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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% n( o" d* j+ y/ @9 O7 V2, a far cry from 相距甚远
The published book is far cry from the early manuscript.
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2 X1 {8 h7 l; I( M" T' X4 a5 D3, and how 的确
A: She’s a good dancer.
B: and how.

4, a matter of time 时间问题
$ A0 f3 v$ x( x3 b6 E6 w. `It is only a matter of time.

5, 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.

$ v6 q/ h7 E' x; Z) B6, a while back 不久以前
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' |8 y' l( l6 Y+ F( v7，all along 一直I knew it all along.

$ A9 m8 x% u# Q/ M+ _8, anything but 绝对不
  {2 `3 [, f7 E  r1 L2 DI was anything but happy about going.
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, ]. ?  ^# H3 n# L9, account for 解释How do you account for it?

/ T" F- _/ D9 \: P& \10, after all 到底
A: I’ve just seen the X-rays and your teeth look just fine,
" e7 O$ H& f2 ~$ PB: I see. Then there is nothing to worry about after all.
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11, allergic to 对|……过敏
+ b' W+ {  i3 U9 h; \, u3 LOh man! Something in this room is making my eyes itch. I must be allergic to something.
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) |/ N. s7 d: S5 A12, at sb’s service 愿为某人服务
I am at your service at any time.
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13, around the clock 24小时不停
Martha studied around the clock for management exam.
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  N& M3 j$ D+ ^, n: v14, 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.

16, back out
1) 退出
A: Wasn’t Bert supposed to sing tonight?
/ l/ h0 {$ d4 vB: Yes, but he backed out at last minute
2）不履行
. |% [8 w! {# A: H  {She finally backed out of her promise.

17, be cut out for 天生适合
$ N) g0 y2 g9 t1 u1 H5 ~' v' Q; S( z3 CI’m not cut out to be a hero.

18, be absorbed in
' F4 ^5 J: A5 E6 i5 e0 o& z, U6 XShe has been absorbed in a horror fiction. I can’t tear her away.
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& S% k0 f: u: o2 l7 o5 A19, be addicted to 对……上瘾
! c6 K0 Q9 Y* H" Q$ W  J7 [/ wShe has been addicted to drugs for years.

# ]6 ^( z8 m, O20，be attached to 对……有感情
. S8 E9 R, f% o" Y) lA: 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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7 f' k5 Q! [% r8 W/ @$ ]21, back up 1) 累积
2 s3 t0 S- @  S( s) v. H8 k7 gThe subway is running behind schedule, and traffic is backed up for blocks.
/ o( |  D! l1 \; BI don’t know if we’ll make the 6:30 show.
. }! k! J  i4 l  |, Q* w* Z& S8 n2) 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
I’m feeling myself again.
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7 [- m. Q6 I- n! h; g6 U24, be burned up 生气
She was really burned up at the news.

25, be hard up for
9 P; q9 o# K' ^$ e6 M9 WI’m hard up for clothes, but I have a lot of books.

26, be head and shoulders above 好许多
In calculus, Joe is head and shoulders above his classmates.

5 c% _  I4 `, `) u27，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.
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1 ~* V; u" A9 V( E& W+ |) E8 H28，be stuck 卡住了
I can’t get this window open. It’s stuck.

4 k9 A4 q: @+ ~' h4 _/ ?. G29, bite off more than one can chew. 贪多嚼不烂
/ T, I; O: M8 m4 S" v6 r% C6 T# }A: I hear you’re taking an advanced physics course this semester.
4 h8 ~1 y& `5 j/ i8 @B: I think I’ve bitten off more than I can chew.

( d' r' W* }: V, k2 f7 J+ `: [30, break new ground 有了新的突破
. S2 ?& C' G0 o1 l) C# ^His architectural design broke new ground in the field.