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.

& X8 N& t! {" _& X- D1 K& ^3, and how 的确
# f" q, z  ]1 K) s1 nA: She’s a good dancer.
; ?0 m4 l8 R0 t5 cB: and how.
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- d! ~" S1 \: X0 A/ M4, a matter of time 时间问题
It is only a matter of time.

$ b4 |+ X, f' `) v8 D5, 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.

6, a while back 不久以前

7，all along 一直I knew it all along.

8, anything but 绝对不
: {- t6 |% h1 gI was anything but happy about going.
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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.

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Oh man! Something in this room is making my eyes itch. I must be allergic to something.

$ X: d: {; N/ D! L) J' W/ {12, at sb’s service 愿为某人服务
! T: H# ~/ k+ x8 ?# A7 O2 lI am at your service at any time.
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13, around the clock 24小时不停
2 A% Z+ h" S' O6 P: ?Martha studied around the clock for management exam.

1 v5 v* w# D& C14, 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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# ], \) }, X" V16, back out
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0 d* t9 G* Y) j7 F0 T) W% Y# _A: Wasn’t Bert supposed to sing tonight?
9 T1 h2 ~8 B9 V  JB: Yes, but he backed out at last minute
/ c6 i, |$ p; B2）不履行
- r! F4 Z" G/ \+ j4 [9 YShe finally backed out of her promise.
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17, be cut out for 天生适合
' ^3 d5 m- E' a! {5 R# d4 iI’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
4 y/ P! Q+ z* T7 W, ZShe has been addicted to drugs for years.
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20，be attached to 对……有感情
9 G# R) `9 T* Y- v8 mA: I’m amazed that you are still driving that old car of yours. I thought you would have  gotten rid of it years ago.
8 F# o6 ^, q9 g9 e7 V3 E5 vB: It runs well and I’ve actually been quite attached to it.

$ |* u* }; {; N8 y2 ^21, back up 1) 累积
" ~1 {$ x  g* B0 y# ?5 H8 mThe 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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  \: T- K1 h; `1 s0 @22, be bound for 到……地方
1 C/ C: S1 \; xThe bus is bound for New England.

23, be (feel) myself 找到自我
+ {- _- T% s# j9 R) Q& c: P! d3 {I’m feeling myself again.
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% F  ~+ E( j6 F3 y+ q1 a24, be burned up 生气
She was really burned up at the news.
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  t: ?+ K. E$ d. }, X( x8 HI’m hard up for clothes, but I have a lot of books.
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# t8 C, _: i# G6 I) C26, be head and shoulders above 好许多
In calculus, Joe is head and shoulders above his classmates.
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27，be in the dark 蒙在鼓里
- k+ ]* S1 V5 PA: Do you have any idea what his notice is about?
. b- [+ ]4 g: c/ e  _- _B: I’m as in the dark as you are.
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28，be stuck 卡住了
6 s' M1 U" H% c8 sI can’t get this window open. It’s stuck.

29, bite off more than one can chew. 贪多嚼不烂
$ f* X0 M% t8 }4 Z: X8 P  WA: I hear you’re taking an advanced physics course this semester.
& k- `+ A3 r" W0 A) rB: I think I’ve bitten off more than I can chew.
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* E8 S' r9 Q+ Z4 ~+ |30, break new ground 有了新的突破
His architectural design broke new ground in the field.