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.

2, a far cry from 相距甚远
0 _' E7 i3 p- E. @! L9 xThe published book is far cry from the early manuscript.

' w6 _5 r8 S1 y- U" B% o9 n3, and how 的确
A: She’s a good dancer.
B: and how.

4, a matter of time 时间问题
It is only a matter of time.
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* q5 ]' H* e4 I5, 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.

$ Z" j8 Y/ ]1 `6, a while back 不久以前

7，all along 一直I knew it all along.
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8, anything but 绝对不
& F8 W. n" \. v) H" G/ xI was anything but happy about going.
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% k+ _; G3 _, f  a  b" M9, account for 解释How do you account for it?
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" S  y) J+ \2 F1 f3 L10, after all 到底
3 Z9 b0 j+ F1 o4 f7 y) CA: 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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5 x% l% D! @5 p* q* z7 D- K11, allergic to 对|……过敏
2 n5 O8 `  A) r9 M: s8 bOh 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
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
She is at home with problems like this.
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0 T/ G6 F- I! ]6 F5 @7 P/ p16, back out
: n3 c1 F# L1 F, G* c6 i) M1) 退出
5 M: R7 y  k. P8 {4 h  @- ~A: Wasn’t Bert supposed to sing tonight?
B: Yes, but he backed out at last minute
8 ~& ?/ H* K9 [0 v* Z( f6 G0 W. b8 H2）不履行
She finally backed out of her promise.
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; C+ D; s. b, z, h17, be cut out for 天生适合
/ y5 [4 I$ _: p! C( h. s- U& QI’m not cut out to be a hero.
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7 v1 n1 t! e% n. b; K/ {18, be absorbed in
She has been absorbed in a horror fiction. I can’t tear her away.

19, be addicted to 对……上瘾
She has been addicted to drugs for years.
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: I+ d& ?& [  c- W6 U20，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.
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. z4 {( j( S5 A  _& ?- A21, back up 1) 累积
& P5 i4 B" a0 v, ^. x4 N8 n, fThe subway is running behind schedule, and traffic is backed up for blocks.
I don’t know if we’ll make the 6:30 show.
- Q# r- y/ b: {  E) c- j! e' e% @* ]2) 支持I’ll back it up.

; y: o1 \3 [" u22, be bound for 到……地方
5 k5 _- g1 {- b1 Y0 L1 x& D) DThe bus is bound for New England.
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23, be (feel) myself 找到自我
7 R, ?, E& j; ?. P$ mI’m feeling myself again.

24, be burned up 生气
8 _1 Z+ Z/ A& Q2 n, MShe was really burned up at the news.

25, be hard up for
" q+ o* }5 n. g0 R& KI’m hard up for clothes, but I have a lot of books.
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/ p$ ^2 n6 x2 g: R26, be head and shoulders above 好许多
In calculus, Joe is head and shoulders above his classmates.

( E$ E! R. u8 o5 L( U27，be in the dark 蒙在鼓里
A: Do you have any idea what his notice is about?
  o* K# X, v! xB: I’m as in the dark as you are.
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* Z& L$ i, w  R( T  d: D( b* f28，be stuck 卡住了
I can’t get this window open. It’s stuck.
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, t' Z1 g% S8 z) c9 x29, bite off more than one can chew. 贪多嚼不烂
A: I hear you’re taking an advanced physics course this semester.
# F; v1 S8 R" K% z* Z' s+ `- nB: I think I’ve bitten off more than I can chew.
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* V! a% a% g3 u% B1 Y+ [30, break new ground 有了新的突破
' o5 S2 t- |) y) y8 ~* S% OHis architectural design broke new ground in the field.