口语习惯用语100 1--30

connie

1，a change of pace 节奏变换
( }8 T" z5 ?; x' w" lYou can’t do these chemistry experiments all day long. You certainly need a change of pace.
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0 g* e7 T' x7 J  g2, a far cry from 相距甚远
The published book is far cry from the early manuscript.

9 ^: D5 D1 d  q3, and how 的确
7 v0 K; V, U% fA: She’s a good dancer.
B: and how.

4, a matter of time 时间问题
It is only a matter of time.

* o% {" I7 t8 t) H5, a phone call away 一个电话之远
; f8 |2 }6 z' f7 S" ?2 J# LIf you need my help, do let me know. Just remember I am a phone call away.

6, a while back 不久以前
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; v; d& W  K+ r/ A2 g0 i0 {; H7，all along 一直I knew it all along.

$ V' _2 _- ~, [8, anything but 绝对不
I was anything but happy about going.
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' G- I2 b$ R) X* R- A$ w9, 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.
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11, allergic to 对|……过敏
. [3 F8 z6 u, C1 G( o) ^* g& eOh man! Something in this room is making my eyes itch. I must be allergic to something.

3 R/ N# y( w0 ~3 v' T% ~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
Martha studied around the clock for management exam.
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. D  t1 [, _9 v7 l14, as far as I know 就我所知

15，at home with 对…..很熟悉
1 A; z5 G8 h8 p2 T  aShe is at home with problems like this.
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$ }6 j) N% b6 h4 H& ?' d, T3 n$ C16, back out
/ ]! S: A( r8 D5 s; l. Z7 [3 L  M7 K1) 退出
4 ^& `+ M+ w, \- |% ?% JA: Wasn’t Bert supposed to sing tonight?
; ~* s- Z% Y) @4 I: G5 WB: Yes, but he backed out at last minute
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.

18, be absorbed in
She has been absorbed in a horror fiction. I can’t tear her away.

; M# |) Z) t8 p. l7 H) i" V& Z19, be addicted to 对……上瘾
She has been addicted to drugs for years.

20，be attached to 对……有感情
  V1 V2 M  A9 u5 G" [* K7 ]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.
/ P5 \* d$ Y: OB: It runs well and I’ve actually been quite attached to it.
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: j, K; s# }+ r* P/ P; {21, back up 1) 累积
The subway is running behind schedule, and traffic is backed up for blocks.
/ p" s7 D- y9 f9 tI don’t know if we’ll make the 6:30 show.
2) 支持I’ll back it up.

22, be bound for 到……地方
+ l! N; {1 |2 r( gThe bus is bound for New England.
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23, be (feel) myself 找到自我
1 c/ _+ q0 |2 d6 D$ `I’m feeling myself again.

24, be burned up 生气
0 L5 {. P1 c' R% z  A' AShe was really burned up at the news.

1 D" s/ o( N$ {% a2 A( Q9 ^25, be hard up for
  L* V5 O" R+ n$ sI’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.

* e! B5 s7 J; b- O( Q6 L' ^6 N3 M27，be in the dark 蒙在鼓里
: s% M4 @. |/ e1 FA: Do you have any idea what his notice is about?
6 C9 b" M* A" i5 b# DB: I’m as in the dark as you are.

/ S0 @! p$ A+ J: [* Q/ u28，be stuck 卡住了
I can’t get this window open. It’s stuck.
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$ R9 N, s# M' V% z, b2 m0 T# v29, bite off more than one can chew. 贪多嚼不烂
5 W$ ?4 X7 w1 fA: I hear you’re taking an advanced physics course this semester.
, A6 _7 I: v; g8 I' h+ RB: I think I’ve bitten off more than I can chew.

30, break new ground 有了新的突破
His architectural design broke new ground in the field.