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.

2, a far cry from 相距甚远
- b0 d. A% Q& W4 _The published book is far cry from the early manuscript.

6 i9 q' ^3 J5 ^# {( _3, and how 的确
A: She’s a good dancer.
4 h) i6 D0 I1 K+ N& W( dB: and how.
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4, a matter of time 时间问题
$ R( y& r  N1 q0 |/ X0 NIt is only a matter of time.

" P- I! }. X9 b/ Q1 w. S5, a phone call away 一个电话之远
1 C/ `8 A# U: a" @' ZIf you need my help, do let me know. Just remember I am a phone call away.

8 D+ w3 k. v- H% U/ e' ^6, a while back 不久以前
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; F' h0 R  C  ]6 U9 J: i7，all along 一直I knew it all along.

8, 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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) Q" M- k4 X  X1 Y8 w10, after all 到底
3 Y' `! |9 k! O) A; aA: I’ve just seen the X-rays and your teeth look just fine,
8 d0 J0 u: f& fB: 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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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.

* I# x( o& j* \# a- T14, as far as I know 就我所知
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She is at home with problems like this.

6 B1 `/ S/ R0 B6 E' Q& K0 q16, back out
1) 退出
A: Wasn’t Bert supposed to sing tonight?
B: Yes, but he backed out at last minute
8 q; W4 |% z, G6 F2）不履行
, v8 N) V, N2 oShe finally backed out of her promise.

& z+ N) d4 `( K) u( u; e3 @7 b# o17, be cut out for 天生适合
1 c! A( h  y5 NI’m not cut out to be a hero.
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0 J* O) |. y$ {) C6 ?18, be absorbed in
She has been absorbed in a horror fiction. I can’t tear her away.

$ a" Y' X: C6 s0 e, g19, be addicted to 对……上瘾
5 N( X: ]9 D+ Z3 mShe has been addicted to drugs for years.
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$ H; D# n% N; q" y1 w# ^5 o) W20，be attached to 对……有感情
  w2 I  @9 t! |2 B( T2 PA: I’m amazed that you are still driving that old car of yours. I thought you would have  gotten rid of it years ago.
  L( S! {; P& Z, YB: It runs well and I’ve actually been quite attached to it.
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21, back up 1) 累积
3 v7 s' b& H/ SThe 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.

22, be bound for 到……地方
The bus is bound for New England.
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3 O5 j  o. k3 n6 I2 o! x23, be (feel) myself 找到自我
7 Z# {# B* M5 h6 TI’m feeling myself again.

0 K& k  P1 U/ [* Y  W9 b24, be burned up 生气
She was really burned up at the news.

& g7 U  z3 E- M8 Z& l25, be hard up for
# t! D. |7 c1 ~% f; \9 U( ZI’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.

$ K9 D) k& h7 O& a27，be in the dark 蒙在鼓里
A: Do you have any idea what his notice is about?
3 i$ @$ ^. h4 [; t7 O4 W) GB: I’m as in the dark as you are.

+ P& m& D* ^4 n  l8 d28，be stuck 卡住了
( ^+ e! Z! n0 I+ lI can’t get this window open. It’s stuck.
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: N$ F6 V8 {) I29, 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
+ }; b- @: i- n* o3 x9 R, bHis architectural design broke new ground in the field.