口语习惯用语100 1--30

connie

1，a change of pace 节奏变换
: x, S, Q5 ?& Z$ kYou 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
4 _% h% z/ g; d( e0 f: o/ OThe published book is far cry from the early manuscript.

% n9 J2 d$ X+ ^" Z. [3, and how 的确
A: She’s a good dancer.
6 p2 Z1 T5 U4 N% d& b# Q( OB: and how.

4, a matter of time 时间问题
It is only a matter of time.
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. R+ Y0 f1 r, f# X* z" G5, a phone call away 一个电话之远
2 f8 _- C: r4 E- ZIf you need my help, do let me know. Just remember I am a phone call away.

8 G" T- ^( U# v) j5 F' M6, a while back 不久以前
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5 @/ ^# U3 t2 h$ x3 h1 }1 j/ r7，all along 一直I knew it all along.

8, anything but 绝对不
I was anything but happy about going.

7 {' n# L7 V, A, c4 z  i0 k6 _9, account for 解释How do you account for it?

10, after all 到底
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.

11, 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
; k& n5 _' c% s& N  e$ F9 p. m& HI am at your service at any time.

, h6 |# T& A9 x0 L$ Y& i13, around the clock 24小时不停
Martha studied around the clock for management exam.
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/ y7 Y; o% {# m+ `/ @& _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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1) 退出
1 ~; N" \% n9 Y0 r* O2 a+ hA: Wasn’t Bert supposed to sing tonight?
B: Yes, but he backed out at last minute
$ J. b5 H' V9 _1 ^3 Z& ~1 @1 ~2）不履行
She 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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$ }3 r* l* }7 ?% l% p& o18, 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.
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8 O) M; I+ M6 T20，be attached to 对……有感情
5 x% T, \6 j# L3 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.
B: It runs well and I’ve actually been quite attached to it.
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21, back up 1) 累积
, B( i  S( r& X3 v% zThe subway is running behind schedule, and traffic is backed up for blocks.
I don’t know if we’ll make the 6:30 show.
$ G: N. y" O5 N% f- {& `2) 支持I’ll back it up.

22, be bound for 到……地方
The 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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24, be burned up 生气
She was really burned up at the news.
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25, be hard up for
- C* |) q7 _, i8 i; e4 |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
In calculus, Joe is head and shoulders above his classmates.

5 }' F7 X0 l+ C+ D- E0 z27，be in the dark 蒙在鼓里
7 E: t* v6 R$ a, z/ |5 C! EA: Do you have any idea what his notice is about?
B: I’m as in the dark as you are.

- n# L/ ]0 W1 @- b" t# [$ |5 [7 t4 y28，be stuck 卡住了
I can’t get this window open. It’s stuck.
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) o# d4 ?  L) A29, bite off more than one can chew. 贪多嚼不烂
A: 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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30, break new ground 有了新的突破
: h2 `# w, O: ~8 t" _His architectural design broke new ground in the field.