7PERIOD OF TIMEused with negatives or with ‘first’ to say how much time has passed since the last time something happened 在〔某段时间〕内〔用于否定句或与first连用〕
I haven’t enjoyed myself so much in years.
我已多年没有玩得这么开心了。
It was the team’s first win in eighteen months.
这是该队18个月以来的首次胜利。
8IN/INSIDEused to name the book, document, film etc where something or someone appears 〔指某事或某人出现在书、文件、电影里等〕
You shouldn’t believe everything you read in the newspapers.
报纸上看到的东西不可全信。
Which actress starred in the film ‘Cleopatra’?
哪位女演员在电影《埃及艳后》里担任主角?
There are a few mistakes in your essay.
你的文章里有一些错误。
In his speech, Professor Leary praised the work of the volunteers.
利里教授在演讲中赞扬了志愿者所做的工作。
9making up the whole of something or included as part of something 构成…的整体;包含在…之内
There are twelve programmes in the series.
这一系列有12集节目。
How many minutes are there in an hour?
一小时有多少分钟?
Think of a word with eight letters in it meaning ‘cold’.
想出一个由八个字母组成的意为“寒冷”的单词。
Owen will be playing in the England team tomorrow.
欧文明天将代表英格兰队出战。
10JOB/WORKdoing or affecting a particular kind of job 〔从事或影响某种工作〕
a career in industry
工厂里的工作
He’s been in politics for fifteen years.
他从政有15年了。
reforms in education
教育改革
11WEAR CLOTHESwearing something 穿着;戴着
He looked very handsome in his uniform.
他穿着制服显得很英俊。
She was dressed in a blue linen suit.
她穿着蓝色亚麻套装。
12used to talk about the state or situation of something or someone 处于…中〔表示某事物或某人的状态、情况〕
I hear that their marriage is in trouble.
我听说他们的婚姻出问题了。
The engine appears to be in good condition.
引擎状态似乎很好。
His life was in danger.
他有生命危险。
The castle now lies in ruins.
城堡现在已是一片废墟。
13used to say what activity a group of people do 〔一群人〕参与,参加〔活动〕
About 4,000 students took part in the protest.
大约有4,000名学生参加了抗议活动。
his role in the negotiations
他在谈判中的角色
14used to talk about the shape, arrangement, or course of something or someone 〔表示形状、排列方式或过程〕
I want you all to stand in a circle.
我要你们所有人站成一圈。
She slept curled up in a ball.
她蜷成一团睡着。
Can you walk in a straight line?
你能走直线吗?
15HMNUMBERused between a smaller number and a larger number to say how common or how likely something is 在…中〔用于较小和较大的数字之间,指某事的普遍性或可能性〕
One in ten homes now has cable TV.
现在十个家庭中有一家拥有有线电视。
Smokers have a one in three chance of dying from their habit.
吸烟者死于吸烟这一习惯的概率是三分之一。
16used before a plural number or amount to say how many people or things are involved, or how many there are in each group 〔用于复数或数量前,表示涉及多少人或物,或每组有多少人〕
Eggs are still sold in half dozens.
鸡蛋仍然半打半打地卖。
The children work in pairs.
孩子们两人一组地活动。
in their hundreds/thousands etc (=in very large numbers) 成百上千地,大量地
People flocked in their thousands to greet their new princess.
成千上万的人蜂拥而来迎接他们的新王妃。
17used between a smaller number or amount and a larger one to say what a rate is 〔用于显示比率〕
Income tax stands at 23 pence in the pound.
每英镑所得税为23便士。
a hill with a gradient of one in six
坡度为1比6的小山
18used to say what colour something is or what it is made of 〔指某物的颜色或组成成分〕
Do you have the same pattern in blue?
相同款式你有蓝色的吗?
a sculpture in white marble
白色大理石雕塑
19CONNECTED WITHused to say what specific thing your statement is related to 在…方面
Milk is very rich in calcium.
牛奶中含有丰富的钙质。
Clark had become more extreme in his opinions.
克拉克的观点变得更为极端。
an increase in fuel prices
燃料价格的上涨
The street is about a mile in length.
