2017考研：英語高頻短語(9)
1. in difficulties
[經(jīng)]有困難，(經(jīng)濟(jì))拮據(jù);
[例句]You have to admit that you are, in fact, in difficulties
你不得不承認(rèn)，你事實(shí)上是陷入了困境。
2. in the distance
在遠(yuǎn)處，在很遠(yuǎn)的那邊;
[例句]I hear the rumble of thunder in the distance.
我聽到遠(yuǎn)處雷聲隆隆。
3. off duty
下班;
[例句]She is off duty now.
她已經(jīng)下班了。
4. on duty
值班，上班;因公;
[例句]A policeman must not smoke while he is on duty.
警察當(dāng)班值勤時(shí)不得抽煙。
5. on earth
世界上;究竟，到底;世上;天底下;
[例句]What on earth had Jack done?
杰克究竟做了什么?
6. at all events
不管發(fā)生什么事，在任何情況下，無論如何;
[例句]She had a terrible accident, but at all events she wasn't killed.
她遇到了可怕的情況，但無論怎樣，她沒有死。
7. in any event
不管發(fā)生什么事，在任何情況下，無論如何;左不過;
[例句]In any event, the bowling alley restaurant proved quite acceptable.
無論如何，那個(gè)保齡球場(chǎng)的餐廳證明還是很不錯(cuò)的。
8. in effect
有效;實(shí)際上，事實(shí)上;
[例句]That deal would create, in effect, the world's biggest airline.
事實(shí)上，這一協(xié)議將促成世界最大航空公司的成立。
9. in the event of
萬一， 倘若;
[例句]In the event of fire, ring the alarm bell.
如果著火，就按警鈴。
10. with the exception of
除…以外;
[例句]With the exception of Lucy, each attained a measure of success
除了露西之外，每個(gè)人都獲得了相當(dāng)大的成功。
11. in the face of
面對(duì);
[例句]The government wilted in the face of such powerful pressure.
政府面對(duì)如此大的壓力，失去了信心。
12. in fact
事實(shí)上;實(shí)際上，其實(shí);實(shí)則;說起來;
[例句]You have to admit that you are, in fact, in difficulties
你不得不承認(rèn)，你事實(shí)上是陷入了困境。
13. on fire
起火，非常激動(dòng);
[例句]The workshop is on fire.
車間[工廠]起火了。
14. in force
生效的;有效的;大批地;大規(guī)模地;
[例句]Strict security measures are in force in the capital.
首都采取了嚴(yán)密的安全措施。
15. in front of
面前;在…前面;當(dāng)著…的面;
[例句]I stood for a few moments in front of the nearest shop window.
我在最近的一家商店的櫥窗前站了一會(huì)兒。
16. in the future
今后，將來;日后;
[例句]We expect better of you in the future
我們希望將來你有更大的成就。
17. on guard
警惕;站崗;防備…;
[例句]He is constantly on guard against any threat of humiliation.
他時(shí)刻提防著任何有辱尊嚴(yán)之事。
18. in general
通常;大體上;一般而言，總的來說;
[例句]I think we need to improve our educational system in general
我認(rèn)為有必要從整體上改進(jìn)我們的教育體系。
19. at hand
手頭;在手邊，在附近，即將來臨;湊手;
[例句]The examination is near at hand.
考試臨近了。
20. from tip to toe
徹頭徹尾，完全;
[例句]He is quite a schemer from tip to toe.
他是一個(gè)徹頭徹尾的陰謀家。
