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prepositionɪnɪn 1Expressing the situation of something that is or appears to be enclosed or surrounded by something else. 在…里，在…中 住在伦敦。 dressed in their Sunday best 穿着他们的节日盛装。 she saw the bus in the rear-view mirror 她在后视镜里看到了这一幕。 Example sentencesExamples - As the days get longer and the sun warms the air we begin to see activity in our ponds.
- In the early part of the year staff in the department took nearly six days off sick each.
- They want to hear from anyone living inthe area who may have seen or heard anything.
- And while all of this is going on I'm having to move out of my flat - a place I've been in for 4 years.
- Nothing I did could make me an acceptable guest in that hotel without a credit card.
- He's dressed in faded jeans and a navy T-shirt.
- I have lived in Bolton for four years now and I enjoy walking around the town.
- Never soak brushes in water, commercial cleaners or even paint.
- Jose arrived last night about 9 p.m., but we were all in bed.
- The bride was in a striking off-white dress.
- What is in that box?
- There was black smoke and I could hardly see anything but there was no-one in the room.
- He's standing in the street.
- I'm from a very small town in Texas.
- Once the marriage takes place, the woman is supposed to remain in the house while the man goes to work.
- He was well known in the area but was a quiet type of man who went about his way in a gentle manner.
- A century ago, there was hardly an educated woman in this part of the world.
Synonyms inside, within, in the middle of, within the bounds/confines of surrounded by, enclosed by - 1.1 Expressing motion with the result that something ends up within or surrounded by something else.
在…里，在…中 don't put coal in the bath 别把煤放进浴室里。 he got in his car and drove off 他坐进他的小汽车，开走了。 Example sentencesExamples - I drove to Reno with my son and all the things I could fit in my car.
- From the cab's front view, we witness Iris get in the back.
- There are people who walk in my office and see nothing but the dullest thing in the world.
- The hordes of away fans were marshalled safely in and out of the ground by police.
- Cuttings, leaves, plants, and uncooked fruit and vegetables can all be put in the green bin.
- Mum should never have allowed me to be put in that situation, or at least given me some info on what to expect.
- One of the great attractions of the traditional paddling pool is being able to jump in it.
- The surf was good, the waves big enough to make me keep a close eye on the dog as he ran in and out of the water.
- She climbed in the car, and the man drove to the next street.
- He was given a security code by a member of staff who was fed up with letting them in and out of the building.
- He cut her hair and then took her to a studio where he got some shots done to display in his salon.
- She arrived to be sentenced with her belongings packed in bags ready to take to jail.
- Store the potatoes for short periods in a dark cupboard.
- He dropped anchor in the bay that fronts San Sebastian, the island's capital.
- She also cannot manage the stairs or getting in and out of the bath so has a stairlift and a bathlift too.
- There's a flurry to get them unloaded so people can get in the building.
- It doesn't take a highly trained director to tell a few actresses to run in the woods and pretend to be scared.
- Upon inspection we discovered ants crawling in and out of every hole in the computer.
Synonyms into, inside, into the interior of
2Expressing a period of time during which an event happens or a situation remains the case. 在…期间 他们结识于1885年。 at one o'clock in the morning 在凌晨一点钟。 I hadn't seen him in years 我几年里都没见过他。 Example sentencesExamples - Nobody who is associated with the bank in that period can come out with any credit.
- Five years have passed since Daly held up the trophy and in that time much has changed.
- This scheme has done very well in the past.
- It was around 4 o' clock in the afternoon and we wanted to have a snack before the show.
- He hadn't had a girlfriend in ages.
- American courts in the nineteenth century demonstrated much broader standards of accountability than is the current practice.
- Nothing else was happening in January.
- We have seen, in recent years, ambulance crews stoned by yobs as they try to go about their work.
- Twice in the last few days I have been for walks on Dartmoor.
- Most people come to my farm in the afternoon and have traveled a good distance to get there.
- I began the book in the summer of 1995.
- I helped teach the role to Jane and Beth: they learnt it in a month.
Synonyms during, in the course of, in the time of, over 3Expressing the length of time before a future event is expected to happen. （表示将来）在…以后 I'll see you in fifteen minutes 我会在15分钟后见你。 Example sentencesExamples - He's getting married in a few days.
- She returned in ten minutes after she made sure the girls were fast asleep.
- Tessa will start school in three and a half years.
- That marriage contract said that in ten years, both of us could divorce and not have anything to do with each other.
- I'll make my mind up in a week or two's time.
- They promised to come back in 60 days if nothing had been done to redress their grievances.
- Experts agree that, with an election expected in less than a year's time, the Tories should be doing even better.
Synonyms after, at the end of, following, subsequent to within, in less than, in under, in no more than, before a … is up 4(often followed by a noun without a determiner) expressing a state or condition. 在…状态中，在…情况里（后常跟无限定词的名词） 在恋爱中。 I've got to put my affairs in order 我必须把我的事务安排妥当。 一个三十几岁的女人。 Example sentencesExamples - Her affair with Duchamp continued in secrecy until 1950, when she returned to Brazil.
- Many people lined up for hours to see the movie only to come running out in horror before it was over.
- Still, I live in hope that one day I might get my money.
- Until the rose bushes are in bloom again, the earlier-flowering bulbs will provide a lively picture.
- He had been in good health apart from the angina and had not smoked for 17 years.
- In reality, given human limitations, it can only be said we are doing the best we can.
