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- a change of pace 節奏變換
You can’t do these chemistry experiments all day long. You certainly need a change of pace. - a far cry from 相距甚遠
The published book is far cry from the early manuscript. - and how 的確
A: She’s a good dancer.
B: and how. - a matter of time 時間問題
It is only a matter of time. - a phone call away 一個電話之遠,願意過來幫忙。
If you need my help, do let me know. Just remember I am a phone call away. - a while back 不久以前
- all along 一直
I knew it all along. - anything but 絕對不
I was anything but happy about going. - account for 解釋
How do you account for it? - 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. - allergic to 對|……過敏
Oh man! Something in this room is making my eyes itch. I must be allergic to something. - at sb’s service 願為某人服務
I am at your service at any time. - around the clock 24小時不停
Martha studied around the clock for management exam. - as far as I know 就我所知
- at home with 對…..很熟悉
She is at home with problems like this. - back out
1) 退出
A: Wasn’t Bert supposed to sing tonight?
B: Yes, but he backed out at last minute
2)不履行
She finally backed out of her promise. - be cut out for 天生適合
I’m not cut out to be a hero. - be absorbed in專心於...
She has been absorbed in a horror fiction. I can’t tear her away. - be addicted to 對……上癮
She has been addicted to drugs for years. - be attached to 對……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. - back up
1) 累積
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.
2) 支持
I’ll back it up. - be bound for 到……地方
The bus is bound for New England. - be (feel) myself 找到自我
I’m feeling myself again. - be burned up 生氣
She was really burned up at the news. - be hard up for 缺少, 需要
I’m hard up for clothes, but I have a lot of books. - be head and shoulders above 好許多
In calculus, Joe is head and shoulders above his classmates. - be in the dark 蒙在鼓裡
A: Do you have any idea what his notice is about?
B: I’m as in the dark as you are. - be stuck 卡住了
I can’t get this window open. It’s stuck. - bite off more than one can chew. 貪多嚼不爛
A: I hear you’re taking an advanced physics course this semester.
B: I think I’ve bitten off more than I can chew. - break new ground 有了新的突破
His architectural design broke new ground in the field. - benefit concert 慈善音樂會
We need to let everyone know about the benefit concert, but we don’t have much money for advertising. - busy signal 占線
I’ve been calling David for the past half hour, but I keep getting a busysignal. - between you and me 你我之間,保密
- call for
A,打電話找
Tom just called for you.
B,預報
The forecast calls for heavy rain again tonight. Aren’t you glad we’ll be getting away from this for a week?
C,問
It’s probably in the new part of town. We’ll have to call for directions. - call it a day 就此結束
A: I’m really glad our club decides to raise money for the children’s hospital, and most of the people we’ve phoned seemed happy to contribute.
B: Yeah, I agree. Now we’ve gone through all the numbers on our list now,so I guess we can call it a day. - cash the check 兌現支票
Have your sister cashed her paycheck? - clear off 收拾,整理
It’s about time we clear off the desk. - come down (雨,雪)下起來
The heavy rain is coming down, now. - come in first in the race 比賽第一名
Not only did Jill come in first in the race but she also had her best running time of the season. - come what may 不管怎樣
We’ll pick you up tomorrow at eight, come what may. - cost somebody an arm and a leg
A: Did you see the diamond ring Bill gave to Linda?
B: I sure did. It must have cost him an arm and a leg. - cut it out 閉嘴
I told you to cut it out. - be cut out for 生來時做……的
Dr. Hamilton doesn’t feel Larry is cut out for the medical profession. - department chair 系主任
I didn’t write that memo to the department chair. - dirt cheap 非常便宜
A: You’ve already furnished your apartment?
B: I’ve found some used furniture that was dirt cheap. - do with 用…..湊合; do without 沒有……也行
You can do with your girlfriend.
You can do without your girlfriend - dog tired 特別累,同義:run down; worn out; out of steam
I’m dog tired these days. I’m working on seven articles. - down jacket 羽絨服
- drive somebody up the wall 讓某人發瘋;同義:drive somebody out of one’s mind
The sound of all that raffic is driving me out of my mind. - fall back on 依賴
A: Were you able to understand that French novel without any help from theteacher?
B: I did pretty well, but I had to fall back on my dictionary occasionally.
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