口语习惯用语100 1--30

connie

1，a change of pace 节奏变换
. y1 g  S* L( t" @! oYou can’t do these chemistry experiments all day long. You certainly need a change of pace.
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3 m4 K7 T7 J+ q% m2, a far cry from 相距甚远
The published book is far cry from the early manuscript.
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3, and how 的确
A: She’s a good dancer.
B: and how.
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4, a matter of time 时间问题
It is only a matter of time.

+ t; E8 n/ Z# B4 R+ m" L5, a phone call away 一个电话之远
; e/ R8 O. Y) M+ cIf 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

7，all along 一直I knew it all along.

8, anything but 绝对不
I was anything but happy about going.

' t1 g  u/ T+ j- r: y6 f  v9, account for 解释How do you account for it?
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$ k* g0 I# O+ q7 p( X9 |10, after all 到底
( F3 ^# s2 D9 {" |1 E! f( B7 P$ s# B( jA: 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.
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11, allergic to 对|……过敏
  C2 F6 u8 f0 b7 WOh 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
9 Q: l# }0 q1 K+ VI am at your service at any time.

7 ]/ x- j5 i4 K; R4 ?. f5 t13, around the clock 24小时不停
Martha studied around the clock for management exam.

% v( s: m. u) }5 ]5 t: v9 l$ D14, as far as I know 就我所知

8 D4 f# R: b' z15，at home with 对…..很熟悉
She is at home with problems like this.
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. `: B$ s/ q5 J5 r, u16, back out
4 m  }1 D2 q0 F9 e  ~1) 退出
0 [( d6 Y3 ~; k+ UA: Wasn’t Bert supposed to sing tonight?
, [4 Y/ V3 n" j8 tB: Yes, but he backed out at last minute
2）不履行
She finally backed out of her promise.

17, be cut out for 天生适合
I’m not cut out to be a hero.

18, be absorbed in
She has been absorbed in a horror fiction. I can’t tear her away.
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19, be addicted to 对……上瘾
She 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.
2 v  h! W) X- R/ @" WB: It runs well and I’ve actually been quite attached to it.
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21, back up 1) 累积
The 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
The bus is bound for New England.
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23, be (feel) myself 找到自我
0 g  D9 M* d3 u3 i$ xI’m feeling myself again.

24, be burned up 生气
6 w; z3 X' H* p  i: E* X1 y" uShe 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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& N$ _5 k# T* C0 s0 e% y& A26, be head and shoulders above 好许多
In calculus, Joe is head and shoulders above his classmates.

+ i, \4 c: [( w/ c27，be in the dark 蒙在鼓里
1 v0 g& n- e* `# r9 a" R; {8 c- d" i- tA: Do you have any idea what his notice is about?
0 T, l! l: @9 K. c4 e7 F* A5 M1 ?$ }B: I’m as in the dark as you are.
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" e" K$ c0 z) x+ |1 {$ {8 X# M28，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
; E# [9 v# S2 `' M- Q5 q8 A% MA: 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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9 q- I- L, x6 t6 h. S30, break new ground 有了新的突破
His architectural design broke new ground in the field.