口语习惯用语100 1--30

connie

1，a change of pace 节奏变换
1 G, g/ L' ?/ }% T* D+ NYou can’t do these chemistry experiments all day long. You certainly need a change of pace.

) O; W3 h2 Z+ Q8 n, v4 b) y$ n2, a far cry from 相距甚远
6 f8 v+ Z7 ^0 s4 }/ a3 OThe published book is far cry from the early manuscript.
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3, and how 的确
A: She’s a good dancer.
% F! g" g& ^, U1 I; a$ UB: and how.

9 ~! B' V1 n  X+ ], y% W4, a matter of time 时间问题
- K9 i0 }4 z2 ?9 HIt is only a matter of time.
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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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6, a while back 不久以前
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7，all along 一直I knew it all along.

8, anything but 绝对不
) }( w8 t( b3 g1 ZI was anything but happy about going.

, N: A% y: i" Q& ~% ?4 i- Y9, account for 解释How do you account for it?

10, after all 到底
1 X& N/ j4 Y3 K  h+ R+ ^! cA: I’ve just seen the X-rays and your teeth look just fine,
6 p" b0 B4 g$ J6 XB: I see. Then there is nothing to worry about after all.

4 K" s% T; {( g$ x: q$ E% w( q11, allergic to 对|……过敏
1 O0 T9 B" |1 E. n4 `2 B2 ]( NOh man! Something in this room is making my eyes itch. I must be allergic to something.
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12, at sb’s service 愿为某人服务
& b! D: t, ]; c" N8 T# |/ A* L; q1 XI am at your service at any time.
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8 [: f+ P2 o1 U+ c% v1 w13, around the clock 24小时不停
6 P! ^6 Q5 G1 ]* e7 t2 N! l) gMartha studied around the clock for management exam.
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9 {% O$ [; P0 @) H0 M14, as far as I know 就我所知

4 c' o9 {& x9 `+ n% x$ g) ]15，at home with 对…..很熟悉
. y0 L5 U$ D2 Y- v1 XShe is at home with problems like this.

16, back out
8 D6 y8 w7 w3 P6 e, S/ m- m. d1) 退出
* d9 M$ F/ P( ]8 zA: Wasn’t Bert supposed to sing tonight?
" a! a& {+ ~7 m0 H" X3 K! k9 gB: Yes, but he backed out at last minute
2）不履行
$ u% M! o) B! n1 sShe finally backed out of her promise.

2 N2 o# G4 M% e& Q# }. M17, be cut out for 天生适合
I’m not cut out to be a hero.

$ x/ N9 A7 J$ d# U3 p( j" k/ c18, be absorbed in
8 w3 i1 [$ [! h( N- WShe 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 K) z# D* YShe has been addicted to drugs for years.
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' t, a" }- o5 h& `5 `" |20，be attached to 对……有感情
. [) O0 A% u3 ?9 {' uA: 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.
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21, back up 1) 累积
The subway is running behind schedule, and traffic is backed up for blocks.
+ W1 s( c! W! B8 P, j6 B: _I don’t know if we’ll make the 6:30 show.
0 F6 o9 ]" e. c" d6 l9 ^8 p! [( ^2) 支持I’ll back it up.

22, be bound for 到……地方
The bus is bound for New England.
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23, be (feel) myself 找到自我
I’m feeling myself again.

24, be burned up 生气
She 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
In calculus, Joe is head and shoulders above his classmates.

27，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.
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# ]- }, U; p. ]  _+ R! t2 B' s28，be stuck 卡住了
I can’t get this window open. It’s stuck.
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29, bite off more than one can chew. 贪多嚼不烂
3 R( T/ J, T$ W4 S% a4 T, mA: I hear you’re taking an advanced physics course this semester.
. X  l# V6 `" ^/ ]/ r1 MB: I think I’ve bitten off more than I can chew.
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$ k" B+ a/ Y9 f: Q30, break new ground 有了新的突破
His architectural design broke new ground in the field.