- in
- [ɪn]
1. prep
1) (indicating place, position) 在...里 [zài...lǐ]
*
it's in the house/garden/box — 它在房子/花园/盒子里*
put it in the house/garden/box — 把它放在房子/花园/盒子里*
in here/there — 在这儿/那儿*
there's a crack in the wall — 墙上有个裂缝2) (with place names) 在 [zài]*
in London/England — 在伦敦/英格兰3) (time) (during) 在 [zài]; (within) (referring to future) 在...之后 [zài...zhīhòu]; (referring to past) 在...之内 [zài...zhīnèi]*
in 1988/May — 在1988年/5月*
in spring/summer — 在春天/夏天*
in the morning/afternoon — 在上午/下午*
in term time/the holidays — 在学期/假期中*
in the nineties — 在90年代*
I'll see you in two weeks' time or in two weeks — 我两周后见你*
I did it in 3 hours/days — 我花了3小时/天完成*
most people can do this in half an hour — 大多数人能够在半小时内完成4) (indicating manner, style etc) 以 [yǐ]*
in a loud/soft voice — 大声地/用柔和的声音*
in pencil/ink — 用铅笔/墨水笔*
the boy in the blue shirt — 穿蓝衬衫的男孩儿*
a tall woman, dressed in blue — 一位身穿蓝衣的高个女子*
in the sun/rain — 在阳光下/雨中5) (with languages) 用 [yòng]*
in English/French — 用英语/法语6) (mood, state) 处于 [chǔyú]*
he looked up in surprise — 他吃惊地往上看*
to be in a mood/a bad temper — 心情/脾气不好*
in good condition — 状况良好地7) (with ratios, numbers) 每 [měi]*
one in ten people — 十分之一的人*
20 pence in the pound — 每1英镑中的20便士*
they lined up in twos — 他们排成两排*
people came in their thousands — 数以千计的人们涌了进来8) (in book, film, activity) 在 [zài]*
I read it in a newspaper — 我在报纸上看到的*
in (the works of) Dickens — 在狄更斯（的作品）中*
to be in teaching/publishing — 从事教育/出版业9) (amongst) [+ group, collection] 在...中 [zài...zhōng]*
the best athlete in the team — 该队中最好的运动员*
the disease is common in children — 这种病在儿童中是常见的10) (with present participle) 通过 [tōngguò]2. adv*
in saying this — 通过这么一说1)* to be in — (at home, work etc) 在 [zài]
My flatmate was in at the time. — 我寓友那时候在家。; (in fashion) 流行地 [liúxíng de]; (in station, port) 到达 [dàodá]
* miniskirts are in again this year — 迷你裙今年又流行了
* the train isn't in yet — 火车还没到站
* to ask sb in — 把某人请到家中
2)3. n* to be in for sth — [+ shock, surprise] 即将体验到某事 [jíjiāng tǐyàn dào mǒushì]
* the ins and outs — (of proposal, situation etc) 来龙去脉 [láilóng qùmài]
English-Chinese new dictionary. 2014.
