, anything but 绝对不
I was anything but happy about going.

" K/ Y) m; L* N" k3 n8 d) N9, account for 解释How do you account for it?

1 m; G# _7 y# K& _3 y* o" {& [10, after all 到底
0 l) \4 m+ w3 a) f2 P- K  CA: I’ve just seen the X-rays and your teeth look just fine,
$ [1 z& r& d, O1 xB: 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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) D, X& i. G' s9 Z12, at sb’s service 愿为某人服务
9 S: e, V7 K" g& @: h3 bI 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.

. }$ X: `' k- m( d2 L14, as far as I know 就我所知

15，at home with 对…..很熟悉
0 J( C2 |0 O$ E) `9 z0 b# V: V: Z! fShe is at home with problems like this.

16, back out
1) 退出
/ r, ?+ \/ f# c& ^# e5 W4 q. dA: Wasn’t Bert supposed to sing tonight?
B: Yes, but he backed out at last minute
2）不履行
' Z" x4 u6 R# t8 d( k) q% j9 t6 NShe finally backed out of her promise.
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17, be cut out for 天生适合
' q7 u" t( R- }9 p7 N( OI’m not cut out to be a hero.
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: @! a, q8 P  e) n18, be absorbed in
. V; S8 D4 t4 ]/ i  j2 ~7 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.

+ C8 I7 c+ o% e. u+ T+ i20，be attached to 对……有感情
" K; p& R) K$ j+ H5 ?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.
& T6 v% d% {; K% FB: It runs well and I’ve actually been quite attached to it.
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- L* y5 z6 `; ^$ ]21, back up 1) 累积
The subway is running behind schedule, and traffic is backed up for blocks.
$ @5 g7 w, l3 Y: ~+ y' e% k0 {I don’t know if we’ll make the 6:30 show.
2 p3 D7 o5 j: y! N: G$ f2) 支持I’ll back it up.

3 e) @$ k5 I  Y* A/ |6 w22, be bound for 到……地方
* J, Z% M6 L. ]" O* qThe 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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0 O' y; U# q  A. E, H24, be burned up 生气
She was really burned up at the news.
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3 f  P4 Q; Q# G$ {7 c" x25, be hard up for
- Q5 \% |; k2 @1 V, rI’m hard up for clothes, but I have a lot of books.

26, be head and shoulders above 好许多
- ?$ M8 z  `7 K5 w8 Q0 ZIn calculus, Joe is head and shoulders above his classmates.

( O2 j4 ^- _, J5 F: ?% i' n1 f27，be in the dark 蒙在鼓里
A: Do you have any idea what his notice is about?
2 o% E( k& Z2 H3 U/ R' }9 tB: 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.

, t# A# z  A0 i* o6 I' g0 Z# A4 O29, 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.

4 H6 e) q, f  V7 @' G0 X30, break new ground 有了新的突破
* N4 r# B/ Y3 u; }5 K9 CHis architectural design broke new ground in the field.