口语习惯用语100 1--30

connie

1，a change of pace 节奏变换
/ M+ b( |  R& cYou 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
3 y4 m: [- O# h7 X% Z9 WThe published book is far cry from the early manuscript.

3, and how 的确
; L* v' p- \* s# I+ WA: She’s a good dancer.
; o5 \( f! [! |) W; P7 BB: and how.

3 q# K4 g5 ]5 c4, a matter of time 时间问题
It is only a matter of time.

5, 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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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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& X3 R  ]$ X$ n: \+ E7 O8, 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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10, after all 到底
0 z$ _: s$ S; {4 kA: 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.
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11, allergic to 对|……过敏
Oh man! Something in this room is making my eyes itch. I must be allergic to something.

  w# R2 _2 \- R( x7 B+ f9 t! }12, at sb’s service 愿为某人服务
I am at your service at any time.

13, around the clock 24小时不停
2 p) |; C- R+ e' c- q+ HMartha studied around the clock for management exam.
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& {, |! F/ e% c/ q14, 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.

: z9 t. y) D: z0 m, h16, back out
: n1 [: p( h" C7 R- [* o1) 退出
. X8 E9 M) `( L* G/ Q) f3 Q/ hA: Wasn’t Bert supposed to sing tonight?
B: Yes, but he backed out at last minute
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& ?: G, Y1 o& h: o- z; O% @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.

/ A7 l% c1 Y8 X+ i- v" ~$ j& y3 Q18, be absorbed in
$ C7 k; i" o9 c! v" x( m! R4 ^  h* Y; _She has been absorbed in a horror fiction. I can’t tear her away.
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- d/ _/ m0 d" N* k19, be addicted to 对……上瘾
" H+ }: v6 v- b# eShe has been addicted to drugs for years.

20，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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21, back up 1) 累积
The subway is running behind schedule, and traffic is backed up for blocks.
* Z3 o; M7 v" e+ P3 YI don’t know if we’ll make the 6:30 show.
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.

23, be (feel) myself 找到自我
I’m feeling myself again.
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24, be burned up 生气
& [0 \5 Z, y$ ~8 Z( d+ F" ^" m, Q& lShe was really burned up at the news.

1 M7 C) ]* R, Y: D$ P25, be hard up for
. }+ A+ n& _$ [/ t6 |I’m hard up for clothes, but I have a lot of books.
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/ X- N. f9 n( _, C5 J) U/ KIn calculus, Joe is head and shoulders above his classmates.

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A: Do you have any idea what his notice is about?
: J1 u7 h5 _  v" L0 C. rB: I’m as in the dark as you are.
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0 n2 [. G. @. J( I! z3 w" G* @8 n28，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
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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His architectural design broke new ground in the field.