口语习惯用语100 1--30

connie

1，a change of pace 节奏变换
2 V1 B9 ]7 c2 @& x* n. P# C+ N; M7 DYou 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
: }& Z: i8 s+ d7 zThe published book is far cry from the early manuscript.

3, and how 的确
A: She’s a good dancer.
$ g$ R6 O8 w9 J, ]; DB: and how.
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4, a matter of time 时间问题
It is only a matter of time.
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5, a phone call away 一个电话之远
2 f9 r4 k9 e! C- }% e  b) V3 BIf you need my help, do let me know. Just remember I am a phone call away.
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6, 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
I was anything but happy about going.

9, account for 解释How do you account for it?

# @2 C0 j) \5 H+ c0 @8 l2 v10, after all 到底
A: I’ve just seen the X-rays and your teeth look just fine,
# V8 c: m* [5 w7 c7 RB: I see. Then there is nothing to worry about after all.

: U/ t, Z: Q4 E( t( @$ P11, 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
# ~6 N! b" n2 {3 k6 NI am at your service at any time.

: G" [/ M( P/ `+ V; V13, around the clock 24小时不停
7 |+ M2 K: x6 Q! p; P# z4 ]Martha studied around the clock for management exam.

: k8 j9 ~1 ^& f9 n$ W* x1 \14, 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.
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16, back out
1) 退出
" l8 |9 R0 F! U5 V" NA: Wasn’t Bert supposed to sing tonight?
" p9 U. N. ?- {3 W2 YB: Yes, but he backed out at last minute
5 M8 ]) A6 h4 o( w2）不履行
( \" d; O+ s" @, v2 H& xShe finally backed out of her promise.
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17, be cut out for 天生适合
I’m not cut out to be a hero.
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  R& R( q3 z0 q/ S6 s8 e: q18, be absorbed in
6 d7 a' X; u* H* [: _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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20，be attached to 对……有感情
3 W  D& R; L; G0 M8 C; c, yA: I’m amazed that you are still driving that old car of yours. I thought you would have  gotten rid of it years ago.
& M9 w" {- ?4 l4 `# J" K8 JB: It runs well and I’ve actually been quite attached to it.

21, back up 1) 累积
The subway is running behind schedule, and traffic is backed up for blocks.
I don’t know if we’ll make the 6:30 show.
$ Y% D, U9 p7 y/ B. i  C9 s+ V& p2) 支持I’ll back it up.

22, be bound for 到……地方
The bus is bound for New England.

8 o& ^7 t6 x! a23, be (feel) myself 找到自我
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24, be burned up 生气
She was really burned up at the news.

, q. B) y  }: m, ~% e25, be hard up for
I’m hard up for clothes, but I have a lot of books.
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26, be head and shoulders above 好许多
4 q9 v  f- j! t4 FIn calculus, Joe is head and shoulders above his classmates.
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27，be in the dark 蒙在鼓里
" ]$ T$ D4 V) I; p2 XA: Do you have any idea what his notice is about?
; c  i5 ?3 }9 O4 L, e/ x2 c7 p8 yB: I’m as in the dark as you are.

" w1 b6 s; @! C28，be stuck 卡住了
0 V! ^3 m0 {0 U* V/ a& h, CI can’t get this window open. It’s stuck.
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) d+ i! S+ n- A29, bite off more than one can chew. 贪多嚼不烂
# d$ J2 U& J/ mA: 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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+ [7 k8 M# M# M  t0 d30, break new ground 有了新的突破
His architectural design broke new ground in the field.