口语习惯用语100 1--30

connie

1，a change of pace 节奏变换
" j1 l' _) w' v8 _You can’t do these chemistry experiments all day long. You certainly need a change of pace.
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3 y1 {; C, H8 t1 i; g, f2, a far cry from 相距甚远
+ V; A1 |- x+ W* b$ {: x- ]$ kThe published book is far cry from the early manuscript.

: [, ?, U/ X" L, h: Q0 E3, and how 的确
A: She’s a good dancer.
! M; O8 J, I$ P, h% `+ bB: and how.

4, a matter of time 时间问题
It is only a matter of time.
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5, 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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9 w2 A0 b6 u% [+ g1 @/ h7，all along 一直I knew it all along.

8, anything but 绝对不
5 a/ ~1 g/ k  Y2 B. wI was anything but happy about going.

# H  r4 N% N1 m) g. {9, account for 解释How do you account for it?

4 z4 F! G0 O( G10, after all 到底
; L- |4 h- U/ A, Y) CA: 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.

11, 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.
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13, around the clock 24小时不停
Martha studied around the clock for management exam.
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14, 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
1) 退出
% F! i+ |) ?9 l( ]( iA: Wasn’t Bert supposed to sing tonight?
B: Yes, but he backed out at last minute
2）不履行
' B! m/ E+ p7 HShe finally backed out of her promise.

17, be cut out for 天生适合
I’m not cut out to be a hero.

18, be absorbed in
4 \9 e# r) T. v/ PShe has been absorbed in a horror fiction. I can’t tear her away.
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19, be addicted to 对……上瘾
She has been addicted to drugs for years.
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( x/ n" W* K- l, z20，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.
B: It runs well and I’ve actually been quite attached to it.
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21, back up 1) 累积
) {& j3 b' w& N" eThe 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.

* F. b1 K9 l% ~' q- {/ s& u22, be bound for 到……地方
The bus is bound for New England.

23, be (feel) myself 找到自我
I’m feeling myself again.
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# E$ }; t) S( ]% @24, be burned up 生气
She was really burned up at the news.
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, P' J/ v" p; ~9 }25, be hard up for
  p3 R7 g: _& e* v8 \5 e: iI’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
: A9 ~( b1 Y7 I6 Z, |1 m  qIn 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?
B: I’m as in the dark as you are.

28，be stuck 卡住了
# `0 r) K$ ^  ^' y& H* 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.
3 |% n! N* H# {B: I think I’ve bitten off more than I can chew.
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4 f- E5 K$ d% m9 W' @! _9 m5 v# l30, break new ground 有了新的突破
His architectural design broke new ground in the field.