口语习惯用语100 1--30

connie

1，a change of pace 节奏变换
8 p, Y( C# [% p# XYou can’t do these chemistry experiments all day long. You certainly need a change of pace.

# l6 s9 L" G! R$ y4 @8 j2 _8 P6 \2, a far cry from 相距甚远
9 l# G$ J  a. E- e% b0 FThe published book is far cry from the early manuscript.
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3, and how 的确
2 `1 m  s( c+ N! T% A* y6 B$ CA: She’s a good dancer.
B: and how.

1 r* s3 g7 g( Y) B# T2 }4, a matter of time 时间问题
/ I2 m* v# h  S2 Y$ w" q1 w0 U3 O0 ?4 PIt is only a matter of time.

5, 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
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7，all along 一直I knew it all along.

# a3 T2 h7 B# ]7 g7 |8 b; V8, anything but 绝对不
I was anything but happy about going.

9, account for 解释How do you account for it?
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, E5 S; O/ \3 g$ |/ q10, after all 到底
. b" E4 J0 v# k2 o5 a5 dA: 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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11, allergic to 对|……过敏
" B! z- A7 M4 z4 L4 m( d! `9 VOh 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.

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

/ y) m2 I( |- a14, as far as I know 就我所知
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15，at home with 对…..很熟悉
: X: f  R- l1 B2 M$ h$ Q3 kShe is at home with problems like this.
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16, back out
8 D! e  R* C$ {3 l9 S8 \/ [( b) ?1) 退出
A: Wasn’t Bert supposed to sing tonight?
# |3 |2 X& c" R5 O4 m7 H! qB: Yes, but he backed out at last minute
2）不履行
: B* Q* |  p: Y% [! I& [She finally backed out of her promise.

# q* v+ ~: A) B, q5 e9 |17, be cut out for 天生适合
6 ?! G; J  v) B3 QI’m not cut out to be a hero.

18, be absorbed in
+ D7 j% ]: Q& A5 ^4 i; m( ^8 EShe has been absorbed in a horror fiction. I can’t tear her away.

5 ^) k$ d) s' ~' t2 G" r1 r- ]19, be addicted to 对……上瘾
2 [  I: _8 ~" K! q8 c0 BShe has been addicted to drugs for years.
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20，be attached to 对……有感情
A: 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
/ w9 F; W- y+ lThe subway is running behind schedule, and traffic is backed up for blocks.
. m: W4 g+ q* w/ O; KI don’t know if we’ll make the 6:30 show.
2) 支持I’ll back it up.
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22, be bound for 到……地方
% w6 X, |. ^- j3 W! pThe bus is bound for New England.
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23, be (feel) myself 找到自我
I’m feeling myself again.
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5 h/ o3 G) f! Y0 e3 t: Q$ `& M24, be burned up 生气
) L6 r3 x4 e# b1 U2 W& L+ tShe 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.

' X* s6 {3 u. |7 p$ Q3 J2 s26, be head and shoulders above 好许多
8 c1 s2 H1 z) X5 l3 u- AIn calculus, Joe is head and shoulders above his classmates.
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2 c5 q+ b" x) N6 p% [) _  l% J27，be in the dark 蒙在鼓里
A: Do you have any idea what his notice is about?
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28，be stuck 卡住了
$ b) E( f& p, J8 x* D1 pI 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.
1 K6 {( H7 T5 N3 J) G; F; @& JB: 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
1 m- G2 w4 c7 ~" ]; hHis architectural design broke new ground in the field.