口语习惯用语100 1--30

connie

1，a change of pace 节奏变换
9 A$ }* G1 {3 G+ S0 VYou can’t do these chemistry experiments all day long. You certainly need a change of pace.

2 y5 _; v) O% b1 B/ K1 ^2 G2, a far cry from 相距甚远
The published book is far cry from the early manuscript.

' T5 k: h. }9 S4 H& ]3, and how 的确
A: She’s a good dancer.
" {7 i$ O0 G" R$ s. f9 |0 E+ f7 `B: and how.

4, a matter of time 时间问题
It is only a matter of time.

5, a phone call away 一个电话之远
, x9 D" w2 D( m1 OIf you need my help, do let me know. Just remember I am a phone call away.

, y0 T$ ~: [* A& U* \; g: f6, a while back 不久以前
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0 O  W# [  ]* t. ]4 ~( M7，all along 一直I knew it all along.

8, 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?

10, after all 到底
& W7 F" j$ V) i- c. S( NA: I’ve just seen the X-rays and your teeth look just fine,
4 l, i/ Q3 K7 n; G& nB: 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.

13, around the clock 24小时不停
2 q; K% Y6 K. h5 e2 I: g. dMartha studied around the clock for management exam.

14, as far as I know 就我所知
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; ?0 G% E% |7 P# v' N15，at home with 对…..很熟悉
- ?0 }* u- L- z& m# mShe is at home with problems like this.

- z. v, C& V7 e* r/ k16, back out
1) 退出
! t3 P* o) _- P6 W/ PA: Wasn’t Bert supposed to sing tonight?
B: Yes, but he backed out at last minute
' `! B  Z) Z$ Y2 F1 y2）不履行
She 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
1 v: N& u# W2 |; Z( o4 vShe has been absorbed in a horror fiction. I can’t tear her away.

, u/ |, i2 J% S( w19, be addicted to 对……上瘾
9 X2 S7 y' q) S0 zShe has been addicted to drugs for years.
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20，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.

21, back up 1) 累积
The subway is running behind schedule, and traffic is backed up for blocks.
+ K  |" X& q+ P( ^9 bI don’t know if we’ll make the 6:30 show.
2) 支持I’ll back it up.
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; R2 M1 o: k$ _' y: d1 W! n22, be bound for 到……地方
The bus is bound for New England.

: y8 R% j8 G" |& k- ]23, be (feel) myself 找到自我
- l$ O  M5 J* _) x+ l6 NI’m feeling myself again.
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24, be burned up 生气
' J6 G# r- s1 W# ZShe was really burned up at the news.
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' i7 O* Z9 [7 G; N5 r6 j* a25, be hard up for
4 t$ {/ [' _+ k" l4 ~1 B, l  qI’m hard up for clothes, but I have a lot of books.
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0 ~- X1 @) s- D# E& B( g+ J26, be head and shoulders above 好许多
In calculus, Joe is head and shoulders above his classmates.

. @4 c5 W& S$ z/ d: j( U27，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
  Z, p. m6 d9 u" e7 i$ T0 u* KI can’t get this window open. It’s stuck.

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.
B: I think I’ve bitten off more than I can chew.
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/ I3 e, Q; \' K" W2 I30, break new ground 有了新的突破
, c  ?, B8 }& f4 V$ P: D  ?His architectural design broke new ground in the field.