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.

1 M+ M6 q" H. v( j6 p2, a far cry from 相距甚远
, Q+ t% \  @; X$ a- DThe published book is far cry from the early manuscript.
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  d3 Q( H2 Y7 r- i  b( ?2 i* l4 y3, and how 的确
A: She’s a good dancer.
B: and how.

4, a matter of time 时间问题
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.
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# T1 ]% T; t' _% E" I$ _' ^6, 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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0 X8 H+ f+ V. S/ i* X- Y4 G8, anything but 绝对不
I was anything but happy about going.
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/ V3 I" F  j/ y) t* Z' }# f8 F. D9, account for 解释How do you account for it?
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; d3 U3 c/ F  b8 ]9 S8 O10, 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.

& x8 d( T5 [, n3 w4 j" x11, allergic to 对|……过敏
Oh man! Something in this room is making my eyes itch. I must be allergic to something.

9 u+ G& G) M+ [# w+ s, R9 {$ C12, at sb’s service 愿为某人服务
) A3 \$ p* ^) v6 r/ NI am at your service at any time.
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, @$ {/ p7 G. T3 Q13, around the clock 24小时不停
Martha studied around the clock for management exam.

3 j; H; Z+ F. E14, 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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16, back out
1) 退出
A: Wasn’t Bert supposed to sing tonight?
  F; G" x. W4 h$ _B: Yes, but he backed out at last minute
2）不履行
She finally backed out of her promise.
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- L6 g3 ^$ X& u- u17, be cut out for 天生适合
, B7 H, k2 [) G; }# Y+ {: BI’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
6 ]9 X# e+ \- v% P. x- EShe has been addicted to drugs for years.

20，be attached to 对……有感情
( I2 m9 n! O# JA: 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.

0 S: W) r, Q$ C  Z/ S9 X: N21, 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.
1 o2 o; R, y8 n2) 支持I’ll back it up.
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22, be bound for 到……地方
0 p2 ~/ }4 A; M) R4 Y, k. wThe bus is bound for New England.

23, be (feel) myself 找到自我
' C) t6 a& j* eI’m feeling myself again.
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24, be burned up 生气
She was really burned up at the news.

25, be hard up for
& W4 X$ M- ~6 a6 N9 f5 U  Z* DI’m hard up for clothes, but I have a lot of books.
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& @) R; l' ?% I: z9 ]: \2 K26, be head and shoulders above 好许多
In calculus, Joe is head and shoulders above his classmates.

27，be in the dark 蒙在鼓里
- h% Y4 y" V5 N! {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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28，be stuck 卡住了
2 Z& V9 V" T; i4 r3 {5 ?8 jI can’t get this window open. It’s stuck.
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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.

30, break new ground 有了新的突破
His architectural design broke new ground in the field.