- He shook his head, in sadness and grief.
- Alfalfa fields range in height from 8 to 18 inches and look very good.
- I was madly in love with her and I was pretty sure she was in love with me.
- I first read the book when I was in my twenties.
- 4.1 Indicating the quality or aspect with respect to which a judgement is made.
在…方面 no discernible difference in quality 质量方面看不出有什么差别。 Example sentencesExamples - The content of the drawings, while generally clear and well-detailed, is variable in quality.
- While lacking in merit as a decision-maker, he was extremely adroit in working the congressional funding process.
5Expressing inclusion or involvement. 包含在…里，牵涉在…中 我是在一本书里看到的。 在一部电影里演出。 Example sentencesExamples - Because marriage figures so prominently in her novels, much has been made of Austen's decision not to marry.
- In the play, Herzen neither wins nor loses.
- Some expressions of opinion in that newspaper and elsewhere fall between the two.
- Those who don't know him better could be forgiven for missing the irony in that expression.
- Tom Hanks is set to star in the film.
- Williams has examined this literature in her book Ten Lectures on Theories of the Dance.
- The picture used in that billboard was actually the photo of Ibrahim on the cover of his solo album.
- He was a huge hit in the comedy ‘Oh, God!’.
- However, there is no reason to think that the claims in that material are unjustified.
6Indicating someone's occupation or profession. 表示职业从事… 她从事出版业。 Example sentencesExamples - After college I went to work in libraries, while I waited for the position I wanted in fashion.
- He studied fine art at Nebraska University, completing his degree after service in the army in the First World War.
- Jeff is working in sales for Southwest Landmark, Ohio.
- The recent scandal at the paper has affected all of us in the journalism profession.
- It is four years since I was in politics.
- I've been in computers for more than 15 years.
7Indicating the language or medium used. 用…语言，以…媒介 用法语说。 写下来。 Example sentencesExamples - The student could barely put a sentence together in English.
- A defamatory statement is libel if it is in permanent form such as writing or pictures.
- The questionnaire, in Spanish, took approximately 45 min to administer.
- At that time I painted mostly in watercolor.
- Create a job description, put it in writing and then discuss it with potential employees.
- The website will offer information not only online but also in PDF format, which allows the user to access then print information.
- She thought that he was the greatest master of the art of telling a story in pictures without words.
- 7.1 Indicating the key in which a piece of music is written.
以…调 Mozart's Piano Concerto in E flat 莫扎特降E调钢琴协奏曲。 Example sentencesExamples - ‘Eroica’ is the name of Beethoven's Symphony No. 3 in B Flat.
- This leads to an extended coda, also in C minor, which gradually works its way back to the G minor key.
- It begins in G minor but progresses to a different key, C major.
8with verbal noun As an integral part of (an activity) 在（活动）过程中 in planning public expenditure it is better to be prudent 在计划公共财政支出过程中还是谨慎点好。 Example sentencesExamples - I sacrifice the old to make way for the new and in doing so, I gain spiritual wisdom.
- The organisation, in seeking to attract more male students to take up teaching, could have put their proposal forward as a special measure.
- It would seem that the professor, in attempting to explain politics and religion to us, has lost his hold on common sense.
- In comparing the results of this study with the database, it was determined that two species previously undocumented had been collected.
- In announcing the program, Computershare pointed out the environmental benefits of reducing the use of valuable resources such as trees.
- I was not prepared for the variety of approvals and difficulties that came about in building a golf course.
9Expressing a value as a proportion of (a whole) （价值）占（总体）…（比例） a local income tax running at six pence in the pound 地方所得税以每镑六便士征收。 Example sentencesExamples - He projects a success rate of one in five - twice the norm.
- Perhaps only one in twenty of the city's adult residents had been born there.
- Anyone who is in that income bracket will pay tax at 19.5c in the dollar.
- The proposed scheme will involve writing off most of the company's £ 11.4 million debt and, if approved, unsecured creditors will lose 90p in the pound.
adverbɪnɪn 1Expressing movement with the result that someone or something becomes enclosed or surrounded by something else. 在…里，在…中 进来。 presently the admiral breezed in 一会儿海军上将轻快地走了进来。 Example sentencesExamples - He was in New York for the premiere of Tommy in 1975 and had decided to pop in on his admirer while he was in town.
- Teams are reminded that bonus points are not awarded when the result card is not sent in on time.
- I think the child had been feeding the ducks when he fell in.
- Mr Gilburn, who failed to appear in court, is thought to have moved in with a friend who lives locally.
- Apparently, we are going to be able to put plastic in with our cans and bottles.
- If you'd been here an hour ago, you'd have seen the girl come in with her friend.
- They were finally caught out when one brother got their shifts mixed up and walked in on a romantic meal for two.
- I was the one who didn't want to get too serious, so I was surprised when he asked me to move in with him.
- The phone line for the office was put in on time and later today I am hoping to set up my internet connection.
- There he burst in on an astonished young American couple and ran past them into a bedroom.
- ‘Anna! Are you alright?’ Evan asked, jumping in after me.
- The story goes that he was working in a café one night when a pop star popped in for some grub.
- I had no idea he was going to be there until he walked in with his girlfriend.
- Two weeks later, I had another appointment in the city and I was supposed to go in with my son again.
- Within the walls of the medina, the buildings close in on you, and you are taken into cool shadow.
- The we went in and sat down and lots of other people were there.
