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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4 s+ p7 R# p8 R& H* z/ l# @6 U2, a far cry from 相距甚远
The published book is far cry from the early manuscript.
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3, and how 的确
; _1 L/ w3 k1 {) P/ P  p; ^A: She’s a good dancer.
, C) E2 N6 ^1 X& k: a* ^B: and how.

, v% `* \% d5 N" _3 I% I4, a matter of time 时间问题
It is only a matter of time.

; ~* I- G/ B" w/ {: ]+ _' M( w5, a phone call away 一个电话之远
1 v8 f0 _- y( m, j& H+ fIf you need my help, do let me know. Just remember I am a phone call away.

2 v$ q9 {9 r6 O+ t' g6, a while back 不久以前

6 s, t- X( T5 A8 g& n7，all along 一直I knew it all along.
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! U9 e3 z  E; z8 w8, anything but 绝对不
  E( F2 I. U/ x5 q, A8 R6 `I was anything but happy about going.

  Q6 f( D7 C6 }2 ?9, account for 解释How do you account for it?
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10, after all 到底
8 t9 X# d& e8 i. Y* Y0 H. NA: I’ve just seen the X-rays and your teeth look just fine,
+ I$ z9 I! {& I/ e- w/ e2 U3 ]: YB: I see. Then there is nothing to worry about after all.
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4 ]0 o4 u+ I  P% N: M11, allergic to 对|……过敏
Oh man! Something in this room is making my eyes itch. I must be allergic to something.

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
: ^- c% T1 q: }' K# L0 r* f, KMartha studied around the clock for management exam.

14, as far as I know 就我所知

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She is at home with problems like this.

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1 }: i1 G, I, h' N6 |1) 退出
9 j, T' Q$ Y( q' J. t. |" H; {: AA: Wasn’t Bert supposed to sing tonight?
B: Yes, but he backed out at last minute
" B+ r5 B8 Z- Y. ~0 [; F2 w2）不履行
She finally backed out of her promise.
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17, be cut out for 天生适合
5 m" w% [6 i( QI’m not cut out to be a hero.
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18, be absorbed in
She has been absorbed in a horror fiction. I can’t tear her away.
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2 l" `# N" P0 D) t5 C9 c% c6 P* g* |19, be addicted to 对……上瘾
# Z5 Y2 B4 G& F9 ~, q2 N3 F) \She has been addicted to drugs for years.
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5 Q  w6 G7 R; X3 y3 P20，be attached to 对……有感情
( n2 ?& c' s  t) j; eA: 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.

21, back up 1) 累积
The 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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) z$ l7 E9 k: ]7 G# ]( Q4 V22, be bound for 到……地方
+ K( g1 ~2 H3 T% ]2 T7 R2 qThe bus is bound for New England.
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23, be (feel) myself 找到自我
I’m feeling myself again.

24, be burned up 生气
8 S& Y  S0 j8 F* K6 GShe was really burned up at the news.
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25, be hard up for
) u5 m( D+ A% o, Y2 D# G/ c% sI’m hard up for clothes, but I have a lot of books.
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26, be head and shoulders above 好许多
In calculus, Joe is head and shoulders above his classmates.

27，be in the dark 蒙在鼓里
A: Do you have any idea what his notice is about?
4 E5 N, r3 c% n% ^: mB: I’m as in the dark as you are.
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  h3 T; c! }4 D; a7 f! Z! U' r28，be stuck 卡住了
I can’t get this window open. It’s stuck.
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$ f: g9 n9 Z& D. q( `* q29, 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.

30, break new ground 有了新的突破
His architectural design broke new ground in the field.