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.

9 U) w$ @! |% E; {. h& K2, a far cry from 相距甚远
9 H! i( R8 M$ B# zThe published book is far cry from the early manuscript.
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/ I2 C& r! K3 h9 S; v, L; u. t3, and how 的确
A: She’s a good dancer.
: D- q7 J! q2 e/ p# ?/ `, F0 _B: and how.

4, a matter of time 时间问题
7 ~$ P* B3 ]. s  J0 cIt is only a matter of time.
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( p* @: e1 m2 L2 I- ]; \! p5, a phone call away 一个电话之远
4 c1 l6 v( ]! O9 o# f- \If you need my help, do let me know. Just remember I am a phone call away.

# B- U# f4 y) H" m6, a while back 不久以前

) P2 x! \3 Q5 C7 ]9 |7，all along 一直I knew it all along.

( A0 f4 H: _0 y5 }+ K( B8, anything but 绝对不
, g" h, _  o/ O. |4 ]% _8 F) iI was anything but happy about going.

- U7 c1 g1 D+ Y# U! Q7 T) B3 Q" L9, account for 解释How do you account for it?

/ U% I/ c4 ~, B3 b3 O10, 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.

+ P7 {: Y2 e  |& F2 z" M11, allergic to 对|……过敏
, ~8 L% Q  @# o. u: P: rOh man! Something in this room is making my eyes itch. I must be allergic to something.

* n. m5 ]7 }) T. C6 D  t! x12, at sb’s service 愿为某人服务
I am at your service at any time.

& B$ Y3 m. V- w3 W+ q4 [5 x13, around the clock 24小时不停
& W5 C/ z' F9 v+ Z0 FMartha studied around the clock for management exam.
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$ y* \$ R. J  d14, 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
0 `5 H  c2 g8 I% m$ P5 O' L/ s) {% Z1) 退出
A: Wasn’t Bert supposed to sing tonight?
" |( \+ ?" c/ }: \" a$ lB: Yes, but he backed out at last minute
2）不履行
% b: B3 O. S) A( VShe finally backed out of her promise.
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17, be cut out for 天生适合
3 o, H2 c* C8 C9 {I’m not cut out to be a hero.

18, be absorbed in
. D) S' J: p5 T1 NShe has been absorbed in a horror fiction. I can’t tear her away.
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; c9 L. D1 _0 h# J' O19, be addicted to 对……上瘾
She has been addicted to drugs for years.
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8 z! V3 K6 R3 x  L0 G7 C2 z20，be attached to 对……有感情
! q- z& s+ s+ g5 d. B. N' |% tA: I’m amazed that you are still driving that old car of yours. I thought you would have  gotten rid of it years ago.
2 o5 r/ p" `$ K' b, aB: It runs well and I’ve actually been quite attached to it.
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21, back up 1) 累积
The subway is running behind schedule, and traffic is backed up for blocks.
! k% H* V7 D; O+ a5 @+ v9 p$ |( HI don’t know if we’ll make the 6:30 show.
2) 支持I’ll back it up.
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/ y, A' A7 m" n8 U/ S. `22, be bound for 到……地方
# E, X( E$ o  o# ?/ |2 @1 \The bus is bound for New England.

23, be (feel) myself 找到自我
( T' H0 {3 J# u6 |" U2 xI’m feeling myself again.
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24, be burned up 生气
She was really burned up at the news.
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25, be hard up for
! Q1 |1 Y0 y/ k8 @I’m hard up for clothes, but I have a lot of books.
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# g! l  y6 f7 o; d) B& ?* J26, 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
9 h2 n2 C. R; @& K6 U8 u  s  @3 A' LA: Do you have any idea what his notice is about?
5 m" k" J0 n0 S: J0 i, g, W( Y) _B: I’m as in the dark as you are.

, s; N4 z! b  U" X* Q28，be stuck 卡住了
I can’t get this window open. It’s stuck.
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$ w" \# j3 }% M  ~. ]3 o' P5 N8 R6 ~" D29, bite off more than one can chew. 贪多嚼不烂
! Q8 T5 l& x( C- X/ y- [; P" zA: 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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: @3 w; V. N! P30, break new ground 有了新的突破
  g- n! C4 f0 _His architectural design broke new ground in the field.