Synonyms inside, indoors, into the interior, into the room/house/building, within 2Expressing the situation of being enclosed or surrounded by something. 在…里，在…中 我们被锁在里头了。 Example sentencesExamples - We've had them for a good few years now - they were in with another box of books we bought.
- Cases of domestic violence rose as families stayed in on New Year's Eve to avoid the bad weather.
- She had previously enjoyed food with nuts in, including breakfast cereals, and she had eaten chicken curries at other restaurants.
- Kathy gave me a cup of tea with sugar in to help calm me.
- Shut in with his cronies, he sees the world as his enemy and opposition to his will as personal affront.
- She turned to the government for help and they found her an apartment for her to live in.
- Staying in on a day like this is criminal.
- Sixth grade was handled by general instructors, and each class was locked in with one instructor all day long.
3Expressing arrival. 到达 the train got in very late 火车到得很晚。 Example sentencesExamples - Their first pieces of work would be due in on Wednesday or Thursday of first week.
- I'm a bit disappointed that my flight out is Friday afternoon, which allowing for time differences gets in at 8pm.
- Becky's train actually managed to get in on time.
- Entries must be in by 5pm.
- Bearing in mind the flight is due in at 11.20 pm, you'll watch its progress on the internet up to 20 minutes before it's due to land.
4(of the tide) rising or at its highest level. （潮汐）上涨；涨到最高潮 Example sentencesExamples - The tide came in and floated our canoes.
- The tide was in, and the breakers were a good twenty feet high when they hit the harbour wall.
- Night had fallen, and the tide was in.
- The tide was coming in and people moved their blankets up the beach.
Synonyms high, at its highest level, rising
adjectiveɪnɪn 1predicative Present at one's home or office. （人）在家的；在办公室的 we knocked at the door but there was no one in 我们敲了门，但没人在。 Example sentencesExamples - Suffice it to say that his press conferences have all the allure of a night in with the prime minister.
- I'm not in on Monday.
- I've only been in for five minutes and I stumble across a wedding party.
- The lads upstairs were having a sports night in with, I suspect, more than a few beers.
- He does little else; his idea of a good time is a night in with some scouting reports.
- It is now 10:00 am, and I've only been in for about 20 minutes.
Synonyms present, home, at home inside, indoors, in the house/room 2informal Fashionable. 〈非正式〉流行的，时髦的 pastels and light colours are in this year 今年柔色和淡色很流行。 时髦事。 Example sentencesExamples - In addition to statement T-shirts, graphic T-shirts are in this year.
- This year, monochromatic colors are the in thing.
- Luigi's was a large and crowded restaurant that was clearly the in place for the in-crowd.
- He even let his membership lapse at Au Bar, the in club.
- Way back when beards were in, mawkish mystics brought forth the concept album.
- The very in words are slammin' and rockin'.
Synonyms fashionable, in fashion, in vogue, voguish, stylish, in style, popular, (bang) up to date, up to the minute, modern, modish, trendsetting, chic French à la mode, de rigueur informal trendy, all the rage, with it, cool, the in thing, hot, hip, happening, now, swinging British informal, dated all the go 3predicative (of the ball in tennis and similar games) landing within the designated playing area. （网球及类似运动用球）界内的 Example sentencesExamples - I don't think I got any first serves in today.
- As you can see, I held my finish and barely looked up even as the ball went in.
- Before I even came off the pick, I felt the shot was in.
4Cricket
predicative Batting. 〔板球〕正在攻球 哪边正在攻球？ Example sentencesExamples - An analysis of his 53 centuries shows that in these innings he made 72% of the runs put on while he was in.
nounɪnɪn informal A position of influence with someone powerful or famous. she got an in with the promising new artist Example sentencesExamples - They knew, from endless meetings and conferences, which people they needed on their team, which people had an in with which interest groups, and who could help them in certain places.
- The notably venerated violinist who gave him an in at the National Theater, where he soon found a niche.
- It never hurts to have an in with your head coach.
- For years, people have begged distant relatives concerning even the possibility of anyone knowing someone who has an in with owner Frank Sr.
- He has an in to the presidential process.
- The company has an in with the private club in Switzerland.
- Tim might have an in with this agent or something because of his dad.
- For him, an in with the Bush family is worth more than anything lottery players have in their hand
- I have never, never had an in at a bar before, where you can cut to the front of the line and get free tabs and stuff.
- Once you've got an in with the right guys, they don't need to see a full script before, in theory, they start giving you development cash.
Phrases1Have good reason to expect (something, typically something unpleasant) 必定会遭到，免不了遭受（尤指坏事） Example sentencesExamples - Anyone who buys this album expecting gentle country wailing will be in for the rudest of shocks.
- However, the two of them were in for quite a startling surprise.
- I shuddered inwardly, knowing what I was in for.
- I had no clue what to expect, and I certainly didn't know what I was in for.
- If he were to visit the shabby military compound, he might be in for an unpleasant surprise.
- But the critics who long for Johnson's departure may be in for an unpleasant surprise.
- Unless I get this message across, large numbers of you will be in for a shock when your February bill arrives.
- These fine visitors, I thought, were in for what I can only describe as a culinary comeuppance.
- I had to feel slightly sorry for the die-hard fans among them who didn't know yet what they were in for.
- CBI members must have known what they were in for when they elected him.
Synonyms due for, in line for, likely to receive - 1.1Have good reason to expect trouble or retribution.
