口语习惯用语100 1--30

connie

1，a change of pace 节奏变换
+ \6 I- `4 |6 L; v; {1 J& {5 i0 }You can’t do these chemistry experiments all day long. You certainly need a change of pace.

2, a far cry from 相距甚远
The published book is far cry from the early manuscript.
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4 f5 {8 d0 E( z3, and how 的确
/ l: ~7 ?$ i. e; a( p- eA: She’s a good dancer.
B: and how.

4, a matter of time 时间问题
It is only a matter of time.
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3 m' S) a, |& L8 Z5, a phone call away 一个电话之远
4 D2 f3 f- K6 l2 q- p( R' eIf 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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8, anything but 绝对不
( T0 h- f8 E) [7 i' p$ C- KI was anything but happy about going.

9, account for 解释How do you account for it?
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10, after all 到底
A: I’ve just seen the X-rays and your teeth look just fine,
0 Y6 A6 a, `" v# LB: I see. Then there is nothing to worry about after all.
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5 A) A8 |. ~2 \. ~. W1 A, k5 L/ k( W) e11, 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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3 ?/ L9 f3 p7 ^, q, ?: M12, at sb’s service 愿为某人服务
& L( x5 U7 l$ ~0 U1 B! nI am at your service at any time.

13, around the clock 24小时不停
Martha studied around the clock for management exam.

14, as far as I know 就我所知
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15，at home with 对…..很熟悉
- e* U) S4 Y3 HShe is at home with problems like this.

16, back out
1) 退出
6 \/ J8 T) [& ^, TA: Wasn’t Bert supposed to sing tonight?
B: Yes, but he backed out at last minute
" s  c3 T5 p5 c6 P2 f* S2 W" _1 I2）不履行
. B/ {; a& I- [  P+ s3 e" _& y$ sShe finally backed out of her promise.
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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.
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She has been addicted to drugs for years.

20，be attached to 对……有感情
( N9 b6 V8 s5 B& o! UA: 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.

6 {( e; @  A  G, G: c, g$ Y5 z21, back up 1) 累积
7 ?7 [; R! z+ JThe subway is running behind schedule, and traffic is backed up for blocks.
I don’t know if we’ll make the 6:30 show.
* i4 Z: {9 j+ S2) 支持I’ll back it up.
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; o, j% F& k: C2 t0 n22, 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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$ n* n' Z8 T$ F' b' _She was really burned up at the news.
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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.

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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: [, [$ q3 d) V' H$ LI can’t get this window open. It’s stuck.
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* @7 a! a+ U) E. t+ x5 [29, bite off more than one can chew. 贪多嚼不烂
$ Z9 T  o, ~# FA: I hear you’re taking an advanced physics course this semester.
B: I think I’ve bitten off more than I can chew.

30, break new ground 有了新的突破
7 z/ I" y8 @, p* a$ u+ {: UHis architectural design broke new ground in the field.