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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2, a far cry from 相距甚远
- y7 J* J: y; z# k% VThe published book is far cry from the early manuscript.
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. m* W8 s6 I1 Z5 g2 q& @( B3 [3, and how 的确
9 H& r; K+ ]" s9 R8 g9 kA: She’s a good dancer.
) o* ]4 c/ B1 d/ E$ Z$ v4 S- E' gB: and how.

4, a matter of time 时间问题
% d% p' R& {+ I1 M& QIt 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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; P1 A& ?" ~' ~7 L; V! V0 j  h) K6, a while back 不久以前

7，all along 一直I knew it all along.

8, anything but 绝对不
I was anything but happy about going.

9, account for 解释How do you account for it?
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10, after all 到底
' {4 M$ d& m2 ]. ^; AA: 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
# T, V9 A6 A5 u* M" Z% e/ XOh man! Something in this room is making my eyes itch. I must be allergic to something.

4 E. [& o# s% [9 K3 a, R' q12, at sb’s service 愿为某人服务
0 ~' q* f# }+ u  O5 V9 |I am at your service at any time.

13, around the clock 24小时不停
Martha studied around the clock for management exam.
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. T& A) p/ Z. J) |4 o# T14, 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.

. P* z3 E6 x2 O6 I16, back out
1) 退出
/ ^/ M' }, b2 C/ A  ~& o/ {A: Wasn’t Bert supposed to sing tonight?
B: Yes, but he backed out at last minute
2）不履行
. q! z" g8 S; b/ F6 Q: bShe finally backed out of her promise.

17, be cut out for 天生适合
( M5 i( z0 ?. [; w1 b2 M2 r7 kI’m not cut out to be a hero.

18, be absorbed in
" s& ]! X' H0 t. }She has been absorbed in a horror fiction. I can’t tear her away.

19, be addicted to 对……上瘾
She has been addicted to drugs for years.

20，be attached to 对……有感情
A: I’m amazed that you are still driving that old car of yours. I thought you would have  gotten rid of it years ago.
. a8 X) u1 G3 r" OB: It runs well and I’ve actually been quite attached to it.

2 q: n+ s5 p  U, r4 A1 W21, back up 1) 累积
  z6 L: x2 ?) K4 g- G: m# g4 fThe subway is running behind schedule, and traffic is backed up for blocks.
! u( q# g/ e  y# aI don’t know if we’ll make the 6:30 show.
2) 支持I’ll back it up.

  Y4 \) ~' F6 W' g9 q+ J1 e22, be bound for 到……地方
- C2 ^# x( c) {/ n4 D6 F2 ?4 EThe bus is bound for New England.
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6 E8 W: y9 b9 Z7 y$ V23, be (feel) myself 找到自我
I’m feeling myself again.
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24, be burned up 生气
+ b* N1 c9 h  ~& l% @She was really burned up at the news.
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25, be hard up for
, C. C8 w$ \; `# K7 J7 E& WI’m hard up for clothes, but I have a lot of books.

9 S! c. _( |7 z- o+ Y26, be head and shoulders above 好许多
In calculus, Joe is head and shoulders above his classmates.
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! `4 l, R6 k$ \% H6 ?5 H& m/ I27，be in the dark 蒙在鼓里
' ^3 z$ T+ f5 o2 [$ v1 z$ V# zA: Do you have any idea what his notice is about?
B: I’m as in the dark as you are.
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/ }5 R" r0 r- L0 Y28，be stuck 卡住了
/ h  K8 [$ I# U0 EI can’t get this window open. It’s stuck.

- c* {" T; x2 j$ ~, v3 b; P29, bite off more than one can chew. 贪多嚼不烂
3 i+ L0 x( B* uA: I hear you’re taking an advanced physics course this semester.
/ {+ }+ K" g4 {% W$ }B: I think I’ve bitten off more than I can chew.

4 k: j! [! U  X3 W! O0 M30, break new ground 有了新的突破
/ N, c( n5 o# R8 XHis architectural design broke new ground in the field.