口语习惯用语100 1--30

connie

1，a change of pace 节奏变换
  C9 A* a" ^. P, PYou can’t do these chemistry experiments all day long. You certainly need a change of pace.
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; i9 w( H' I5 x6 w( a0 u3 u2 {2 G: _2, a far cry from 相距甚远
The published book is far cry from the early manuscript.

; F2 U" H+ n. ^' _3, and how 的确
A: She’s a good dancer.
' C) z5 L0 v, ?$ p& ~, rB: and how.
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4, a matter of time 时间问题
% Q) J! V0 z& Y1 H/ ^  u8 nIt is only a matter of time.
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5, a phone call away 一个电话之远
  y. _4 w$ n2 A$ a6 kIf you need my help, do let me know. Just remember I am a phone call away.

6, a while back 不久以前

: R4 o; p! U- s3 Y7 ], E1 I7，all along 一直I knew it all along.

+ L3 C7 E4 T" w) E) x' k+ @8, anything but 绝对不
I was anything but happy about going.

9, account for 解释How do you account for it?

10, 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.

4 ~6 l7 H: F( m- K11, allergic to 对|……过敏
% W  V) d! \4 ]) g1 v# H3 \: |Oh man! Something in this room is making my eyes itch. I must be allergic to something.

  Q3 v. U8 m- F& F7 a0 f12, at sb’s service 愿为某人服务
3 j3 ?/ l9 I+ Y" k9 t2 z) CI am at your service at any time.

13, around the clock 24小时不停
8 a5 u# d- w5 l+ Z( HMartha studied around the clock for management exam.
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" S: \% B* A# h2 D14, as far as I know 就我所知

15，at home with 对…..很熟悉
She is at home with problems like this.

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7 i7 x  x7 Z* t" N. h1) 退出
A: Wasn’t Bert supposed to sing tonight?
B: Yes, but he backed out at last minute
) F* j7 g& T0 T; p5 W2）不履行
She finally backed out of her promise.
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17, be cut out for 天生适合
I’m not cut out to be a hero.

18, be absorbed in
She has been absorbed in a horror fiction. I can’t tear her away.
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19, be addicted to 对……上瘾
3 E1 \$ i1 O3 z. q# Q1 {& p0 h) hShe has been addicted to drugs for years.

20，be attached to 对……有感情
. K+ P! v7 \3 X; @: D" _/ OA: I’m amazed that you are still driving that old car of yours. I thought you would have  gotten rid of it years ago.
  H4 v! |6 _! }1 ?- Z5 B5 j  yB: It runs well and I’ve actually been quite attached to it.

21, back up 1) 累积
1 K1 c( L7 M- B$ p! c8 h" 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.
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22, be bound for 到……地方
The bus is bound for New England.

23, be (feel) myself 找到自我
6 K. A% M7 o& i( zI’m feeling myself again.

24, be burned up 生气
" u, B+ J" v+ P: I3 j1 `! KShe was really burned up at the news.

25, be hard up for
I’m hard up for clothes, but I have a lot of books.
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+ s. i& H0 n8 ]; o6 H. B26, 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
' [& E: l3 i( [; Z$ oA: Do you have any idea what his notice is about?
( ]3 R1 v6 T" |2 qB: I’m as in the dark as you are.
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28，be stuck 卡住了
+ B  L3 x1 _! P6 N2 e' s5 jI can’t get this window open. It’s stuck.

29, bite off more than one can chew. 贪多嚼不烂
# e- @2 |2 ~$ s5 X7 z2 n# }$ F' r+ RA: 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.