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
The published book is far cry from the early manuscript.
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' V; X, P3 g% w3 I" v% e3, and how 的确
7 H2 I6 a/ V. c" L9 c  w# `9 }1 GA: She’s a good dancer.
: @% k3 h, @# \  l$ J% {* c) qB: and how.

2 r- s' P7 ]; }  M* A4, 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.

4 P6 ^5 O8 h5 o+ k. i6, 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
0 e, |7 }' O: YI was anything but happy about going.

0 S. j" n' D/ t/ [$ L3 d6 M9, 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,
& `5 k& ~, w2 c# w) I" r4 GB: I see. Then there is nothing to worry about after all.
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( f6 u. A1 x  o* H) S7 C11, allergic to 对|……过敏
* Y0 O+ f5 W1 q& ]Oh man! Something in this room is making my eyes itch. I must be allergic to something.

12, at sb’s service 愿为某人服务
0 U# @" t4 V8 Z' u: ?5 DI am at your service at any time.

& m& F  f' e' G( `8 `13, around the clock 24小时不停
2 {' z- i8 ~( w' M; dMartha studied around the clock for management exam.
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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.

16, back out
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9 y+ `9 n* ^1 f9 U1 KA: Wasn’t Bert supposed to sing tonight?
B: Yes, but he backed out at last minute
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She finally backed out of her promise.
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17, be cut out for 天生适合
- j9 o/ v: x2 N* ~2 I6 i' ^& AI’m not cut out to be a hero.

18, be absorbed in
0 g, l, i8 x9 c* w% ^1 P. W+ @She has been absorbed in a horror fiction. I can’t tear her away.

19, be addicted to 对……上瘾
. Q2 r3 ]# q8 `0 x" A* a, KShe 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
# q3 H5 c; V: o+ q* aThe subway is running behind schedule, and traffic is backed up for blocks.
  _! J! u2 y0 p/ oI don’t know if we’ll make the 6:30 show.
2 ?" b3 i, @% _8 v: o6 @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.

+ m" N0 u$ D; W( F5 k5 n24, be burned up 生气
She was really burned up at the news.
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% r4 W9 L+ V+ S- K$ I" |  @- I; VI’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.

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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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28，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.
2 q" n# B* ]( S/ B7 I" n. ~6 qB: I think I’ve bitten off more than I can chew.

) f( g% f8 U0 @30, break new ground 有了新的突破
1 J" C0 v: u7 I) |+ G2 w: A* `6 EHis architectural design broke new ground in the field.