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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2, a far cry from 相距甚远
The published book is far cry from the early manuscript.

- D& N5 z1 H# |9 a- L! u7 E3, and how 的确
" o4 l& E2 t; O: T" mA: She’s a good dancer.
  i/ l+ P) y; v4 sB: and how.

4, a matter of time 时间问题
% v9 z+ x" \  H3 ~# U& S  R: {It is only a matter of time.

5, a phone call away 一个电话之远
9 t6 |6 W- A3 H% ^) p; T% E4 KIf you need my help, do let me know. Just remember I am a phone call away.

5 l+ X, j* _* A1 b6, a while back 不久以前

7，all along 一直I knew it all along.
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8, anything but 绝对不
3 L3 a9 D# a; l; f% w" P, r& r$ hI was anything but happy about going.

9, account for 解释How do you account for it?

; I+ R# Z4 h# r8 R10, after all 到底
A: I’ve just seen the X-rays and your teeth look just fine,
% o8 A) m8 F0 U, R/ ]9 y% }; HB: I see. Then there is nothing to worry about after all.

11, allergic to 对|……过敏
& T; m7 m$ O- Z& ]. m4 IOh 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
4 R  W7 \! u5 J6 G9 \! eI am at your service at any time.

13, around the clock 24小时不停
Martha studied around the clock for management exam.

14, as far as I know 就我所知
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15，at home with 对…..很熟悉
* ?% g( \6 U* B. o; g2 FShe is at home with problems like this.

- F& u( @7 f& y16, back out
1) 退出
" P6 n* A; e7 _* K# d! e! u+ JA: Wasn’t Bert supposed to sing tonight?
( E4 y# e& @+ l# l: vB: Yes, but he backed out at last minute
  N7 L2 U6 v# C5 r) ]2）不履行
She finally backed out of her promise.
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17, be cut out for 天生适合
2 l. Z& q. M7 S2 JI’m not cut out to be a hero.
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* p+ z) ^# `. A0 tShe has been absorbed in a horror fiction. I can’t tear her away.

- O% s5 U' z$ S. L- l19, be addicted to 对……上瘾
She has been addicted to drugs for years.

6 }) D# r  d$ g20，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.
, X/ {. u' k# G! G6 D. ]B: It runs well and I’ve actually been quite attached to it.

, B3 l$ W0 c9 ?2 V6 ~% R21, 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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, M) v% U! {+ W0 y' c' I  d22, be bound for 到……地方
The bus is bound for New England.
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$ n( @' x3 c+ l8 G# E% ~; ?  b$ _  }23, be (feel) myself 找到自我
2 C; Y; c( ?$ N- u# U9 }0 V$ XI’m feeling myself again.
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24, be burned up 生气
She was really burned up at the news.
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25, be hard up for
! t5 [' _- O' ^I’m hard up for clothes, but I have a lot of books.

+ I" n* S8 N: B' P26, be head and shoulders above 好许多
9 ]/ w9 g' Z+ M; c4 |  ^' H+ QIn calculus, Joe is head and shoulders above his classmates.

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A: Do you have any idea what his notice is about?
$ L7 Z3 B0 q" f5 L2 F6 U9 JB: I’m as in the dark as you are.
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28，be stuck 卡住了
" U- K+ l( r0 S: NI 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.
B: I think I’ve bitten off more than I can chew.
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9 ?' z  a# \4 y' {4 M30, break new ground 有了新的突破
His architectural design broke new ground in the field.