这条街长约一英里。
20used to refer to the weather or the physical conditions somewhere 〔用以描述某地的天气或具体环境〕
I’ve been standing in the rain for over an hour.
我在雨中已站了一个多小时。
Would you prefer to sit in the shade?
你喜欢坐在背阴处吗?
21SHOW A FEELING OR ATTITUDEused to say what feeling you have when you do something 处于…中〔表示做某事时的情感〕
She looked at me in horror.
她惊恐地望着我。
It was all done purely in fun.
这么做纯粹是闹着玩的。
22RELATIONSHIPused before the name of someone or something when you are saying how they are regarded 〔用于某人或某物的名字前,表示对其的看法〕
You have a very good friend in Pat.
你的朋友帕特真不错。
In Dwight D. Eisenhower the Republicans had found the ideal candidate.
共和党人认为德怀特·D.艾森豪威尔是理想的候选人。
23used to say what person or thing has the quality you are mentioning 〔指人或物有某种特性〕
There was a hint of spring in the air.
空气中弥漫着一丝春天的气息。
I don’t think Freddy had it in him to be a killer.
我认为弗雷迪成不了杀手。
She’s everything I’d want in a wife (=she has every quality I would want a wife to have).
她就是我心目中完美的妻子形象。
24used to name the substance, food, drink etc that contains something 〔用于说出包含某物的物质、食品、饮料等〕
Vitamin D is found in butter.
黄油里含有维生素D。
25used to say how many parts something is divided into 〔指某物被分成多少部分〕
a radio serial in four parts
共有四集的广播连续剧
in two/halves/pieces etc
I tore the letter in two and threw the pieces in the fire.
我把信撕成两半扔进火中。
26while doing something or while something is happening, and as a result of this 当…时
In all the confusion, it is quite possible that some people got tickets without paying.
在混乱中极有可能有人没付钱就得到票了。
In my excitement, I forgot all about the message.
我一激动就把口信忘得一干二净。
in doing something
In trying to protect the queen, Howard had put his own life in danger.
霍华德冒着生命危险保护女王。
27in thatBECAUSEused after a statement to begin to explain in what way it is true 因为
I’ve been lucky in that I have never had to worry about money.
28be in your 20s/30s/40s etcto be between the ages of 20 and 29,30 and 39 etc 二十多岁/三十多岁/四十多岁等
Matthews was already in his mid-40s.
马修斯已经四十五岁左右。
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be in your 20s/30s/40s etc• A black man, believed to be in his 30s, was shot after being confronted by police.• He may be in his 40s, but this guy still can rock Arizona.• My buyer can be in his 20s or 60s.• The man police are looking for is in his 20s, of Afro Carribean appearance and powerfully built.• Most of the victimswere in their 20s and 30s, he said.• People who are in their 40s and 50s will like it also, because this is about two kids from their generation.• Diller assembled about 25 executives, most of whom were in their 20s and early 30s.• I am in my 30s and married, but I am beginning to think the young men are not always to blame.
in• I'll be back in a couple of days.• Everybody stand against the wall in a straight line.• Gerry should be home in an hour.• a couple of boys inbaseballcaps• His early comedies were filmed in black and white.• He lived in Boston for four years.• "How old is Philip now?" "He's four inDecember".• Francis and his friend were drinking teain his room.• All these memories of Judith are still freshin my mind.• Did you read that articlein "Newsweek"?• an expertinnuclear physics• Do not write inpen on this test.• Homelessness is a major problem insocietytoday.• Europeanmanufacturers are facing ever increasing competition from companies in the Far East.• He made a bowlin the shape of a heart.• He did a lot of abstractartin the sixties, but he's moved on since then.• He died in the war.• "Where's Annie?" "She's in the yard."• Bob's out working in the yard.• Everyone in town knew Archie.
in their hundreds/thousands etc• Even at its end the members were still rolling-in in their thousands - 4000-5000 a week in Greenpeace's case.• London's influence was thus widespread, and the gardensattributed to him may be numbered in their hundreds.• Small livestockfarmers have gone to the wall in their thousands.• They throng the streets and mini-timbered buildings of Gumnutland in their hundreds.• We countmonkeys in the trees and macaws at their claylicks where they congregatein their hundreds.• Ratsin their thousandsfed on the grain in the Government stores while the people went hungry.• We had come to Phang Nga to visit the limestoneislands that rearin their hundreds from the bay.• They came in their thousands to see the boss on his 1993 world tour.
