口语习惯用语100 1--30

connie

1，a change of pace 节奏变换
- G  X5 q) W9 B, ?( u+ |* M' vYou can’t do these chemistry experiments all day long. You certainly need a change of pace.

; R/ T% Q+ ^5 Z. @0 Y2, a far cry from 相距甚远
6 r( B! W' T0 j* ]The published book is far cry from the early manuscript.
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; L9 l& ~8 V0 k& z+ v3, and how 的确
: i9 l* J7 Q  I. uA: She’s a good dancer.
4 a7 J% C( A, p) s$ N& `B: and how.

4, a matter of time 时间问题
It is only a matter of time.

3 S2 [0 W$ k& g! v6 j5, 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
# G" Q* h. O; r& d* {  B1 o; E3 MI was anything but happy about going.

2 H0 m1 ]5 R" U1 J7 V9, account for 解释How do you account for it?
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10, after all 到底
9 u. b/ n& S' eA: I’ve just seen the X-rays and your teeth look just fine,
- w/ e9 F% r1 J) B7 }" i0 o( tB: I see. Then there is nothing to worry about after all.

( y# V- |7 M( @6 W4 D11, allergic to 对|……过敏
7 K5 a* e  R6 qOh man! Something in this room is making my eyes itch. I must be allergic to something.
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* @) ~. D9 a7 I12, at sb’s service 愿为某人服务
; S: e! B% g# nI am at your service at any time.

13, around the clock 24小时不停
Martha studied around the clock for management exam.

2 A& _( m1 ]  p5 ?14, as far as I know 就我所知
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4 \" M7 ^! B, P8 `; l% a15，at home with 对…..很熟悉
She is at home with problems like this.

16, back out
1) 退出
( K7 Z9 K' Q' t% h& N5 u3 AA: Wasn’t Bert supposed to sing tonight?
B: Yes, but he backed out at last minute
. S! l8 D+ Y1 a  h9 C2）不履行
5 ?  r/ H3 p( d+ vShe finally backed out of her promise.

9 l$ p& z  |: [5 V/ |6 a17, be cut out for 天生适合
I’m not cut out to be a hero.

, s4 e8 N9 l9 m18, 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.
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% ?1 ~2 E& w/ x4 ~3 y20，be attached to 对……有感情
5 z1 Q! s* X. n7 I* D- j3 t, NA: I’m amazed that you are still driving that old car of yours. I thought you would have  gotten rid of it years ago.
+ _3 [) l9 M3 K. G# G7 e# ^: q% |B: It runs well and I’ve actually been quite attached to it.

21, back up 1) 累积
" i: ]* N/ q! y2 r6 eThe subway is running behind schedule, and traffic is backed up for blocks.
7 g/ a1 L$ p! SI don’t know if we’ll make the 6:30 show.
& t( L! T; ?. j# V# e2) 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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23, be (feel) myself 找到自我
( u# @! y) m- T, K  |+ I2 wI’m feeling myself again.

24, be burned up 生气
She was really burned up at the news.

; n& x+ ]1 p3 ^( j( `& [( j25, be hard up for
" a, H& |; d6 K: R, UI’m hard up for clothes, but I have a lot of books.
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. W3 E- \! X8 H4 B% t0 {26, be head and shoulders above 好许多
In calculus, Joe is head and shoulders above his classmates.
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0 ?: W/ A) y; y8 j3 e1 qA: Do you have any idea what his notice is about?
$ e8 J( {& I4 PB: I’m as in the dark as you are.
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$ H9 X$ L  ~7 D4 L. R7 D* w28，be stuck 卡住了
I can’t get this window open. It’s stuck.

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.
B: I think I’ve bitten off more than I can chew.
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30, break new ground 有了新的突破
3 L$ j! g  u( S: t/ L" U, [) C1 u" wHis architectural design broke new ground in the field.