口语习惯用语100 1--30

connie

1，a change of pace 节奏变换
5 M, j2 Q& R7 b  w- Z8 SYou 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
. e7 {7 r! m$ w# G& t1 K/ u$ wThe published book is far cry from the early manuscript.
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0 @- [. N. k: r: `, ]" I7 z' h  Z3, and how 的确
) u/ e4 E0 F, PA: She’s a good dancer.
( Q. B9 {9 y: x+ E: x4 ?: oB: and how.
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* ?0 P) P2 g, }4, a matter of time 时间问题
It is only a matter of time.
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" q; ?& a9 T( Q2 j6 B0 C5, 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.

+ E/ c! u0 ]: E6 l* ~1 F6, a while back 不久以前
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( q' Y! m+ e) M/ B5 t7，all along 一直I knew it all along.
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* h0 {: ^' l' H, v8, anything but 绝对不
) m) J! t( ~; q, d# X/ XI was anything but happy about going.

- {( y: p5 O5 Y1 d9, account for 解释How do you account for it?

2 R1 P9 h4 b8 J! ^( d10, after all 到底
A: I’ve just seen the X-rays and your teeth look just fine,
- H" \  }+ q* a' T$ z6 |" pB: 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.

* r/ m+ O: W. J& l( F$ q12, at sb’s service 愿为某人服务
0 r  R. y2 O% E" Q  j5 eI am at your service at any time.
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13, around the clock 24小时不停
9 t1 ]+ _0 D" p- C2 JMartha 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
6 o+ h& f7 c4 R3 [% X8 }She is at home with problems like this.
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& S& r/ o3 Y8 D+ _16, back out
1) 退出
A: Wasn’t Bert supposed to sing tonight?
B: Yes, but he backed out at last minute
# U8 o7 `: U* U) f5 M* P2）不履行
4 j& O, |3 a& k( L" s0 cShe finally backed out of her promise.

/ s# d5 _/ r5 i2 J  e) V5 r17, be cut out for 天生适合
0 W4 A1 M: T1 n( U' g( mI’m not cut out to be a hero.

! U- N  s/ ?/ V2 m2 z18, be absorbed in
She has been absorbed in a horror fiction. I can’t tear her away.
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19, be addicted to 对……上瘾
& }: o& w. ?2 G5 ]# xShe has been addicted to drugs for years.

20，be attached to 对……有感情
& e2 Z; |) U, j4 I6 k" M; i2 kA: 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.

. \& q# `2 x: L# H21, back up 1) 累积
, Z3 i/ r  k; {) ]The subway is running behind schedule, and traffic is backed up for blocks.
; g8 g9 U" g: e5 h( k7 |/ \( Z+ J5 }I 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.

. k* Z) l6 Y8 F. m- H* p23, be (feel) myself 找到自我
+ U' S+ u2 o& j* T8 jI’m feeling myself again.

24, be burned up 生气
She was really burned up at the news.
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25, be hard up for
I’m hard up for clothes, but I have a lot of books.
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26, be head and shoulders above 好许多
In calculus, Joe is head and shoulders above his classmates.

5 A, ^+ e. C$ }- T2 d; F27，be in the dark 蒙在鼓里
* Y2 H0 B/ Z$ W5 w$ I6 AA: Do you have any idea what his notice is about?
B: I’m as in the dark as you are.
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9 m- }: ?* y3 {: `3 e1 \' T28，be stuck 卡住了
! k1 a+ y6 ?/ c% _; ]# h" bI can’t get this window open. It’s stuck.
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5 s% c/ C4 |' R: r3 z  w29, bite off more than one can chew. 贪多嚼不烂
6 V0 M* Q: `% u2 L) aA: I hear you’re taking an advanced physics course this semester.
' }% m. i( R" M3 j) yB: I think I’ve bitten off more than I can chew.

30, break new ground 有了新的突破
His architectural design broke new ground in the field.