inquire of . seek information by questioning向…询问；探询

We inquired the way of a farmer．我们向一农夫问路。

ins and outs . all the details 详细情形

George knew all the ins and outs of the case．乔治知道案件的详细情形。

 inside out . upside down 翻过来；倒过去；里在外

The wind blew Mary's umbrella inside out．风把玛丽的伞吹得翻过来。

He was wearing his coat inside out．他把衣服反穿着。

I turned my trouser pockets inside out but could not find the piece of paper with the address．我把裤子口袋翻过来也没有找到留有地址的那张条子。

 inside out . perfectly；completely 完全地；彻底地

He knew his trade inside out．他对他的业务了如指掌。

Since he knows the problem inside out，he has more say on it that I do．他对这个问题了解得很清楚，因此，他比我更有发言权

insist on . insist upon . declare firmly 坚持；坚决认为

Throughout the trial，the prisoner insisted on his lack of guilt．在整个审讯中，犯人坚持认为他没有罪。

insist on . insist upon .urge；strongly demand坚决要求

He insisted upon a doctor being sent for．他坚持要去请医生。

I insisted on paying for my share of the meal．我坚持要付我的那份饭钱。

insist on . insist upon .make emphatically or repeat an assertion 主张；强调

He insisted on the importance of being punctual．他强调准时的重要性。

There is a gentleman who insists on seeing you．有一位先生坚持要见你。

instead of . in place of；rather than 代替；而不是

Shall we have fish instead of meat today? 我们今天吃鱼不吃肉好吗?

I will go instead of you．我将代替你去。

intend for . mean意指

His remark was intended for you．他的话是说给你听的。

intend for . have in mind as a purpose打算

All my property is intended for my grandchildren．我的所有财产打算赠给我的孙子们。

intent on . with one's attention directed toward or concentrated on全神贯注

He is intent on his writing．他一心一意地写作。

All the pupils were intent on drawing when we entered．当我们进去时，小学生们都在专心致志地画画。

 interested in . showing interest in对…有兴趣

I have always been interested in history．我对历史一直有兴趣。

I am interested in joining your company．对加入贵公司我很感兴趣。

interfere with . prevent妨碍

You mustn't let pleasure interfere with business．切不可纵情玩乐而耽误了事业。

jazz up . brighten up；make more exciting 使活跃起来；使更振奋

The party was very dull until Peter jazzed it up with his drum．聚会枯燥无味，直到彼得敲鼓才改变了气氛。

The newsman jazzed up the story to sell himself to the editors of the weekly．这个记者把报道写得绘声绘色，以求博得那家周刊编辑们的青睐。

Go out and get some more to drink；this party needs jazzing up a bit．你出去多买些饮料，这次聚会需要搞得热闹点。

jazz up . improve；give an appearance of improvement 改进；使带有改进的外观

The room decorations appeared to have been jazzed up．房间的装饰好象已经改观了。

I've tried to jazz up the old car with a spot of paint and some accessories．我设法用少量油漆和一些配件修整这辆旧汽车。

Our exhibition stand was dull and boring last year．  Can't we jazz it up a bit this year? 我们的展览架去年很枯燥无味。今年我们可不可使它吸引人一点?

jealous of . feeling of unhappiness because of the better fortune，of others 嫉妒

He is jealous of his colleague's success．他嫉妒他同事的成功。

You should not be jealous of their happiness．你不应妒忌他们的幸福。

jealous of . valuing highly and guarding爱惜；爱护

He is very jealous of his honour．他很爱惜他的荣誉。

jib at . refuse to accept；reject 拒绝接受；抵制

He didn't object to the idea of going；he only jibbed at having to go there alone．到那儿去他并不反对，他只是反对一个人去罢了。

The horse jibbed at that high fence．马在那个高篱笆前不肯跳过去。

join forces . unite；join hands 联合；通力合作

The American soldiers joined forces with the British in the war against Germany．战争中美国士兵与英国士兵会师共同抗击德国。

The tourist offices in the regions have agreed to join forces with the office in the capital to try and attract more interest and also to reduce costs．这些地区的旅行社已经同意跟首都的旅行社联手经营以吸引更多的人并降低费用。

join in . take part in 参加

We invited him to join in our discussion．我们邀请他加入我们的讨论。

Five of us joined in the research project．我们中间有五个人参加了这个研究项目。