■in print 以印刷的形式；（書等）已出版的，可買到的

Is that volume still in print? 那冊書還能買到嗎?

It was the first time he had seen his work in print. 這是他第一次看見自己的作品出版。

■in progress 在進行中

The game is still in progress. 比賽仍在進行中。

Silence! Examination is in progress. 請安靜！考試正在進行。

■in proportion 相稱；符合比例

Her features are in proportion. 她五官端正。

Try to draw the figures in the foreground in proportion. 要把前景中的人物畫得合比例。

■in question 正在考慮的，正在談論的

The lawyer asked where she was on the night in question. 律師問她當晚在哪里。

Where is the man in question? 當事人在什么地方？

■in reality 實際上，事實上

He is in reality penniless. 他實際上身無分文。

People say this is an exciting city but in reality it’s rather boring. 人們說這是個充滿刺激的城市，事實上卻很沉悶。

■in reason 合理的，在道理上

I’ll do anything in reason to earn my living. 為了謀生，只要是正當的事我什么事都做。

They cannot, in reason, doubt what he says. 在道理上，他們不能懷疑他所說的話。

■in reply 回復

What did you say in reply? 你怎么回答的？

The author whom you criticized in your view has written a letter in reply. 你在評論中批評的那個作者已寫了一封回信。

■in return 作為回報

I wish I could do something for you in return. 我希望我能做點什么回報你。

If you give me your photo, I’ll give you mine in return. 你若送我一張照片，我便回贈一張給你。

■in ruins 成為廢墟的，荒蕪的

After the accident her life seemed to be in ruins. 發生意外以后，她的一生似乎已毀了。

The city of Berlin was in ruins at the end of the war. 戰爭結束時柏林市已成了一片廢墟。

■in safety 平安地，安然無恙地

We are now in safety. 我們現在安全了。

They crossed the road in safety. 他們平安地穿過了馬路。

■in season 當令，在旺季

Strawberries are cheaper when they’re in season. 草莓當令時便宜些。

Hotels are often full in season. 在度假旺季，旅館經�？蜐M。

■in shape 在外形上，在形狀方面；健康的

Dogs differ from wolves in shape. 狗與狼在外形上不同。

You’ll never be in shape until you eat less and take more exercise. 只有少吃多鍛煉才能健美。

■in sight 看得見，在望

Peace is now in sight. 和平在望。

There was not a ship in sight. 看不到一艘船。

■in stock 在庫存里；備有現貨

The book is in stock. 這本書有存貨。

Have you any linen sheets in stock? 你們有沒有亞麻布被單現貨？

■in store 貯藏著；在等待

The runner kept some energy in store for spurting at the end. 那名賽跑的人為最后的沖刺貯存精力。

There was another accident in store for him that day. 那天還有一個災難在等待著他。

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