口语习惯用语100 1--30

connie

1，a change of pace 节奏变换
9 v. _! e$ R. O, A; \# Z) oYou can’t do these chemistry experiments all day long. You certainly need a change of pace.
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- V) f% [' x9 G1 X2 k2, a far cry from 相距甚远
' i6 e6 }; T% B4 `) N+ Z" C; C& A' RThe published book is far cry from the early manuscript.

2 e* ~: R( {* \  b$ k) p: v) z3, and how 的确
A: She’s a good dancer.
+ e* a& L. Y' g# o6 }, eB: and how.
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4 G4 E8 j% I: E4, a matter of time 时间问题
( B- ]5 I$ s* v2 J9 {0 D; dIt is only a matter of time.

' a- K6 ~* x" p  _2 S% ]. \+ K. y$ P5, a phone call away 一个电话之远
; S; F2 B* n9 c3 j- vIf you need my help, do let me know. Just remember I am a phone call away.

/ r- M1 W7 ^# [' B( N5 a6, a while back 不久以前

7，all along 一直I knew it all along.
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) C4 M8 V/ h, _. q! R8, anything but 绝对不
I was anything but happy about going.
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- z$ Q, _) P: G3 |  M, e  Y9, account for 解释How do you account for it?

9 I6 O# |" p5 B$ G+ {10, 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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# v' A. k6 i' ]+ `11, allergic to 对|……过敏
8 l' d% L- N7 EOh man! Something in this room is making my eyes itch. I must be allergic to something.

5 C  K. s) F2 i& i) f6 e12, at sb’s service 愿为某人服务
I am at your service at any time.

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

  I. @6 u! A2 t, p) @14, as far as I know 就我所知
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She is at home with problems like this.
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/ A" o" n; @" B3 ^- R7 R& ]16, back out
* @( y, T  _+ \; _% y. i1) 退出
A: Wasn’t Bert supposed to sing tonight?
6 H- C& U3 G- Z6 Z% MB: Yes, but he backed out at last minute
9 B, {: K1 a7 k( \) r# T2 T2）不履行
* S: ]/ n! ~# l) j: qShe finally backed out of her promise.

- j  M% I& g: }. ~2 ^17, be cut out for 天生适合
I’m not cut out to be a hero.

8 Z3 z4 Q5 b, l# m0 I& C/ E; i18, 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
She has been addicted to drugs for years.
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* v; |" C4 L% Z( |! c20，be attached to 对……有感情
& A+ {5 \& e# z' X% M) JA: I’m amazed that you are still driving that old car of yours. I thought you would have  gotten rid of it years ago.
" D, S5 i( ~: Y0 J6 [, W4 @6 p0 KB: It runs well and I’ve actually been quite attached to it.

( \& @+ s# B& U( V3 V& ]% g- E21, back up 1) 累积
9 f% C1 F9 p4 I! F$ ]% u1 g! vThe subway is running behind schedule, and traffic is backed up for blocks.
I don’t know if we’ll make the 6:30 show.
: A7 P1 K% @  U9 q# T+ ?* d) p2) 支持I’ll back it up.
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& W- e6 O) A" x' q# }8 z* f0 S22, be bound for 到……地方
+ }( f& U+ t2 P: D6 VThe bus is bound for New England.
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( R5 y" {* S% \) T23, be (feel) myself 找到自我
  A; {/ a$ ~' y: AI’m feeling myself again.

/ `& Z/ `# m( i$ W' o, K24, be burned up 生气
) S7 r- l4 Y' `' p1 nShe 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.

26, be head and shoulders above 好许多
In calculus, Joe is head and shoulders above his classmates.

27，be in the dark 蒙在鼓里
2 g* r/ ]( E  K1 yA: Do you have any idea what his notice is about?
. H  x) ^! p5 {  y2 \# _; ^/ KB: I’m as in the dark as you are.
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28，be stuck 卡住了
' F2 M3 s9 L; K+ c( HI can’t get this window open. It’s stuck.
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( Y  i& P* V$ U1 w29, 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
His architectural design broke new ground in the field.