口语习惯用语100 1--30

connie

1，a change of pace 节奏变换
! H$ C! E5 C$ L4 YYou 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.

3, and how 的确
A: She’s a good dancer.
B: and how.
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4, a matter of time 时间问题
. z9 x( R# K! ?5 i' z& B/ xIt is only a matter of time.

2 S6 X: Y  {- y6 G& H5, a phone call away 一个电话之远
7 c' H3 P, h- t. Y- nIf you need my help, do let me know. Just remember I am a phone call away.

% I* a$ n$ e7 k3 l' p; Y6, a while back 不久以前
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2 T! k" E; u, I  [" P7，all along 一直I knew it all along.
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2 b  l8 i2 T) b+ A5 M. b8, anything but 绝对不
! t- v+ v6 q7 R2 p  rI was anything but happy about going.
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9, account for 解释How do you account for it?
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10, after all 到底
$ o" s4 c; G  d9 R( eA: I’ve just seen the X-rays and your teeth look just fine,
/ t2 i; A0 X) uB: I see. Then there is nothing to worry about after all.

11, allergic to 对|……过敏
% a8 p  o% J2 s$ g: D4 NOh man! Something in this room is making my eyes itch. I must be allergic to something.

" H  [9 f0 k0 l$ p: R12, 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
9 c; [4 t+ W2 N8 G& p/ L1 @Martha studied around the clock for management exam.
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14, as far as I know 就我所知

3 _7 ~+ z+ L  V; U/ H- R15，at home with 对…..很熟悉
She is at home with problems like this.

  ?& L; t9 _- ~- H5 U; Q16, back out
3 N: i' B& o" o' P7 Y1 A. K# V3 k) f0 ^1) 退出
: B# s9 v5 `' a0 M8 S' PA: Wasn’t Bert supposed to sing tonight?
B: Yes, but he backed out at last minute
2）不履行
! a; ~! b: O2 m/ r& }- hShe finally backed out of her promise.

17, be cut out for 天生适合
I’m not cut out to be a hero.

/ i/ M3 F& I+ h. S+ I18, be absorbed in
3 i5 }( O- z- x9 J' B! U& b* B- TShe has been absorbed in a horror fiction. I can’t tear her away.
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19, be addicted to 对……上瘾
( L9 W6 U7 K1 V$ o) EShe has been addicted to drugs for years.
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20，be attached to 对……有感情
* C5 b+ z  r1 s2 {) m0 `2 uA: 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.

5 J% Q5 D/ L6 d" k% D, w21, back up 1) 累积
% r1 Y( b: K+ Z3 \1 i( JThe subway is running behind schedule, and traffic is backed up for blocks.
I don’t know if we’ll make the 6:30 show.
0 h1 p& F2 f8 e) q( m' |( D2) 支持I’ll back it up.
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- q6 B$ k; d; Q  i22, 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
; W% c0 g& f2 XI’m feeling myself again.

0 q; {4 J3 y8 R* r, i0 B2 r24, be burned up 生气
She was really burned up at the news.

25, be hard up for
I’m hard up for clothes, but I have a lot of books.
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/ G6 q% ^" [/ F; M8 s" U26, be head and shoulders above 好许多
! A4 S' Y# \4 I1 O1 O; {( P/ N; J1 BIn calculus, Joe is head and shoulders above his classmates.
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27，be in the dark 蒙在鼓里
# i- b; {- [( C. KA: Do you have any idea what his notice is about?
0 f2 A% _8 [* Z( l+ V6 B2 q8 B5 |B: I’m as in the dark as you are.
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I can’t get this window open. It’s stuck.

3 _! U+ ~+ A" o0 x- X3 a" Z+ A29, bite off more than one can chew. 贪多嚼不烂
5 \5 M8 F3 s- U6 G! ~A: I hear you’re taking an advanced physics course this semester.
$ |6 e% U3 n  j: G. K! i3 M" i7 IB: I think I’ve bitten off more than I can chew.

30, break new ground 有了新的突破
7 Q. D. V% `: q# j8 q5 u& |His architectural design broke new ground in the field.