势必倒霉；必遭惩罚 Example sentencesExamples - Denise was in for it now, Carol would spread those rumours again.
- We knew we were in for it and we had to be ready.
- Our strength and conditioning coach came on this trip, so we knew we were in for it.
- He looked a little hot around the collar, then his eyes narrowed and the corners of his mouth tilted up in an expression that told her she was in for it.
- Walking up his driveway everything seemed normal, but when he opened the door, he knew he was in for it.
- By the time Artie got off the call, Gloria knew she was in for it.
- But for us, we generally have one self-defense weapon, and if that doesn't work, we could be in for it.
- I knew I was in for it the moment I saw the look on his face.
- He would surely be in for it now; running away, then causing no end of trouble.
- But whatever's wrong you two had better work it out before Adrien finds out or you'll both be in for it.
Synonyms in trouble, about to be punished, about to suffer the consequences, about to pay the price, in for a scolding
Being a frequent visitor to (a house) or frequent inmate of (an institution) 频繁出入（房子）；频繁进出（机构） they were in and out of each other's houses all day he was in and out of jail for most of his twenties 他二十几岁时几乎一直频繁进出监狱。 Example sentencesExamples - She was in and out of hospital for the rest of her life and her paintings often depict her suffering.
- The baby had whooping cough and had been in and out of hospital since birth.
- As a child, it was discovered I'd had a stroke and I spent a lot of time in and out of hospital.
- He has been in and out of special schools which have lacked the expertise to deal with him.
- Her mother, who was in and out of hospital because of illness, rarely cuddled her.
- He was in and out of the house on numerous occasions while the police were there.
- For the next five years she was in and out of hospital and her schooling suffered due to long absences.
- Sadly, the disease really started to take hold at the end of November and she was in and out of hospital.
- My mother might have had the misery of housework, but at least there were grown-ups in and out of the house all day.
- He spent the rest of his life in and out of mental institutions, his serious work at an end.
Example sentencesExamples - The filmmaker's intention is not to make fun of the audience but to let them in on the joke.
- Yet if they did they sure as hell weren't letting us in on what should hardly have been a secret.
- That we hear not even a peep from him is presumably due to the fact that too many sponsors and cronies are in on the great land scam.
- Ben must have been in on the secret too, because he refused to take off his clothes.
- Everybody likes to be in on a secret, in at the start of something big.
- Neither party leader will even let their own public in on that, even if they had a clue.
Synonyms privy to, aware of, acquainted with, informed about, informed of, advised of, apprised of, mindful of, sensible of
I was fortunate in that I had friends 我是幸运的，因为我有朋友。 Example sentencesExamples - It is also unusual in that the hoof on the fifth leg is divided into three, rather than the normal two.
- The Lib Dems are an unusual party in that they start local and expand to the national.
- It will differ from normal halls of residence in that each bedroom will have its own front door.
- We have a problem in that there is a lack of places for this age group to go.
- He was lucky in that it didn't develop into anything else and he didn't have to go to hospital.
- It's a concept album in that it tells a story - albeit with a rather lame twist at the end.
- My sport is a bit like being a goalkeeper in that you have to be mentally strong.
- In many ways they are three of a kind in that they are all touched with a little eccentricity.
- Rose was also fortunate in that he had an early start when there was no wind.
- A pillar of the Kirk, he was also unique among journalists in that he hardly ever swore.
informal On friendly terms with. 〈非正式〉与…交好 the Krays were in with a couple of MPs 克赖一家与几个著名的议员有很好的交情。 Example sentencesExamples - He claimed to be so well in with the prime minister that he and his wife had been invited to Chequers.
- He mentioned that he was well in with the warder.
- In his opinion, if you were in with that crowd, then you were too far gone for saving.
- She was led astray by her desire to be in with the young and to distance herself from old politicians.
Synonyms in favour, popular, friendly, friends
informal All the details. 〈非正式〉详情 Example sentencesExamples - She also wants residents to learn the ins and outs of housing and benefit schemes, and to impart their wisdom to fellow prisoners.
- Bear with me as I continue to learn about the ins and outs of blog design.
- I think in the past a lot of these operations were done unnecessarily perhaps, although I don't know the ins and outs of the cases myself.
- Without knowing the ins and outs of the legislation, I am broadly in favour of unions, and of not sacking people without a reason.
- Whatever the ins and outs of it, everyone has known the documents were bogus for at least four months.
- They got together with a collective of media professionals and taught themselves the ins and outs of radio production.
- It would take pages and hours for me to go into the ins and outs of the Irish literary canon, so I'll leave it at that for now.
- So he'll be able to get you up to speed on Wednesday and explain all the ins and outs of it as the results come in Thursday evening.
- Without going into all the ins and outs of the story, Dean seems to have played it by the book at every point.
- We outline each exercise in detail and walk you through the ins and outs of your training, week by week.