10TTWwhen the tide is in, the sea by the shore is at its highest level 涨潮OPP out
The tide was in, and the sea lapped against the harbour wall.
涨潮了,海水拍打着港口岸堤。
11be in for somethingUNPLEASANTif someone is in for something unpleasant, it is going to happen to them 将要遭遇不愉快的事
I’m afraid he’s in for a bit of a disappointment.
恐怕他要有点失望了。
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be in for something• ChuckLevy, meanwhile, was in for 40 offensive plays and made the most of them.• She's in for a surprise if she thinks we're going to help her pay for it.• Did he have any idea what he was in for?• You guys are in for a long, losinghaul down there.• But Rhee and Yun were in for a surprise.• On the other hand if you've important business or vitalmeetings to attend you will be in for a tough time.• If the meticulous and demandingrescue work succeeds, birdwatchers using the hide will be in for a treat.• Whatever you picked, you were in for it.• He was in forpneumonia, he told me.
12be in for itinformalPUNISH if someone is in for it, they are going to be punished 将受到惩罚
If they find out what I’ve done, I’ll be in for it, won’t I?
如果他们发现我做的事,我会受到惩罚的,是不是?
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be in for it• The hills are very dry; if we get any more hot winds we could be in for it.• Oh no, Carla groaned, now she was in for it.• Whatever you picked, you were in for it.
13be/get in on somethingINCLUDEto be or become involved in something that is happening 参与某事
I think you ought to be in on this discussion, Ted.
我看你应该加入这场讨论,特德。
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be/get in on something• The kind of place not to be in on a Sunday afternoon.• An outsidelinebacker, Abe enjoys the position because he can be in on every play, pass or run.• Even small independents are getting in on the act in a modest way, though.• We had to make the game all-ticket so no-one came thinking they could get in on the day.• That is neither right or wrong; we both have an interest and both want to be in on the decision.• Leese was getting in on the other side, and my cyclicstick moved as he bumped his with his leg.
14be in with somebodyinformalFRIENDLY to have a friendlyrelationship with someone 与某人友好
She’s in with the theatrical crowd.
她与戏剧界的关系不错。
You have to be well in with the directors (=be very friendly with them) if you want to get promotion here.
如果你想在这里得到提升,就必须和主管们搞好关系。
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be in with somebody• To be in with a chance of winning simply complete this Eric Clapton songWonderful ... ...• It seems that even Toulouse-Lautrec thinks he is in with a chance.• Opinionpolls, though not very reliable, show that Kostunica is in with a chance.• McHale said McGee was in with a good chance of starting against Halifax because he can play in defence or midfield.• We were in with a medal chance.• Dave Mitchell is running about and is in with a shout.• Standardizedfascias and fronts, company colours, house lettering and stylized logosare in with a vengeance.• He started thinking about Careta, who he knew was in with this car-theft ring that operated in the area.
15.be in at the beginning/start (of something)THEREto be present or involved when something starts(某事)一开始时就已在场[参与]
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be in at the beginning/start (of something)• But Effie Bawn was in at the start.
in• What time does his bus get in?• Don't write out cheques to your adviser - always make them payable to the company you're investingin.• Nothing remained that had not been ripped, smashed or kickedin.• Her second serve was just in.• She pushed the box toward me so that I could put my money in.• Should we wait out here, or should we go in?• Long hair is in again.• Alistair rushed in as we hoard the record loudly scraped off the turntable.• Your final papers have to be in by Friday.• Jody puts Jess in, hoping her intensity will spark some-thing.• The Republicans are in now, but for how long?• We need to make plans for next week, so are you in or out?• Can you colorin this picture of a teddy bear for me?• You're never in when I call.• Ms. Shaewitz isn't in yet this morning.• Her flight's not in yet.• Write in your name and address at the bottom.