口语习惯用语100 1--30

connie

1，a change of pace 节奏变换
0 D' L( M7 f- ]& [+ H; jYou 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
3 R" `2 Q2 K# KThe published book is far cry from the early manuscript.

3, and how 的确
+ Y+ e% V) Y7 l7 V  H4 T4 \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.
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$ S) i5 J8 q! O5 d5, 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.

6 {5 K8 e& t& d1 i) O6, a while back 不久以前
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7，all along 一直I knew it all along.
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! |% W  y  s3 o1 v: Z0 Y8 y3 o8, anything but 绝对不
2 k) {; v" D( XI was anything but happy about going.

: z* c5 q- G% m% |7 Y* `7 o9, account for 解释How do you account for it?
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  J- ]4 K9 ]0 \# Q" T10, 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.

11, allergic to 对|……过敏
# i( y5 K1 e+ c1 S0 p) |Oh 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
I am at your service at any time.

2 u; o; @. f) h0 H" q! @* ^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

15，at home with 对…..很熟悉
She is at home with problems like this.
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9 j, k- K: V7 I: f. T/ O16, back out
1) 退出
A: Wasn’t Bert supposed to sing tonight?
B: Yes, but he backed out at last minute
& R. {  V8 O# _$ j7 z; G0 X2）不履行
' A: B5 ^2 Z7 A3 [  ~' \& c: v2 W. |She 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.
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* W. p! B' E& _- ?# n6 O. I  C* p/ JShe has been addicted to drugs for years.

. t8 Z" A/ C3 ]! j* w20，be attached to 对……有感情
$ ?  w4 ?9 |# d3 `5 X7 |1 zA: 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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21, back up 1) 累积
; z% V- @7 J; m' s/ y" m. Q( @The subway is running behind schedule, and traffic is backed up for blocks.
1 ?0 M, H/ G  v# T7 o3 L9 ]! OI don’t know if we’ll make the 6:30 show.
3 W  u' W: S, H* @4 D( T+ `2) 支持I’ll back it up.

$ c  R. n1 P1 j0 w$ O- e22, be bound for 到……地方
The bus is bound for New England.
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; U% ^% }" B8 U8 E3 II’m feeling myself again.
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She was really burned up at the news.

25, be hard up for
( Y# E* H. |7 k8 a$ ^4 S, TI’m hard up for clothes, but I have a lot of books.

, a$ O' p% z) H) k, u  ~26, be head and shoulders above 好许多
4 e3 q* V& x" i$ s  p% A2 rIn calculus, Joe is head and shoulders above his classmates.

8 @$ |; v& h) B5 ^0 i6 f27，be in the dark 蒙在鼓里
, L. U5 J5 V$ o& Q) _3 s. xA: 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.

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.
0 R& Z: |) H; R+ q* G  yB: I think I’ve bitten off more than I can chew.

. L6 j0 ~! \/ @30, break new ground 有了新的突破
His architectural design broke new ground in the field.