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.

2, a far cry from 相距甚远
( N+ L0 m! p- j& ]' i* N' oThe published book is far cry from the early manuscript.

: u* s4 N6 v' G* l3, and how 的确
- c  T$ F8 y3 Z& ~; jA: She’s a good dancer.
B: and how.

& T+ l5 P; _! N6 K. A! m! `  r4, a matter of time 时间问题
It is only a matter of time.

6 @0 V+ s0 ~( R- U8 U* A  |  |5, a phone call away 一个电话之远
& B6 _; f4 O& l5 @  r+ K9 wIf you need my help, do let me know. Just remember I am a phone call away.

5 w7 z0 w/ r# O' C! F5 \6, a while back 不久以前
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7，all along 一直I knew it all along.

! v9 w( Q% W6 r3 m  I8, anything but 绝对不
I was anything but happy about going.
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9 f; Q9 b' `1 N6 R/ X9, account for 解释How do you account for it?
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; {3 a, n- l1 d. E0 I10, 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.
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% o- s1 h/ T5 z$ M2 s11, allergic to 对|……过敏
3 z4 C( U1 _. U, J$ w# rOh 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
I am at your service at any time.

  O2 k, |  [8 Y$ v! N/ Y7 {* \13, around the clock 24小时不停
, i4 m2 C+ E% s1 z* a; oMartha studied around the clock for management exam.
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14, as far as I know 就我所知

! y2 r  s' D$ i5 A6 o+ Q, a& C15，at home with 对…..很熟悉
She is at home with problems like this.

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1) 退出
A: 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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' X' k) e' L; P! n( c17, be cut out for 天生适合
( s4 Z; Q4 }' B$ R! wI’m not cut out to be a hero.
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18, be absorbed in
. h3 \+ z$ a- C7 d& MShe has been absorbed in a horror fiction. I can’t tear her away.

19, be addicted to 对……上瘾
; H- ^, _7 @8 j, |# o( i& _She has been addicted to drugs for years.

20，be attached to 对……有感情
/ W# K- T/ R9 P4 P! ZA: I’m amazed that you are still driving that old car of yours. I thought you would have  gotten rid of it years ago.
) ]' `( j) e% `. |" P2 d) U2 ZB: It runs well and I’ve actually been quite attached to it.
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21, back up 1) 累积
The subway is running behind schedule, and traffic is backed up for blocks.
. J6 d9 y- Y6 p# E; JI don’t know if we’ll make the 6:30 show.
2) 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
; G: s0 Y7 k4 ^- RI’m feeling myself again.
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24, be burned up 生气
* a8 M* q. _7 WShe 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.
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5 p/ I% K! W& {26, be head and shoulders above 好许多
In calculus, Joe is head and shoulders above his classmates.
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1 \& O$ [7 u* m* A$ ~27，be in the dark 蒙在鼓里
4 W$ ?1 e: L. t$ \3 M8 p* o. nA: Do you have any idea what his notice is about?
9 Q3 r. R2 E# OB: I’m as in the dark as you are.

, a/ O+ W9 o* Y, G28，be stuck 卡住了
: w9 i9 Q4 G6 b7 S0 V" `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
" _0 k" d+ r. S5 }A: I hear you’re taking an advanced physics course this semester.
/ A/ j1 p% s0 L7 `5 l1 R6 ~# A* dB: I think I’ve bitten off more than I can chew.

  Z. G, v8 L9 O, D5 n# w. q$ j30, break new ground 有了新的突破
His architectural design broke new ground in the field.