口语习惯用语100 1--30

connie

1，a change of pace 节奏变换
, f/ t  [+ p2 S& \! f3 ?You can’t do these chemistry experiments all day long. You certainly need a change of pace.
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/ I+ G! l% M" M5 P7 |# s2, a far cry from 相距甚远
! ?5 s6 \8 E; k% }, GThe 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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# \$ Q1 ^: S5 T7 F6 ~4, a matter of time 时间问题
3 q9 o1 `! j* ^- l8 _It is only a matter of time.

! r! L9 V- o' `; V5, 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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7 R& n8 F% L0 x9 l5 |; Z4 T: W$ q- Y6, a while back 不久以前
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7，all along 一直I knew it all along.

' }& W' @% o2 C! O0 b8, anything but 绝对不
7 ^6 c2 l' i/ i. TI was anything but happy about going.
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9, account for 解释How do you account for it?

10, after all 到底
A: I’ve just seen the X-rays and your teeth look just fine,
2 Y5 i. d$ }+ @& x# L+ tB: I see. Then there is nothing to worry about after all.

9 d% [: c7 H) l& |! h6 x. g11, allergic to 对|……过敏
7 P/ \. `6 Z' `+ H3 |* vOh 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
7 P2 u* v. F  Q( d# n8 ~/ G2 PI am at your service at any time.

0 Y* g6 D7 y% a/ t1 E13, 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.
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' G6 \5 }7 U9 h) t% s% M16, back out
1 y" _9 ^" H$ E' ~9 ^# k) m3 R$ W1) 退出
6 G& f, B. f  t+ U% x5 gA: Wasn’t Bert supposed to sing tonight?
2 ]2 H% P9 |8 R: d, ]. EB: Yes, but he backed out at last minute
% {9 Q$ l; _" A- K6 T1 z! `6 [2）不履行
0 x- ~- }& H2 h2 U/ {5 kShe finally backed out of her promise.

17, be cut out for 天生适合
. e. c6 O- {5 h, v6 D2 bI’m not cut out to be a hero.

1 t2 b% E  [" w; R" @18, be absorbed in
  }) y5 T1 @: N% V' L2 FShe has been absorbed in a horror fiction. I can’t tear her away.
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5 G. I' \2 |% n' H, B19, be addicted to 对……上瘾
She has been addicted to drugs for years.

! t( U' X* `: K$ N1 p20，be attached to 对……有感情
5 w1 [, ^6 W$ dA: 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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2 U4 \: m2 m. N& g2 p$ h21, back up 1) 累积
: {5 b8 U$ E" D- dThe subway is running behind schedule, and traffic is backed up for blocks.
& p" a# a9 Z9 `7 i( x  {/ w% k) oI don’t know if we’ll make the 6:30 show.
" h9 g; ^1 [' N) L2 K, D! @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.

( F4 v- \! G6 }+ g% d0 s) {1 p23, be (feel) myself 找到自我
I’m feeling myself again.

24, be burned up 生气
She was really burned up at the news.
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25, be hard up for
I’m hard up for clothes, but I have a lot of books.

; g- Y( U/ u4 M  z0 r. ]' H1 j* Z26, be head and shoulders above 好许多
2 Q5 O3 F4 I" M% h# t$ B! uIn calculus, Joe is head and shoulders above his classmates.

& W8 V. v- P# D1 [* F$ f27，be in the dark 蒙在鼓里
A: Do you have any idea what his notice is about?
B: I’m as in the dark as you are.

28，be stuck 卡住了
I can’t get this window open. It’s stuck.
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5 V7 r. W- b, f6 A29, bite off more than one can chew. 贪多嚼不烂
A: I hear you’re taking an advanced physics course this semester.
  ?* }8 G. m- ]6 ~% a) w" f+ o$ zB: I think I’ve bitten off more than I can chew.
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8 O' I% z$ h9 A30, break new ground 有了新的突破
His architectural design broke new ground in the field.