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.
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3, and how 的确
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B: and how.

& f6 ~1 N, @( m! C5 B3 |+ M4, a matter of time 时间问题
( W3 ]# o# d- N% S* G  KIt is only a matter of time.

- |# V5 u! G2 \- s6 t9 |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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; D" l' E# f" T9 j6, a while back 不久以前

/ Z, b$ X, }- u7，all along 一直I knew it all along.
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8, anything but 绝对不
# n' D% I( Q$ y3 l+ o$ D" X  T; w% lI was anything but happy about going.

9, account for 解释How do you account for it?
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. d) c, L" D. h& {: [' d10, after all 到底
% q, u! z. k% Z5 r* a* yA: 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.

% W; ~7 }: ?% j( k. N. r, J. N11, allergic to 对|……过敏
Oh man! Something in this room is making my eyes itch. I must be allergic to something.

# ^7 {$ z+ M* l2 l; i; H5 m2 O: U8 S7 o12, at sb’s service 愿为某人服务
; Q$ B# |+ b3 x: E0 ^  T2 gI am at your service at any time.

13, around the clock 24小时不停
Martha studied around the clock for management exam.

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15，at home with 对…..很熟悉
6 E' C, }( b% [7 yShe is at home with problems like this.

16, back out
1) 退出
A: Wasn’t Bert supposed to sing tonight?
B: Yes, but he backed out at last minute
1 A1 d% X$ ?5 U$ c) b2）不履行
She finally backed out of her promise.
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0 K9 y7 g0 R$ C4 R1 F4 ?6 g17, be cut out for 天生适合
' B/ m/ g" G9 H" q# f# O4 RI’m not cut out to be a hero.

18, be absorbed in
/ s) q5 E, J4 ?! A( ~2 @. LShe has been absorbed in a horror fiction. I can’t tear her away.
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19, be addicted to 对……上瘾
& w4 U) E( s" l! ~- yShe has been addicted to drugs for years.
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/ g$ D0 J- v. k9 C20，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.
/ V4 |4 v  k  @) a3 h* m$ }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.
I don’t know if we’ll make the 6:30 show.
4 W1 E( ~* P5 ?" D% a2) 支持I’ll back it up.
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' Q( B" v9 O4 a* [/ n7 |22, be bound for 到……地方
6 Z! `/ r6 g) B9 r4 oThe bus is bound for New England.

5 r  T- z! P9 [$ E+ P23, be (feel) myself 找到自我
, x. P, S) n% L$ U0 QI’m feeling myself again.
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, t- C4 Z% a* J5 F0 g24, be burned up 生气
She was really burned up at the news.

6 l: [$ c! K. A* n) S, o- E25, 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
In calculus, Joe is head and shoulders above his classmates.
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27，be in the dark 蒙在鼓里
A: Do you have any idea what his notice is about?
3 x" W1 d( x2 k/ }" E$ i1 s, ^B: I’m as in the dark as you are.

28，be stuck 卡住了
I 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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30, break new ground 有了新的突破
" D+ |6 s0 ~% \9 G' MHis architectural design broke new ground in the field.