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.
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4 G+ H5 F& s8 C# T5 H* e2, a far cry from 相距甚远
The published book is far cry from the early manuscript.

* N" f6 [( Q) p" S! w3, and how 的确
% H+ A2 _7 h" p( ^$ L* WA: 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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If you need my help, do let me know. Just remember I am a phone call away.

6, a while back 不久以前

7，all along 一直I knew it all along.

7 O* J: w1 _1 {  n2 H8, anything but 绝对不
I was anything but happy about going.
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/ j, j( @( E5 Y2 L9, account for 解释How do you account for it?
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3 L4 k9 L7 Q$ X6 Q' Z# G( `; W* J10, after all 到底
A: 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
1 @) u; @$ D. l9 k" X7 D$ UOh man! Something in this room is making my eyes itch. I must be allergic to something.
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4 l/ M2 B) m5 l: _+ S* ^- ^12, at sb’s service 愿为某人服务
I am at your service at any time.
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, Q$ _- r+ O; T2 S0 s13, 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
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$ d3 s  Q0 l  G7 o15，at home with 对…..很熟悉
) W& ?& W; o& b) M- q  t" DShe is at home with problems like this.
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16, back out
0 }" O) U) `% X: W1) 退出
/ n# `8 M7 @4 bA: Wasn’t Bert supposed to sing tonight?
: w# F. y/ I6 g9 P. DB: Yes, but he backed out at last minute
5 _7 R8 m" @* w9 Y2 V8 p! A4 x6 x2）不履行
0 u2 \2 l9 y3 R5 S; V* `$ u4 GShe finally backed out of her promise.
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17, be cut out for 天生适合
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.

19, be addicted to 对……上瘾
/ E3 q- _' l4 cShe has been addicted to drugs for years.

5 ~( B& \  h( U; N$ R' A+ ]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.

3 T4 ]) `1 w; @21, back up 1) 累积
5 G( x: r, c* V7 FThe subway is running behind schedule, and traffic is backed up for blocks.
6 Y3 r" t5 @! ^4 kI 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
. C4 u  s# w4 Y0 b3 @. Q& \/ QThe bus is bound for New England.
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23, be (feel) myself 找到自我
I’m feeling myself again.

24, be burned up 生气
5 W( P/ M; R4 iShe was really burned up at the news.
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25, be hard up for
5 y+ L) A, p8 X7 v% HI’m hard up for clothes, but I have a lot of books.

26, be head and shoulders above 好许多
  |/ Z/ {5 a) M- N7 D, W3 ^( @& rIn calculus, Joe is head and shoulders above his classmates.

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A: Do you have any idea what his notice is about?
9 @1 ?3 w5 s1 y5 Y8 M4 v0 g! k, fB: I’m as in the dark as you are.

28，be stuck 卡住了
7 T0 L, J. U" S- jI can’t get this window open. It’s stuck.

; G( R7 h" |( ]3 z1 v& C29, bite off more than one can chew. 贪多嚼不烂
' j( ?, V: ~- r/ x: x$ LA: 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
4 Y# U* k8 F- ?2 h/ P, o1 R2 iHis architectural design broke new ground in the field.