Synonyms details, particulars, facts, features, points, characteristics, traits, nuts and bolts, particularities
OriginOld English in (preposition), inn, inne (adverb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German in (preposition), German ein (adverb), from an Indo-European root shared by Latin in and Greek en. Rhymesagin, akin, begin, Berlin, bin, Boleyn, Bryn, chin, chin-chin, Corinne, din, fin, Finn, Flynn, gaijin, Glyn, grin, Gwyn, herein, Ho Chi Minh, inn, Jin, jinn, kin, Kweilin, linn, Lynn, mandolin, mandoline, Min, no-win, pin, Pinyin, quin, shin, sin, skin, spin, therein, thin, Tientsin, tin, Tonkin, Turin, twin, underpin, Vietminh, violin, wherein, whin, whipper-in, win, within, Wynne, yin The chemical element indium.
abbreviation Indiana (in official postal use).
prepositionɪnin 1Expressing the situation of something that is or appears to be enclosed or surrounded by something else. 在…里，在…中 dressed in their Sunday best 穿着他们的节日盛装。 she saw it in the rearview mirror 她在后视镜里看到了这一幕。 soak it in warm soapy water 浸在温肥皂水里。 Example sentencesExamples - I'm from a very small town in Texas.
- As the days get longer and the sun warms the air we begin to see activity in our ponds.
- And while all of this is going on I'm having to move out of my flat - a place I've been in for 4 years.
- He's standing in the street.
- There was black smoke and I could hardly see anything but there was no-one in the room.
- What is in that box?
- He was well known in the area but was a quiet type of man who went about his way in a gentle manner.
- A century ago, there was hardly an educated woman in this part of the world.
- Jose arrived last night about 9 p.m., but we were all in bed.
- Never soak brushes in water, commercial cleaners or even paint.
- Nothing I did could make me an acceptable guest in that hotel without a credit card.
- In the early part of the year staff in the department took nearly six days off sick each.
- They want to hear from anyone living inthe area who may have seen or heard anything.
- He's dressed in faded jeans and a navy T-shirt.
- The bride was in a striking off-white dress.
- Once the marriage takes place, the woman is supposed to remain in the house while the man goes to work.
- I have lived in Bolton for four years now and I enjoy walking around the town.
Synonyms inside, within, in the middle of, within the bounds of, within the confines of - 1.1 Expressing motion with the result that something ends up within or surrounded by something else.
在…里，在…中 don't put dye in the bathtub 别把煤放进浴室里。 he got in his car and drove off 他坐进他的小汽车，开走了。 Example sentencesExamples - There's a flurry to get them unloaded so people can get in the building.
- The surf was good, the waves big enough to make me keep a close eye on the dog as he ran in and out of the water.
- He cut her hair and then took her to a studio where he got some shots done to display in his salon.
- I drove to Reno with my son and all the things I could fit in my car.
- She also cannot manage the stairs or getting in and out of the bath so has a stairlift and a bathlift too.
- He dropped anchor in the bay that fronts San Sebastian, the island's capital.
- From the cab's front view, we witness Iris get in the back.
- He was given a security code by a member of staff who was fed up with letting them in and out of the building.
- The hordes of away fans were marshalled safely in and out of the ground by police.
- She climbed in the car, and the man drove to the next street.
- She arrived to be sentenced with her belongings packed in bags ready to take to jail.
- Cuttings, leaves, plants, and uncooked fruit and vegetables can all be put in the green bin.
- It doesn't take a highly trained director to tell a few actresses to run in the woods and pretend to be scared.
- Upon inspection we discovered ants crawling in and out of every hole in the computer.
- There are people who walk in my office and see nothing but the dullest thing in the world.
- Store the potatoes for short periods in a dark cupboard.
- Mum should never have allowed me to be put in that situation, or at least given me some info on what to expect.
- One of the great attractions of the traditional paddling pool is being able to jump in it.
Synonyms into, inside, into the interior of
2Expressing a period of time during which an event takes place or a situation remains the case. 在…期间 他们结识于1885年。 at one o'clock in the morning 在凌晨一点钟。 I hadn't seen him in years 我几年里都没见过他。 Example sentencesExamples - We have seen, in recent years, ambulance crews stoned by yobs as they try to go about their work.
- Nobody who is associated with the bank in that period can come out with any credit.
- I began the book in the summer of 1995.
- Nothing else was happening in January.
- This scheme has done very well in the past.
- He hadn't had a girlfriend in ages.
- American courts in the nineteenth century demonstrated much broader standards of accountability than is the current practice.
- Most people come to my farm in the afternoon and have traveled a good distance to get there.
- Five years have passed since Daly held up the trophy and in that time much has changed.
- I helped teach the role to Jane and Beth: they learnt it in a month.
- It was around 4 o' clock in the afternoon and we wanted to have a snack before the show.
- Twice in the last few days I have been for walks on Dartmoor.
Synonyms during, in the course of, in the time of, over 3Expressing the length of time before a future event is expected to take place. （表示将来）在…以后 I'll see you in fifteen minutes 我会在15分钟后见你。 Example sentencesExamples - He's getting married in a few days.
- She returned in ten minutes after she made sure the girls were fast asleep.
- That marriage contract said that in ten years, both of us could divorce and not have anything to do with each other.
- Tessa will start school in three and a half years.
- Experts agree that, with an election expected in less than a year's time, the Tories should be doing even better.
- They promised to come back in 60 days if nothing had been done to redress their grievances.
- I'll make my mind up in a week or two's time.
Synonyms after, at the end of, following, subsequent to 4(often followed by a noun without a determiner) expressing a state or condition. 在…状态中，在…情况里（后常跟无限定词的名词） 在恋爱中。 I've got to put my affairs in order 我必须把我的事务安排妥当。 一个三十几岁的女人。 laid out in a straight line 布置成一直线。 Example sentencesExamples - He had been in good health apart from the angina and had not smoked for 17 years.
