介词 in 的用法

in + sth 在里面，在内部

I never know what’s going on in her head (= what she’s thinking about).
I’ve got a pain in my back.
What’s that in your hand?
Is Mark still in bed?
He’s always looking at himself in the mirror (= at the image of his face produced by the mirror).
I got stuck in a traffic jam for half an hour.

in + 地方

They used to live in Paris, but now they’re somewhere in Austria.
I go to the cheapest hairdresser’s in town.

in + 穿着

Do you recognize that man in the grey suit?
Pat can’t resist men in uniform.
You look nice in green (= green clothes).
You look strange in that outfit.
You’ll be too hot in that jacket.
The children were dressed in identical uniforms.
You are expected to arrive in the appropriate attire.
The photograph showed local people in national costume.

部分 + in + 整体

He used to be the lead singer in a rock band.
There are too many spelling mistakes in this essay.
I’ve been waiting in this queue for ages.
What do you look for in a relationship?
I can see a future champion in Joely (= I think that Joely might become a champion).
Talent like hers is rare in someone so young.
He sings in the church choir.
After years of chasing her dreams, she finally got a part in a film.
Centre all the headings in this document.
The camera work in some of these animal documentaries is fantastic.
There’s some wonderful calligraphy in these old manuscripts.

几分之几

Apparently one in ten people/one person in ten has problems with reading.
One in five products was found to be defective.
The gradient of the hill increases to one in ten.
Only one in every 50 shoppers questioned had heard of the new proposals.
The project only has a one in 20 chance of success.
The chances of that happening must be one in a million!

in + 跨度

in + 时间

We’re going to Italy in April.
Some trees lose their leaves in (the) autumn.
I started working here in 2009.
Life in the 19th century was very different from what it is now.
Bye, see you in the morning (= tomorrow morning).
She was a brilliant gymnast in her youth (= when she was young).
How many civilians died in the Vietnam War?
This is the first cigarette I’ve had in three years.
I haven’t had a decent night’s sleep in years/ages (= for a long time).
The bathroom gets chilly in the winter.
I was told off for talking in class.
I was always drawing clothes in every lesson, in science, in biology and…
I don’t think we should expand our business in the current economic climate.
Our costs have climbed rapidly in the last few years.
Spain was admitted to the European Community in 1986.

in + 时间期限

Can you finish the job in two weeks?
She could get that essay done in a couple of hours if she really tried.
They completed the journey in record time (= faster than ever done before).
Can you finish the job in two weeks?
She could get that essay done in a couple of hours if she really tried.
They completed the journey in record time (= faster than ever done before).
Dinner will be ready in ten minutes.
We’ll all be dead in a hundred years so there’s no point worrying about it.
I’m just setting off, so I should be with you in half an hour.
We’ve got two clear weeks to finish the decorating.
Jim’s car has clocked (up) 40 000 miles in less than two years.
Anyone who’s late for work three times in one week gets a written warning from the boss.
He managed to pay off his debts in two years.
I’ll be seeing Pat in a few days/in a few days’ time.

in + age

Nowadays many women are in their late thirties when they have their first child.
He’s probably in his late twenties.
She was well into her 90s when she died.

in + 温度

Temperatures will be in the mid-twenties (= about 25 degrees).
The temperature is expected to be in the twenties tomorrow.

in + 状态，形态，形式

in + (非活动)状态

We watched in horror as they pulled the bodies from the wreckage.
He’s living in luxury in the south of France.
She left in a bit of a hurry.
You’re in great danger.
Could I have a word with you in private?
Have you ever been in love?
Your car’s in very good condition, considering how old it is.
They were desperately in love to begin with, but I think it’s starting to cool off now.
He drove so fast that I really felt my life was in danger.
Although I support the project in public, my private opinion is that it will fail.
They clung together in terror as the screams grew louder.
She watched in amazement as the fireworks exploded.

in + 组，形式

We all sat down in a circle.
The desks were arranged in rows of ten.
Discounts are available to people travelling in large groups.
Sometimes customers buy books in twos and threes, but rarely in larger quantities than that.
Cut the potatoes in two.
People are dying in their thousands from cold and starvation.
Kim’s birthday cake was in the shape of a train.
Luckily, help arrived in the shape of a police officer.
The events came in quick succession.
Most of Manhattan is laid out in a grid pattern with avenues going north-south and streets east-west.
The replies came back in ones and twos.

in + 表述，表达，表现方式

Cheques should be written in ink.
She usually paints in watercolour.
They spoke in Russian the whole time.
He always talks in a whisper.

in + 语言

The document is written in plain English.
All the lectures were in French.
Please write your name in block capitals.
He made his views known in no uncertain terms.
The leaflet is available in a variety of languages.

in + 结果

in return/exchange for

I’d like to do something for you in return/exchange for everything you’ve done for me.
It is illegal for public officials to solicit gifts or money in exchange for favours.
I’d like to do something for you in exchange for everything you’ve done for me.

in response to

The changes are in response to demand from our customers.
Management have granted a 10% pay rise in response to union pressure.
The changes are in response to demand from our customers.

in reply to

He refused to say anything in reply to the journalists’ questions.
In reply to their questions, she just shrugged.

in + 某特性/部分

The new version is worse in every respect – I much preferred the original.
Are the two bags equal in weight?
She’s deaf in her left ear.
In some ways, I preferred the old version.
The two teams are evenly matched in ability.
The bag was green in colour.
What’s the difference in cost between the two cars?

in terms of

In terms of value for money, it’s a good deal.

in + 活动 (doing)

noun + in + 某方面/领域

She’s hoping to get a job in advertising.
The troops receive training in a number of different types of warfare.
There has been a lot of research done in that particular field.

an advance in

Recent advances in medical science mean that this illness can now be cured.

a career in

I never knew you were in publishing (= had a career in publishing).
He’s hoping for a career in the police force/as a police officer.
She made her career in the theatre.

a change in

Changes in atmospheric pressure are producing these strange weather conditions.

experience in

*We needed people who had hands-on experience in making clothes.

a degree in

a degree in philosophy
She has a degree in French from Manchester University.

in + 原因

In refusing (= because she refused) to work abroad, she missed an excellent job opportunity.
The government banned tobacco advertising and, in doing so (= because of this), contributed greatly to the nation’s health.
In helping others, I’m indirectly helping myself.
Man introduced the grey squirrel to these parts and in doing so effectively wiped out the red squirrel.
In stepping up your exercise, you are also stepping up your calorie requirement.
In a sense you are helping her but in doing so, you are also preventing her from helping herself.
In attracting insects to your garden, you are also attracting birds.