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
The published book is far cry from the early manuscript.
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6 v5 J" u5 f* t; r# ?& y. C3, and how 的确
! G; s# B9 h( x' {( jA: She’s a good dancer.
( R( I: O! ~2 b8 {2 |- MB: and how.

# u! ?, M+ i" A' F, [& u9 M4, a matter of time 时间问题
& m& v& i- k3 I& d+ O/ p! {It is only a matter of time.

5, a phone call away 一个电话之远
5 o$ s2 }9 R$ A$ a& DIf 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

2 ]$ U; j# Z2 ?: s# c3 ^7 [9 c7，all along 一直I knew it all along.

. {! R2 O& w& D: j! y8, 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
A: I’ve just seen the X-rays and your teeth look just fine,
6 @; W+ b# m5 C7 ?B: I see. Then there is nothing to worry about after all.

7 `7 ~2 l8 x2 \* C2 F' v11, 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
1 V! G' d& J6 p4 |- p2 YMartha studied around the clock for management exam.

14, as far as I know 就我所知
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15，at home with 对…..很熟悉
! M5 s/ T) m/ W/ e- sShe is at home with problems like this.

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! P0 m7 W- c" J; U1) 退出
A: Wasn’t Bert supposed to sing tonight?
B: Yes, but he backed out at last minute
$ @7 |5 E+ l% v5 y) @, s2 r2）不履行
4 k9 D+ W0 S0 @  P0 EShe finally backed out of her promise.
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17, be cut out for 天生适合
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18, be absorbed in
She has been absorbed in a horror fiction. I can’t tear her away.

19, be addicted to 对……上瘾
/ u- r) V4 O6 K- T; KShe has been addicted to drugs for years.

0 k, x' w/ K. s: ]6 f2 K- W20，be attached to 对……有感情
! x& H, Y* r7 e% D9 M7 dA: 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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7 h7 ?  u& i; J- Y3 h+ k! K; U21, back up 1) 累积
9 A/ C$ M: X; d! m2 K; w( C+ aThe subway is running behind schedule, and traffic is backed up for blocks.
) v; L6 ~; H% d8 TI don’t know if we’ll make the 6:30 show.
2) 支持I’ll back it up.
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% H1 B8 r* E. g22, be bound for 到……地方
# I3 c* ~1 ?1 i6 o2 w! E+ T7 k" |The bus is bound for New England.
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23, be (feel) myself 找到自我
5 ?4 O! W9 U: v) u# s& e2 Z" Q% KI’m feeling myself again.
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24, be burned up 生气
She was really burned up at the news.

25, be hard up for
: [. c! J/ f  o% }" Y# R7 UI’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
& S  U% K. j; a2 y: t  iIn calculus, Joe is head and shoulders above his classmates.

& _7 K% S# _1 R! T27，be in the dark 蒙在鼓里
* a( A1 W; ^( D$ k: W5 nA: Do you have any idea what his notice is about?
. T- K' r3 N0 JB: I’m as in the dark as you are.
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4 H7 [, ~! l( ?* v8 L! A; V7 ~28，be stuck 卡住了
I can’t get this window open. It’s stuck.

7 @( F6 p! V+ |% ?7 h: E29, bite off more than one can chew. 贪多嚼不烂
: r6 o$ {( |4 N- @2 }; vA: I hear you’re taking an advanced physics course this semester.
9 z3 C# v3 O6 y* ?3 pB: 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.