口语习惯用语100 1--30

connie

1，a change of pace 节奏变换
. Q" D4 t; K9 f8 }$ 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
The published book is far cry from the early manuscript.

3, and how 的确
# U, Q( f! o& O" hA: She’s a good dancer.
B: and how.

" w; R) _  C" x: r4, a matter of time 时间问题
3 k/ w  f4 r# F# s2 s4 {2 IIt is only a matter of time.
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& s. f3 N1 M8 G1 {: X/ P5 Y5, a phone call away 一个电话之远
. M  @  @. ]! ^: p0 fIf 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.
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8, anything but 绝对不
+ z9 l6 Z" c9 r, z( OI was anything but happy about going.
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5 J) _5 O7 J! E9, account for 解释How do you account for it?
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% M' h4 Q& P& p" ?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.

5 F: }. k& _' f; s9 ^! I" ]  e! ^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
I am at your service at any time.
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13, around the clock 24小时不停
4 m/ F7 Y! U% R. L. x9 ^& {: \$ yMartha studied around the clock for management exam.

14, as far as I know 就我所知

15，at home with 对…..很熟悉
) s" H# q5 D& s+ z$ M) \: y% jShe is at home with problems like this.
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16, back out
5 x3 R9 J/ N7 X% _; g- k5 A1) 退出
A: Wasn’t Bert supposed to sing tonight?
B: Yes, but he backed out at last minute
" Z( A9 R7 B) \, x7 s; b2）不履行
! i% g2 `2 ^7 L% _  YShe finally backed out of her promise.

* i4 V( j* [- D# @2 L17, be cut out for 天生适合
I’m not cut out to be a hero.
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18, be absorbed in
She has been absorbed in a horror fiction. I can’t tear her away.

8 ~2 W8 h2 t% A19, be addicted to 对……上瘾
She has been addicted to drugs for years.
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5 B- o2 [/ m; d' J& S- T20，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.
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3 k, W8 j' J8 m) v/ b21, back up 1) 累积
! s! T9 ^5 }! N0 q' s9 f0 w" gThe subway is running behind schedule, and traffic is backed up for blocks.
2 q6 q7 j# h' N# x: ZI don’t know if we’ll make the 6:30 show.
2) 支持I’ll back it up.
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( ~; S5 s4 U0 M: T$ m  s& t( K5 k22, be bound for 到……地方
The bus is bound for New England.
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; x8 C9 e: R# t. n# i23, be (feel) myself 找到自我
I’m feeling myself again.

& Q" H* Z# N/ k+ m6 `/ k: V24, be burned up 生气
She was really burned up at the news.

25, 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
In calculus, Joe is head and shoulders above his classmates.

/ m. g4 d+ E2 }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.

8 A  i7 e& F* F4 D# s" _/ A$ ^1 {28，be stuck 卡住了
" t+ F* w" i5 j0 H- }( q& o! RI can’t get this window open. It’s stuck.
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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.
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
His architectural design broke new ground in the field.