- Alfalfa fields range in height from 8 to 18 inches and look very good.
- I was madly in love with her and I was pretty sure she was in love with me.
- Many people lined up for hours to see the movie only to come running out in horror before it was over.
- In reality, given human limitations, it can only be said we are doing the best we can.
- I first read the book when I was in my twenties.
- Her affair with Duchamp continued in secrecy until 1950, when she returned to Brazil.
- Until the rose bushes are in bloom again, the earlier-flowering bulbs will provide a lively picture.
- He shook his head, in sadness and grief.
- Still, I live in hope that one day I might get my money.
- 4.1 Indicating the quality or aspect with respect to which a judgment is made.
在…方面 no discernible difference in quality 质量方面看不出有什么差别。 Example sentencesExamples - The content of the drawings, while generally clear and well-detailed, is variable in quality.
- While lacking in merit as a decision-maker, he was extremely adroit in working the congressional funding process.
5Expressing inclusion or involvement. 包含在…里，牵涉在…中 我是在一本书里看到的。 在一部电影里演出。 Example sentencesExamples - He was a huge hit in the comedy ‘Oh, God!’.
- However, there is no reason to think that the claims in that material are unjustified.
- Those who don't know him better could be forgiven for missing the irony in that expression.
- Some expressions of opinion in that newspaper and elsewhere fall between the two.
- The picture used in that billboard was actually the photo of Ibrahim on the cover of his solo album.
- Williams has examined this literature in her book Ten Lectures on Theories of the Dance.
- In the play, Herzen neither wins nor loses.
- Because marriage figures so prominently in her novels, much has been made of Austen's decision not to marry.
- Tom Hanks is set to star in the film.
6Indicating someone's occupation or profession. 表示职业从事… 她从事出版业。 Example sentencesExamples - Jeff is working in sales for Southwest Landmark, Ohio.
- The recent scandal at the paper has affected all of us in the journalism profession.
- It is four years since I was in politics.
- After college I went to work in libraries, while I waited for the position I wanted in fashion.
- I've been in computers for more than 15 years.
- He studied fine art at Nebraska University, completing his degree after service in the army in the First World War.
7Indicating the language or medium used. 用…语言，以…媒介 写下来。 Example sentencesExamples - The website will offer information not only online but also in PDF format, which allows the user to access then print information.
- A defamatory statement is libel if it is in permanent form such as writing or pictures.
- She thought that he was the greatest master of the art of telling a story in pictures without words.
- Create a job description, put it in writing and then discuss it with potential employees.
- At that time I painted mostly in watercolor.
- The student could barely put a sentence together in English.
- The questionnaire, in Spanish, took approximately 45 min to administer.
- 7.1 Indicating the key in which a piece of music is written.
以…调 Mozart's Piano Concerto in E flat 莫扎特降E调钢琴协奏曲。 Example sentencesExamples - This leads to an extended coda, also in C minor, which gradually works its way back to the G minor key.
- It begins in G minor but progresses to a different key, C major.
- ‘Eroica’ is the name of Beethoven's Symphony No. 3 in B Flat.
8with verbal noun As an integral part of (an activity) 在（活动）过程中 in planning public expenditure it is better to be prudent 在计划公共财政支出过程中还是谨慎点好。 Example sentencesExamples - The organisation, in seeking to attract more male students to take up teaching, could have put their proposal forward as a special measure.
- I was not prepared for the variety of approvals and difficulties that came about in building a golf course.
- In announcing the program, Computershare pointed out the environmental benefits of reducing the use of valuable resources such as trees.
- I sacrifice the old to make way for the new and in doing so, I gain spiritual wisdom.
- In comparing the results of this study with the database, it was determined that two species previously undocumented had been collected.
- It would seem that the professor, in attempting to explain politics and religion to us, has lost his hold on common sense.
adverbɪnin 1Expressing movement with the result that someone or something becomes enclosed or surrounded by something else. 在…里，在…中 进来。 presently the admiral breezed in 一会儿海军上将轻快地走了进来。 带它进来。 Example sentencesExamples - He was in New York for the premiere of Tommy in 1975 and had decided to pop in on his admirer while he was in town.
- ‘Anna! Are you alright?’ Evan asked, jumping in after me.
- The story goes that he was working in a café one night when a pop star popped in for some grub.
- If you'd been here an hour ago, you'd have seen the girl come in with her friend.
- Teams are reminded that bonus points are not awarded when the result card is not sent in on time.
- There he burst in on an astonished young American couple and ran past them into a bedroom.
- Mr Gilburn, who failed to appear in court, is thought to have moved in with a friend who lives locally.
- The we went in and sat down and lots of other people were there.
- Within the walls of the medina, the buildings close in on you, and you are taken into cool shadow.
- They were finally caught out when one brother got their shifts mixed up and walked in on a romantic meal for two.
- Apparently, we are going to be able to put plastic in with our cans and bottles.
- I think the child had been feeding the ducks when he fell in.
- Two weeks later, I had another appointment in the city and I was supposed to go in with my son again.
- I had no idea he was going to be there until he walked in with his girlfriend.
- I was the one who didn't want to get too serious, so I was surprised when he asked me to move in with him.
- The phone line for the office was put in on time and later today I am hoping to set up my internet connection.
