口语习惯用语100 1--30

connie

1，a change of pace 节奏变换
You 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
The published book is far cry from the early manuscript.

3, and how 的确
8 e: U4 i& I1 I# O5 tA: She’s a good dancer.
B: and how.
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4, a matter of time 时间问题
* j, I2 {: k1 r- Q& i2 ^7 t- FIt is only a matter of time.

. d5 K( z% D2 H. m5, 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.
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. |* R4 R  B. h. W' j6, a while back 不久以前

% C6 X! ]6 c2 G7，all along 一直I knew it all along.

8, anything but 绝对不
I was anything but happy about going.
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9, account for 解释How do you account for it?
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: H; c  n0 k$ s* g7 J7 \. [10, after all 到底
A: I’ve just seen the X-rays and your teeth look just fine,
' V8 l  R9 g# ~( A% f1 W8 ^B: I see. Then there is nothing to worry about after all.

( R% B* |: K6 v: }. N11, allergic to 对|……过敏
Oh man! Something in this room is making my eyes itch. I must be allergic to something.

12, at sb’s service 愿为某人服务
' z2 H; s$ ~% m, p6 n1 _& Y) K' VI am at your service at any time.

6 {& x: W* Q0 H; u6 ?8 v6 i( T13, around the clock 24小时不停
Martha 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
She is at home with problems like this.

6 V4 q# U% T: R6 `5 N) v16, back out
1 @, E7 U6 |' T* e' D( t1) 退出
A: Wasn’t Bert supposed to sing tonight?
% Q! b8 v% C4 z6 P. o$ }B: Yes, but he backed out at last minute
4 ^6 L: H" t3 i, }5 r9 e9 Y" ~; d# T2）不履行
  c3 m0 M8 A  t. d' ZShe finally backed out of her promise.
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* ]) z+ [5 S2 _. R  a5 N  \17, be cut out for 天生适合
I’m not cut out to be a hero.

) P. H4 Y; c4 F9 o0 F! o18, be absorbed in
She has been absorbed in a horror fiction. I can’t tear her away.

19, be addicted to 对……上瘾
: A$ l6 m6 R7 CShe has been addicted to drugs for years.
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20，be attached to 对……有感情
% n! t$ }, X8 w+ v5 wA: I’m amazed that you are still driving that old car of yours. I thought you would have  gotten rid of it years ago.
+ \% r# \+ K7 }B: It runs well and I’ve actually been quite attached to it.

$ v0 d5 N0 ~& o& T21, back up 1) 累积
4 p$ m: ^8 G& rThe subway is running behind schedule, and traffic is backed up for blocks.
I don’t know if we’ll make the 6:30 show.
2) 支持I’ll back it up.
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% m7 O& O* b3 m2 g/ U& @22, be bound for 到……地方
# J+ g$ c3 H/ j- z1 K" D5 dThe bus is bound for New England.
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3 M' h0 }3 e( A0 S6 m23, be (feel) myself 找到自我
% p; i7 J) n. p# B' GI’m feeling myself again.
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# y9 P! v/ g. d( P& W24, be burned up 生气
She was really burned up at the news.
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( F  J) i3 u- W7 h6 o6 U25, be hard up for
I’m hard up for clothes, but I have a lot of books.

  ^  j$ J9 J4 k26, be head and shoulders above 好许多
In calculus, Joe is head and shoulders above his classmates.
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9 B5 c: }3 X! T' m/ H27，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.

28，be stuck 卡住了
+ ?& i, @! B9 [I can’t get this window open. It’s stuck.

/ ^2 ?) n+ h' Q) F! x8 z/ W29, bite off more than one can chew. 贪多嚼不烂
1 r( Z/ @9 q+ K  TA: 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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# [; R: l" u! m: D8 P& i30, break new ground 有了新的突破
His architectural design broke new ground in the field.