口语习惯用语100 1--30

connie

1，a change of pace 节奏变换
$ L: X, q( ?+ J, b8 _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
9 E5 M, A3 i4 [: Y  K, m( t- YThe published book is far cry from the early manuscript.

3 y! l- y3 V2 B4 h. i) P5 L7 W3, and how 的确
8 [: P0 D" K4 ?- [2 RA: She’s a good dancer.
B: and how.

  S  i8 a4 P) Z5 C1 p4, a matter of time 时间问题
1 I4 a* E& H* [) S. }It is only a matter of time.

! S7 R3 j. ?) s+ b8 H3 A  t5, 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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6, a while back 不久以前
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7，all along 一直I knew it all along.

8, anything but 绝对不
1 F4 k5 S8 Y* M( Q6 c! w, qI was anything but happy about going.

- j4 X6 ^3 H, j, u9 D9, account for 解释How do you account for it?
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10, after all 到底
A: I’ve just seen the X-rays and your teeth look just fine,
, b) [5 P) j* P8 Z- k1 e* _4 JB: I see. Then there is nothing to worry about after all.
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11, allergic to 对|……过敏
Oh man! Something in this room is making my eyes itch. I must be allergic to something.
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0 q$ {6 T1 C7 ]6 {$ v& n12, at sb’s service 愿为某人服务
I am at your service at any time.
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' l5 ]! X5 c, o8 l& e& W13, around the clock 24小时不停
Martha studied around the clock for management exam.
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" u& x) R6 J  [; F3 M+ q14, as far as I know 就我所知

! s7 ^6 n9 I+ q9 g; Y; _5 g0 x15，at home with 对…..很熟悉
+ U% n$ |1 P# B7 t2 w0 L8 qShe is at home with problems like this.
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16, back out
1) 退出
* f9 [2 r4 \7 Q5 Q- `A: Wasn’t Bert supposed to sing tonight?
0 v* ?$ G3 J# P4 h: eB: Yes, but he backed out at last minute
2）不履行
; P/ K4 _/ s; yShe finally backed out of her promise.

17, be cut out for 天生适合
+ M' a7 h* {, L, W0 K) ?2 MI’m not cut out to be a hero.

18, be absorbed in
* P1 j" q2 ^  AShe has been absorbed in a horror fiction. I can’t tear her away.

19, be addicted to 对……上瘾
8 T) g5 G* v/ T  J. BShe has been addicted to drugs for years.
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# K# c7 q2 f2 l/ w4 I% r! P, K7 {/ O( _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.
( z! B! y( F5 Y3 N$ \; \0 }B: It runs well and I’ve actually been quite attached to it.

) v  D# b5 N, o/ b& J, y+ {2 ~21, back up 1) 累积
5 u. h. f7 G  D3 [2 eThe subway is running behind schedule, and traffic is backed up for blocks.
/ P5 }! {$ g+ q& ?& xI don’t know if we’ll make the 6:30 show.
2) 支持I’ll back it up.
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1 Q! b* f& F1 s2 D( M$ L. X22, be bound for 到……地方
The bus is bound for New England.

23, be (feel) myself 找到自我
! H! q# m' {* }3 M8 mI’m feeling myself again.

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She was really burned up at the news.
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25, be hard up for
. [( j/ l* J& V' |  F1 S) k" aI’m hard up for clothes, but I have a lot of books.

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( [& t! ]& u  Q# R6 JIn calculus, Joe is head and shoulders above his classmates.
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27，be in the dark 蒙在鼓里
% I; J& h% I% P% J( g( K7 nA: Do you have any idea what his notice is about?
B: I’m as in the dark as you are.
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6 e, x% Y8 H# o4 b" l" u28，be stuck 卡住了
$ C* s% l0 O. p9 LI 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.
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9 c" c) E7 f9 n; c  ^7 `+ \30, break new ground 有了新的突破
His architectural design broke new ground in the field.