Synonyms inside, indoors, into the interior, into the building, into the house, into the room, within 2Expressing the situation of being enclosed or surrounded by something. 在…里，在…中 我们被锁在里头了。 Example sentencesExamples - Sixth grade was handled by general instructors, and each class was locked in with one instructor all day long.
- She had previously enjoyed food with nuts in, including breakfast cereals, and she had eaten chicken curries at other restaurants.
- We've had them for a good few years now - they were in with another box of books we bought.
- Cases of domestic violence rose as families stayed in on New Year's Eve to avoid the bad weather.
- Staying in on a day like this is criminal.
- She turned to the government for help and they found her an apartment for her to live in.
- Shut in with his cronies, he sees the world as his enemy and opposition to his will as personal affront.
- Kathy gave me a cup of tea with sugar in to help calm me.
3Expressing arrival at a destination. 到达 the train got in very late 火车到得很晚。 Example sentencesExamples - I'm a bit disappointed that my flight out is Friday afternoon, which allowing for time differences gets in at 8pm.
- Entries must be in by 5pm.
- Bearing in mind the flight is due in at 11.20 pm, you'll watch its progress on the internet up to 20 minutes before it's due to land.
- Becky's train actually managed to get in on time.
- Their first pieces of work would be due in on Wednesday or Thursday of first week.
4(of the tide) rising or at its highest level. （潮汐）上涨；涨到最高潮 Example sentencesExamples - The tide came in and floated our canoes.
- The tide was in, and the breakers were a good twenty feet high when they hit the harbour wall.
- The tide was coming in and people moved their blankets up the beach.
- Night had fallen, and the tide was in.
Synonyms high, at its highest level, rising 5Baseball
(of an infielder or outfielder) playing closer to home plate than usual. looking for a force, they brought the infield in Example sentencesExamples - Suzuki draws infielders in, forcing them to rush throws, and takes extra bases.
- With the outfield drawn in, Larkin slapped the ball over the head of left fielder Hunter to a spot he can, to this day, locate on the Metrodome turf.
- 5.1 (of a pitch) very close to the batter.
he threw a fastball in and up a little Example sentencesExamples - He had become vulnerable to pitches in on his hands and started developing bad habits.
- You've got two alternatives on the next pitch - fastball in or slider away.
adjectiveɪnin 1predicative (of a person) present at one's home or office. （人）在家的；在办公室的 we knocked at the door but there was no one in 我们敲了门，但没人在。 Example sentencesExamples - It is now 10:00 am, and I've only been in for about 20 minutes.
- I'm not in on Monday.
- He does little else; his idea of a good time is a night in with some scouting reports.
- The lads upstairs were having a sports night in with, I suspect, more than a few beers.
- I've only been in for five minutes and I stumble across a wedding party.
- Suffice it to say that his press conferences have all the allure of a night in with the prime minister.
2informal Fashionable. 〈非正式〉流行的，时髦的 pastels and light colors are in this year 今年柔色和淡色很流行。 时髦事。 Example sentencesExamples - He even let his membership lapse at Au Bar, the in club.
- This year, monochromatic colors are the in thing.
- In addition to statement T-shirts, graphic T-shirts are in this year.
- Way back when beards were in, mawkish mystics brought forth the concept album.
- Luigi's was a large and crowded restaurant that was clearly the in place for the in-crowd.
- The very in words are slammin' and rockin'.
Synonyms fashionable, in fashion, in vogue, voguish, stylish, in style, popular, up to date, bang up to date, up to the minute, modern, modish, trendsetting, chic 3predicative (of the ball in tennis and similar games) landing within the designated playing area. （网球及类似运动用球）界内的 Example sentencesExamples - As you can see, I held my finish and barely looked up even as the ball went in.
- I don't think I got any first serves in today.
- Before I even came off the pick, I felt the shot was in.
nounɪnin informal A position of influence with someone powerful or famous. he would ensure an in with the nominee Example sentencesExamples - He has an in to the presidential process.
- It never hurts to have an in with your head coach.
- They knew, from endless meetings and conferences, which people they needed on their team, which people had an in with which interest groups, and who could help them in certain places.
- Once you've got an in with the right guys, they don't need to see a full script before, in theory, they start giving you development cash.
- Tim might have an in with this agent or something because of his dad.
- The notably venerated violinist who gave him an in at the National Theater, where he soon found a niche.
- The company has an in with the private club in Switzerland.
- I have never, never had an in at a bar before, where you can cut to the front of the line and get free tabs and stuff.
- For years, people have begged distant relatives concerning even the possibility of anyone knowing someone who has an in with owner Frank Sr.
- For him, an in with the Bush family is worth more than anything lottery players have in their hand
Phrases1Have good reason to expect (typically something unpleasant) 必定会遭到，免不了遭受（尤指坏事） it looks as if we're in for a storm 我们看起来似乎要遭受一场暴风雨。 Example sentencesExamples - These fine visitors, I thought, were in for what I can only describe as a culinary comeuppance.
- However, the two of them were in for quite a startling surprise.
- CBI members must have known what they were in for when they elected him.
- Anyone who buys this album expecting gentle country wailing will be in for the rudest of shocks.
- I had no clue what to expect, and I certainly didn't know what I was in for.
- I had to feel slightly sorry for the die-hard fans among them who didn't know yet what they were in for.
- I shuddered inwardly, knowing what I was in for.
- But the critics who long for Johnson's departure may be in for an unpleasant surprise.
- If he were to visit the shabby military compound, he might be in for an unpleasant surprise.
