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
; i, {4 t7 b% B& JThe published book is far cry from the early manuscript.
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' A" Z9 m9 X& J' v4 S. e3, and how 的确
6 y: _* _# }, K5 F! e! TA: She’s a good dancer.
B: and how.
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4, a matter of time 时间问题
+ p$ {7 a4 Q# s  h6 F+ P' I  dIt is only a matter of time.
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0 q7 B4 ~0 i" R  b* R- T5, 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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3 z5 y3 U) _; M% k7，all along 一直I knew it all along.
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7 J, c! r: e: _' {8, anything but 绝对不
. {0 ~- X9 G/ f+ z4 II was anything but happy about going.

9 B/ F( c, R) d' \$ G9, 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,
, O( w/ z; E$ SB: I see. Then there is nothing to worry about after all.
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11, allergic to 对|……过敏
! [$ F4 q$ S1 N5 d  K4 L4 j$ gOh 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
$ v1 ~( j2 z9 w. yI am at your service at any time.

- g/ S* w. d3 F  S- Y13, around the clock 24小时不停
Martha 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
1) 退出
A: Wasn’t Bert supposed to sing tonight?
9 W  K$ f" y& z6 YB: Yes, but he backed out at last minute
2）不履行
; c4 t7 A6 T) r- {' x9 TShe finally backed out of her promise.
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& d: N$ G$ U/ U9 Y17, be cut out for 天生适合
3 G9 I( J. }' Q7 E, _I’m not cut out to be a hero.
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18, be absorbed in
6 w6 v9 V: ~& H6 n. \) hShe has been absorbed in a horror fiction. I can’t tear her away.

19, be addicted to 对……上瘾
& q6 L3 h% q9 N+ [3 p$ fShe has been addicted to drugs for years.
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20，be attached to 对……有感情
' j; W: z  y9 D) O- @# q/ r4 eA: 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.

$ }- v" [. {/ g+ `0 e. J21, back up 1) 累积
% z3 b  x. S9 @The subway is running behind schedule, and traffic is backed up for blocks.
$ R0 c9 E% j0 L% _6 W, oI don’t know if we’ll make the 6:30 show.
2) 支持I’ll back it up.

7 v2 E  u! L  k# t% J8 C22, be bound for 到……地方
! Q! H. w7 H7 J5 _The bus is bound for New England.

7 o, O2 M3 F+ Q& s23, be (feel) myself 找到自我
3 F0 c! [6 K$ K( X% J6 {, ?0 tI’m feeling myself again.

% _/ T0 Z/ m% B: o# D3 \24, be burned up 生气
She was really burned up at the news.

25, be hard up for
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
) g- D: X" a, ]  @In calculus, Joe is head and shoulders above his classmates.
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# w% T4 s" c. q- R& I27，be in the dark 蒙在鼓里
3 z5 ?9 }0 a8 b8 }+ QA: Do you have any idea what his notice is about?
3 V) I% n' z8 L% M: jB: I’m as in the dark as you are.
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) s& d% `; j! |28，be stuck 卡住了
I can’t get this window open. It’s stuck.
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, B, _. t; a6 e1 X29, 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
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