2017考研：英语高频短语（24）

1. for a moment

片刻，一会儿;霎时之间;

[例句]The Brigadier thought about this for a moment, head cocked to one side.

这位准将头歪向一边，就此考虑了一会儿。

2. for the moment

暂时，目前;聊且;

[例句]You've got enough to think about for the moment.

目前你要考虑的事情够多了。

3. in a moment

一会儿，立刻，马上;须臾之间;眼看;弹指之间;

[例句]In a moment he was gone

一转眼他就不见了。

4. in nature

在世界上;实际上;性质上;究竟;

[例句]The rise of a major power is both economic and military in nature.

一个大国的崛起究其实质包括经济和军事两个方面。

5. on occasion

有时，间或;

[例句]Some of the players may, on occasion, break the rules and be penalized

这些球员中有些偶尔可能会违规而受罚。

6. in order

按次序的，合乎程序的;井然有序;

[例句]In order to ensure success we must have a complete and thorough plan.

为了保证成功，我们必须要有一个周密的计划。

7. in order to

为了…;

[例句]In order to ensure success we must have a complete and thorough plan.

为了保证成功，我们必须要有一个周密的计划。

8. in order that

为了;

[例句]We only married in order that the child should be legitimate.

我们结婚纯粹是为了给孩子一个合法身份。

9. out of order

故障，违反规程;

[例句]The machine is out of order.

机器出故障了。

10. in particular

尤其，特别;

[例句]Drew made some remarks to nobody in particular and said goodbye.

德鲁说了一些不针对任何人的话就告辞了。

11. in the past

在过去;以往;平昔;往昔;

[例句]The output has been doubled in the past five years.

过去5年中产量翻了一番。

12. in person

亲自，亲身;

[例句]As for you, I don't think you have to go in person.

你嘛，就不用亲自去了。

13. in place

在对的位置;适当的;在工作;准备就绪;

[例句]We already have our core team in place

我们的骨干团队已经就位了。

14. in place of

代替;

[例句]Laurence Waters visited us in place of John Trethewy who was unfortunately ill

劳伦斯·沃特斯代替不幸生病的约翰·特雷休伊来拜访我们。

15. in the first place

首先，从一开始;压根儿;当初;

[例句]I don't think we should have been there in the first place.

我认为我们从一开始就不该在那儿。

16. in the last place

最后;

[例句]He gives up in the last place.

他最后还是放弃了。

17. out of place

不合适;不在应在的位置;不恰当;不协调;

[例句]I felt out of place in my suit and tie

我穿着西服、打着领带感觉十分别扭。

18. on the point

即将…的时候;即将…的;在…点上;

[例句]He was on the point of saying something when the phone rang

他正要说话时电话铃响了。

19. to the point

中肯，扼要;贴题;初写黄庭;

[例句]I hope to be brief and to the point.

我希望简明扼要，抓住重点。

20. in practice

在实践中;在不断练习中;熟练的;开业;

[例句]This is certainly a theoretical risk but in practice there is seldom a problem

从理论上讲，这肯定是有风险的，可是实际上很少出问题。