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.

% B( s8 b- Z% }* |2, a far cry from 相距甚远
& r: Q2 w. {8 V- Z  DThe published book is far cry from the early manuscript.
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" j2 Y8 p5 n7 R6 f& M3, and how 的确
A: She’s a good dancer.
) p* A: t. N  YB: and how.

# N5 p4 `) w. O# ^9 x4, 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.

8, anything but 绝对不
# ?! D6 y, M, M6 o, }7 v* W* VI was anything but happy about going.
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8 w1 ^  v- g7 T$ @0 o  ~. X9, 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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& w* E2 c5 y* A: ]9 D9 i7 x12, at sb’s service 愿为某人服务
I am at your service at any time.

) w. A2 S6 c4 E- b13, around the clock 24小时不停
; N: k1 Q" O9 H1 O+ qMartha 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
She is at home with problems like this.

4 J# ~& o1 |$ V  h" G16, back out
1) 退出
+ h1 o3 P8 @' l- O. f& z  |. b( {; XA: Wasn’t Bert supposed to sing tonight?
/ M/ t7 m8 ~( D4 \; g. GB: Yes, but he backed out at last minute
2）不履行
She finally backed out of her promise.

7 k4 o9 N5 `" ?% f17, be cut out for 天生适合
* D8 n5 e% ?8 m( EI’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.

19, be addicted to 对……上瘾
0 t8 z! J' K0 U" T  DShe has been addicted to drugs for years.
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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.
9 r, i" W) h  T5 r: R+ [# |B: It runs well and I’ve actually been quite attached to it.
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21, back up 1) 累积
# A1 Y' \* n: oThe subway is running behind schedule, and traffic is backed up for blocks.
I 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
( \$ Y8 h7 |/ M: o% |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
She was really burned up at the news.
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25, be hard up for
1 t& G4 `. u! A0 N  C3 P+ f7 _I’m hard up for clothes, but I have a lot of books.

! G) ]( ?, ^* F, B& }# B26, be head and shoulders above 好许多
& H% C3 V3 u2 d+ E+ p- IIn calculus, Joe is head and shoulders above his classmates.

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.
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3 v# d4 m4 d$ \) A: V28，be stuck 卡住了
7 i/ [4 W" n  S  Z5 ]" W. _+ CI can’t get this window open. It’s stuck.

29, bite off more than one can chew. 贪多嚼不烂
5 _# d, Q7 c2 S/ ]4 OA: 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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* u$ N* O( l9 I8 M3 p' j30, break new ground 有了新的突破
His architectural design broke new ground in the field.