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
7 z4 Q% [: S" Q% w1 O+ NThe published book is far cry from the early manuscript.
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9 O) M9 S) ]$ Y1 p3 k- z, Q7 S, c3, and how 的确
A: She’s a good dancer.
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4, a matter of time 时间问题
5 F# \- N1 _) L! ^- j3 CIt is only a matter of time.
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5, a phone call away 一个电话之远
; d. U  A8 y# }$ O5 R& s" QIf 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

7，all along 一直I knew it all along.

8, anything but 绝对不
  A- L: _3 b+ R% QI was anything but happy about going.
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0 ^2 l9 S9 P. U0 x, g1 A: X" _9, account for 解释How do you account for it?
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8 g4 X3 g) S! F7 l: _( f) u10, after all 到底
A: I’ve just seen the X-rays and your teeth look just fine,
, ?) {' U  ~. ^5 gB: I see. Then there is nothing to worry about after all.

- e% a% M3 J, Z4 o- a8 ]. E: h11, allergic to 对|……过敏
; S; X" P$ n9 |' R' u, cOh 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
I am at your service at any time.

( k3 f9 _9 V6 C; t- @. V5 r13, around the clock 24小时不停
- h3 s  g: m3 y) h0 ~Martha studied around the clock for management exam.

! R6 a( S- V5 ~+ Q14, as far as I know 就我所知

! t6 M  T# g' n/ d3 S* S0 `2 \15，at home with 对…..很熟悉
0 b$ `- d( p' l6 R: f" b5 C! EShe is at home with problems like this.

16, back out
( J5 d+ ^+ O& C; l1) 退出
+ Z. n: {/ d. x, RA: Wasn’t Bert supposed to sing tonight?
B: Yes, but he backed out at last minute
: |' s. Z* k, s  b( Y3 o& n2）不履行
She finally backed out of her promise.
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6 F- B/ G& W2 ^5 O1 i) s! l1 m17, be cut out for 天生适合
I’m not cut out to be a hero.
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, t1 T& [( v) }3 X' x- v0 m18, 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.

! Z& I5 E& X- B9 }9 P7 a20，be attached to 对……有感情
3 j3 l2 K9 q+ X% FA: I’m amazed that you are still driving that old car of yours. I thought you would have  gotten rid of it years ago.
) G0 c% Q. t8 A; v+ s  A" L6 dB: It runs well and I’ve actually been quite attached to it.

21, back up 1) 累积
- K4 k9 z! h/ R, 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.
9 o  [6 h! ^2 R! a/ p: m/ P% w- |2) 支持I’ll back it up.
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22, be bound for 到……地方
The bus is bound for New England.

9 \, q1 ^6 [0 Q: s23, be (feel) myself 找到自我
I’m feeling myself again.
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24, be burned up 生气
7 s. L* O" w: e7 PShe 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
' I8 q# y( U- @: UIn 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.

28，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
& n0 \: X( ?0 c& {& hA: I hear you’re taking an advanced physics course this semester.
' n8 z6 G" P8 j# v5 |( k5 CB: I think I’ve bitten off more than I can chew.
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% y& M- c6 X: K- V30, break new ground 有了新的突破
! @& l  T/ U8 S6 dHis architectural design broke new ground in the field.