- Unless I get this message across, large numbers of you will be in for a shock when your February bill arrives.
Synonyms due for, in line for, likely to receive - 1.1Have good reason to expect trouble or retribution.
势必倒霉；必遭惩罚 Example sentencesExamples - He would surely be in for it now; running away, then causing no end of trouble.
- Denise was in for it now, Carol would spread those rumours again.
- He looked a little hot around the collar, then his eyes narrowed and the corners of his mouth tilted up in an expression that told her she was in for it.
- But whatever's wrong you two had better work it out before Adrien finds out or you'll both be in for it.
- Our strength and conditioning coach came on this trip, so we knew we were in for it.
- But for us, we generally have one self-defense weapon, and if that doesn't work, we could be in for it.
- I knew I was in for it the moment I saw the look on his face.
- By the time Artie got off the call, Gloria knew she was in for it.
- Walking up his driveway everything seemed normal, but when he opened the door, he knew he was in for it.
- We knew we were in for it and we had to be ready.
Synonyms in trouble, about to be punished, about to suffer the consequences, about to pay the price, in for a scolding
Being a frequent visitor to (a house) or frequent inmate of (an institution) 频繁出入（房子）；频繁进出（机构） he was in and out of jail for most of his twenties 他二十几岁时几乎一直频繁进出监狱。 Example sentencesExamples - He was in and out of the house on numerous occasions while the police were there.
- Her mother, who was in and out of hospital because of illness, rarely cuddled her.
- My mother might have had the misery of housework, but at least there were grown-ups in and out of the house all day.
- As a child, it was discovered I'd had a stroke and I spent a lot of time in and out of hospital.
- He has been in and out of special schools which have lacked the expertise to deal with him.
- For the next five years she was in and out of hospital and her schooling suffered due to long absences.
- She was in and out of hospital for the rest of her life and her paintings often depict her suffering.
- He spent the rest of his life in and out of mental institutions, his serious work at an end.
- Sadly, the disease really started to take hold at the end of November and she was in and out of hospital.
- The baby had whooping cough and had been in and out of hospital since birth.
they were in on the conspiracy Example sentencesExamples - Ben must have been in on the secret too, because he refused to take off his clothes.
- Yet if they did they sure as hell weren't letting us in on what should hardly have been a secret.
- The filmmaker's intention is not to make fun of the audience but to let them in on the joke.
- Everybody likes to be in on a secret, in at the start of something big.
- That we hear not even a peep from him is presumably due to the fact that too many sponsors and cronies are in on the great land scam.
- Neither party leader will even let their own public in on that, even if they had a clue.
Synonyms privy to, aware of, acquainted with, informed about, informed of, advised of, apprised of, mindful of, sensible of
For the reason that (used to specify the respect in which a statement is true) 因为，由于（用于指明陈述属实的具体方面） I was fortunate in that I had friends 我是幸运的，因为我有朋友。 Example sentencesExamples - He was lucky in that it didn't develop into anything else and he didn't have to go to hospital.
- My sport is a bit like being a goalkeeper in that you have to be mentally strong.
- The Lib Dems are an unusual party in that they start local and expand to the national.
- A pillar of the Kirk, he was also unique among journalists in that he hardly ever swore.
- In many ways they are three of a kind in that they are all touched with a little eccentricity.
- We have a problem in that there is a lack of places for this age group to go.
- It will differ from normal halls of residence in that each bedroom will have its own front door.
- It is also unusual in that the hoof on the fifth leg is divided into three, rather than the normal two.
- Rose was also fortunate in that he had an early start when there was no wind.
- It's a concept album in that it tells a story - albeit with a rather lame twist at the end.
informal Enjoying friendly relations with. 〈非正式〉与…交好 I was in demand because I was in with the right people Example sentencesExamples - He claimed to be so well in with the prime minister that he and his wife had been invited to Chequers.
- She was led astray by her desire to be in with the young and to distance herself from old politicians.
- In his opinion, if you were in with that crowd, then you were too far gone for saving.
- He mentioned that he was well in with the warder.
Synonyms in favour, popular, friendly, friends
informal All the details (of something). 〈非正式〉详情 Example sentencesExamples - So he'll be able to get you up to speed on Wednesday and explain all the ins and outs of it as the results come in Thursday evening.
- I think in the past a lot of these operations were done unnecessarily perhaps, although I don't know the ins and outs of the cases myself.
- She also wants residents to learn the ins and outs of housing and benefit schemes, and to impart their wisdom to fellow prisoners.
- It would take pages and hours for me to go into the ins and outs of the Irish literary canon, so I'll leave it at that for now.
- Without knowing the ins and outs of the legislation, I am broadly in favour of unions, and of not sacking people without a reason.
- We outline each exercise in detail and walk you through the ins and outs of your training, week by week.
- Bear with me as I continue to learn about the ins and outs of blog design.
- They got together with a collective of media professionals and taught themselves the ins and outs of radio production.
- Whatever the ins and outs of it, everyone has known the documents were bogus for at least four months.
- Without going into all the ins and outs of the story, Dean seems to have played it by the book at every point.
Synonyms details, particulars, facts, features, points, characteristics, traits, nuts and bolts, particularities
OriginOld English in (preposition), inn, inne (adverb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German in (preposition), German ein (adverb), from an Indo-European root shared by Latin in and Greek en. The chemical element indium.
abbreviation Indiana (in official postal use).
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