“in+a+名词”的常见惯用搭配

14. in+a+名词

in a minute 一会儿，立刻，马上

I’ll join you in a minute. 我马上就来找你。

Our guests will be here in a minute! 我们的客人马上就到!

in a moment 一会儿，立刻，马上

I will be back in a moment. 我马上回来。

They repaired the machine in a moment. 他们很快就把机器修好了。

in a hurry 匆忙地：

Nothing is ever done in a hurry. 匆匆忙忙是办不成事的。

He did his homework in a hurry and made a lot of mistakes in it. 他匆匆忙忙地做完课外作业，里面出了许多错。

in a mess 杂乱，陷入困境：

The kitchen’s in a terrible mess. 这个厨房凌乱不堪。

The company is in a financial mess. 公司正处于财政困境。

in a rage 一怒之下：

He left the room in a rage. 他愤然离开房间。

He was in a rage with his son. 他对儿子大发脾气。

in a row 一个接一个地，接连不断地

She won the tennis title three years in a row. 她连续3年获得网球赛冠军称号。

This is the third Sunday in a row that it’s rained. 这是接连着的第三个星期天下雨了。

in a sense 在某种意义上，多少有一点

You’re right in a sense, but you don’t know all the facts. 从某种意义上说你是对的，不过你并不知道全部事实。

Whatever his position, he is in a sense a representative of his firm. 不管他的职位高低，在某种意义上说，他是他公司的代表。

in a way从某方面来说，有点，有几分

You’re correct in a way. 从某方面来说，你是正确的。

She is strange in a way. 她有点怪。

in a word 总而言之，总之

My answer is, in a word, no. 总而言之，我的回答是“不行”。

In a word, he tires of every thing. 总之，他对一切都感到厌倦了。