口语习惯用语100 1--30

connie

1，a change of pace 节奏变换
% E4 f3 z. H. H9 |' C% Q$ RYou can’t do these chemistry experiments all day long. You certainly need a change of pace.
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0 ~; N5 A) S5 z9 {& w7 s2, a far cry from 相距甚远
0 Q; K3 r" X: h, t5 KThe published book is far cry from the early manuscript.
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3, and how 的确
8 e3 Z) W: l5 E+ U! gA: She’s a good dancer.
B: and how.

4, a matter of time 时间问题
It is only a matter of time.
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" P" f/ [& Q; Z5, a phone call away 一个电话之远
* X  [0 C  b* s+ S0 c) u, EIf you need my help, do let me know. Just remember I am a phone call away.
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: J9 y: i! S3 L# W. N6, a while back 不久以前
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7，all along 一直I knew it all along.
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8, anything but 绝对不
: x/ c% T2 f9 D8 H4 Y2 _. zI was anything but happy about going.

3 X$ k. F5 {' N. H2 i# c& b3 x- n  |9, account for 解释How do you account for it?

, _9 w6 C* c( s7 ]10, after all 到底
  W1 i! b; ^3 s9 h# @$ ~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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  z) {# n% a1 L* Y, A6 M4 B11, allergic to 对|……过敏
Oh 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.
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, |- @+ o6 R8 j% d/ G3 ?13, around the clock 24小时不停
Martha studied around the clock for management exam.

# S1 Z' E1 A( x! b4 D14, 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
4 t. n1 `. T9 |3 Z$ wA: 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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9 w1 M' [3 {; q; G, D) C% V17, be cut out for 天生适合
I’m not cut out to be a hero.

4 I: P' k2 C' x6 R# U  k: W3 q18, be absorbed in
' c/ R4 y" Z& U: S( Y. x7 {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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4 v* ^# [) P0 }( j, K/ h* y7 }# _" }20，be attached to 对……有感情
0 \& m3 p# n$ R) `, dA: 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.

21, back up 1) 累积
- C3 P3 s6 L- z1 WThe subway is running behind schedule, and traffic is backed up for blocks.
5 }% w3 J% P2 _/ a1 O  {! q% AI 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
# e# S: j* a. v) N6 [/ ~! n# JI’m feeling myself again.

3 X  V9 }* }" m4 S24, be burned up 生气
' ]5 M2 X. {6 Z9 {2 ?% j' `) eShe 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.

26, be head and shoulders above 好许多
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.

# d  W1 @" A# q28，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
, m; V0 l; p8 b$ p6 L* d$ uA: 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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  c9 K+ \; E/ J5 ~/ x7 S30, break new ground 有了新的突破
His architectural design broke new ground in the field.