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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7 E+ o& O0 O5 n# Y! f9 ]8 a* {2, a far cry from 相距甚远
7 `; r( a$ X$ s8 S- B. T3 d0 I, aThe published book is far cry from the early manuscript.

3, and how 的确
$ S) X, h+ I3 `  c  z" z+ g8 S- Q% w0 PA: She’s a good dancer.
B: and how.
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4, a matter of time 时间问题
It is only a matter of time.

2 L- T$ b7 \: m# |9 h& X7 V9 m5, 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.

, P* l0 o2 S! }6 I3 X6, a while back 不久以前
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5 [; I! F/ Q# @+ T7，all along 一直I knew it all along.

2 q( V9 s/ s# P; a8, anything but 绝对不
I was anything but happy about going.
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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,
) l5 @8 x9 A+ B0 h% h/ Z0 CB: I see. Then there is nothing to worry about after all.

11, allergic to 对|……过敏
4 H" h+ w! c7 Z8 d% h' l3 p8 s+ tOh man! Something in this room is making my eyes itch. I must be allergic to something.
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3 s) b! F6 X# y! {8 x' C12, 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
" J2 |; R$ ?6 F! jShe is at home with problems like this.

16, back out
1) 退出
A: Wasn’t Bert supposed to sing tonight?
& @  o  A, I, J1 v" pB: Yes, but he backed out at last minute
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+ p( Y- k3 ]* |- ?! L/ FShe finally backed out of her promise.

17, be cut out for 天生适合
I’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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19, be addicted to 对……上瘾
5 U: c6 z- J; O# G( UShe has been addicted to drugs for years.
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/ z* B$ w2 X/ x" h7 t/ G20，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.
0 j& o" \" M" z8 K: z0 nB: 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.
I don’t know if we’ll make the 6:30 show.
" T$ L& `/ Z6 `/ x2) 支持I’ll back it up.

; @% k( F! G$ o! G0 G22, be bound for 到……地方
7 Z; h& S% L- u4 f3 x1 DThe bus is bound for New England.
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9 ^3 z4 d7 M" V' E$ k23, be (feel) myself 找到自我
I’m feeling myself again.
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24, be burned up 生气
' @1 H5 A, c0 A6 B2 q9 F2 I9 j+ wShe was really burned up at the news.
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25, be hard up for
I’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
& b3 N4 q( g# eIn calculus, Joe is head and shoulders above his classmates.
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27，be in the dark 蒙在鼓里
% D, }4 H3 O7 J' [- @; W/ @A: Do you have any idea what his notice is about?
B: I’m as in the dark as you are.
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28，be stuck 卡住了
I can’t get this window open. It’s stuck.
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7 ^4 d# ^* @. L6 }  s29, bite off more than one can chew. 贪多嚼不烂
7 f4 I0 A7 M6 @# {A: 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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1 t6 T+ `$ p  X' g( Q30, break new ground 有了新的突破
$ r5 d5 s, T" w7 `# f; i3 h8 YHis architectural design broke new ground in the field.