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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( l6 W# U& O3 p  B2, a far cry from 相距甚远
& B  }6 c% F( M; I2 G0 D+ Y# fThe published book is far cry from the early manuscript.

3, and how 的确
A: She’s a good dancer.
" {- T8 ]1 ~  F: qB: and how.

4, a matter of time 时间问题
7 F) A) Y- S8 F* ]9 k% bIt is only a matter of time.

5, a phone call away 一个电话之远
4 U% m& b1 @5 u) r& p9 QIf you need my help, do let me know. Just remember I am a phone call away.

# U1 M. _/ y% \8 ~! E+ R! u+ l! l6, a while back 不久以前

5 l1 A* }/ ]9 Z1 \3 W( h7，all along 一直I knew it all along.

8, anything but 绝对不
: w9 H' ?& }3 LI was anything but happy about going.

9, account for 解释How do you account for it?
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. Z3 a0 _+ o7 e& |; l10, 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.
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; A) H% [0 W( Y; W11, allergic to 对|……过敏
; D3 [% N) ?9 ?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.

13, around the clock 24小时不停
! }4 x1 `, a. jMartha studied around the clock for management exam.
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1 u5 I  |& b- e* P8 F6 {14, as far as I know 就我所知
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15，at home with 对…..很熟悉
She is at home with problems like this.

16, back out
5 F5 P7 C% Y5 y2 ?1) 退出
6 c6 Y/ u4 T6 O6 LA: Wasn’t Bert supposed to sing tonight?
B: Yes, but he backed out at last minute
2）不履行
She finally backed out of her promise.

17, be cut out for 天生适合
I’m not cut out to be a hero.
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  `. b7 M8 r, B18, be absorbed in
0 Q8 [4 |2 T+ E* b. ^" ?3 w0 ^7 qShe has been absorbed in a horror fiction. I can’t tear her away.

6 R3 L& N5 M3 d4 v6 J% W19, be addicted to 对……上瘾
0 k6 B1 _. `- CShe 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.
B: It runs well and I’ve actually been quite attached to it.
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. R' _! o) a9 {3 R  t; B/ sThe subway is running behind schedule, and traffic is backed up for blocks.
I don’t know if we’ll make the 6:30 show.
2) 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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. M0 e4 O/ `5 J: K; ^23, be (feel) myself 找到自我
I’m feeling myself again.

) R. e; A$ j3 M  j+ L2 E24, 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.

5 w7 E9 m( T# Z7 g) n26, be head and shoulders above 好许多
4 F) E$ t# o6 _0 P3 iIn calculus, Joe is head and shoulders above his classmates.
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27，be in the dark 蒙在鼓里
/ h( i( P$ c* m) k$ JA: Do you have any idea what his notice is about?
( O) A) i7 Z: g/ f# F0 cB: 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
$ n/ q" ?. [; t% c) d. |. B/ k; y" {A: I hear you’re taking an advanced physics course this semester.
B: I think I’ve bitten off more than I can chew.
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' g( S- t# A6 X1 V  {  z  v8 V30, break new ground 有了新的突破
His architectural design broke new ground in the field.