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.

2, a far cry from 相距甚远
The published book is far cry from the early manuscript.

3, and how 的确
) E: h5 ?5 _" k9 lA: She’s a good dancer.
! o& F3 @4 q1 z. K; ^$ H! v8 lB: and how.

4, a matter of time 时间问题
# X2 W2 Q3 l' _, }1 [  w( D) gIt is only a matter of time.
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5, a phone call away 一个电话之远
8 W" s9 L6 D1 x; H) ^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

7，all along 一直I knew it all along.

8, anything but 绝对不
I was anything but happy about going.
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% f/ X; X3 Y0 d4 \/ C) r9, account for 解释How do you account for it?
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10, after all 到底
8 j5 x! d1 l- X6 w" D; kA: 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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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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12, 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
4 l$ B' m2 r! t" q' _4 CMartha studied around the clock for management exam.

14, as far as I know 就我所知
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* u3 i7 `) p7 Y2 q* n  x15，at home with 对…..很熟悉
She is at home with problems like this.

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1) 退出
A: Wasn’t Bert supposed to sing tonight?
5 ~7 ]1 ~! i) M; D3 TB: Yes, but he backed out at last minute
2）不履行
5 t6 G, Y0 M- x3 u' _" @0 P5 fShe finally backed out of her promise.
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0 U7 r5 w" a& b; N( i5 K% v17, be cut out for 天生适合
  b) T3 e2 q7 Z9 M0 ^I’m not cut out to be a hero.

  R1 o  D7 t  i) [% {& u18, be absorbed in
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.
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1 t' P' U! S, j  l20，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.
7 O2 o: z- C, E9 ]! zB: It runs well and I’ve actually been quite attached to it.

21, back up 1) 累积
# j* A( [# I4 p+ jThe subway is running behind schedule, and traffic is backed up for blocks.
4 _! T; E5 \7 D% }( O3 aI don’t know if we’ll make the 6:30 show.
2) 支持I’ll back it up.
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The bus is bound for New England.

  t! y6 \2 Y& k0 W. z. N23, be (feel) myself 找到自我
# X1 _! G! {! B8 j- j: t" DI’m feeling myself again.

! ^% p# r$ K9 S! h, V# o24, be burned up 生气
She was really burned up at the news.
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25, be hard up for
I’m hard up for clothes, but I have a lot of books.

. N- a7 v6 d- W  z9 S26, be head and shoulders above 好许多
* h: |3 o: [! UIn calculus, Joe is head and shoulders above his classmates.

( W3 j* g' D* C& J* ^8 c27，be in the dark 蒙在鼓里
& g( }3 c) b' P( O& Z: u5 u8 |5 sA: Do you have any idea what his notice is about?
* T0 e4 U" t9 J- DB: I’m as in the dark as you are.
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* ^$ }3 N8 U4 A28，be stuck 卡住了
0 l. o+ Y+ Z8 V2 N6 O2 WI can’t get this window open. It’s stuck.

29, bite off more than one can chew. 贪多嚼不烂
% t* B, g: j3 y" ?  M" z$ CA: 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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30, break new ground 有了新的突破
His architectural design broke new ground in the field.