口语习惯用语100 1--30

connie

1，a change of pace 节奏变换
9 d, J. A8 o, H' d0 AYou 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
( F) j, _2 v: q+ ~& Q  wThe published book is far cry from the early manuscript.

4 Q5 W5 q* t% h8 W3, and how 的确
A: She’s a good dancer.
B: and how.
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1 F6 @% l9 K5 O3 d* m+ k! u" n% T/ o0 h! q4, a matter of time 时间问题
It is only a matter of time.
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5, a phone call away 一个电话之远
3 l% s, l. N  Y$ r" R6 Q6 f3 H( JIf 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
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. V: r2 V3 t1 k/ q7，all along 一直I knew it all along.
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8 l" H9 A% v6 g; k$ i8, anything but 绝对不
* R2 G: S. c& x# E7 M0 y1 |( jI was anything but happy about going.
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9, account for 解释How do you account for it?
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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.
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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.

12, at sb’s service 愿为某人服务
! w4 Q- h# b8 Q  ~6 o1 c6 pI 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
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15，at home with 对…..很熟悉
She is at home with problems like this.

16, back out
1) 退出
A: Wasn’t Bert supposed to sing tonight?
B: Yes, but he backed out at last minute
  M) ]8 ^( [, t- p" p) q2 Q5 r2 {7 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.

18, be absorbed in
She has been absorbed in a horror fiction. I can’t tear her away.

0 ?3 s" \1 p0 Z* [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.
0 P2 s7 q+ y8 W6 a4 o. u3 R, m1 XB: It runs well and I’ve actually been quite attached to it.

! _8 Q! d; R: T( D# \21, back up 1) 累积
The subway is running behind schedule, and traffic is backed up for blocks.
% M  i, X6 m2 z" s1 H( A9 II don’t know if we’ll make the 6:30 show.
2) 支持I’ll back it up.
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22, be bound for 到……地方
The bus is bound for New England.
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3 v# B( W3 r1 a23, be (feel) myself 找到自我
I’m feeling myself again.
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She was really burned up at the news.
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+ K3 G3 W! p' c25, be hard up for
" f! j- [! \0 U) t2 U; eI’m hard up for clothes, but I have a lot of books.

26, be head and shoulders above 好许多
! i4 }" B. Z. X6 |5 ^In calculus, Joe is head and shoulders above his classmates.
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27，be in the dark 蒙在鼓里
A: 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.
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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.
, d3 w. M( p5 SB: I think I’ve bitten off more than I can chew.

$ Y0 H0 K, G' P! j2 P% h$ U' v30, break new ground 有了新的突破
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