in private . privately；secretly私人地；秘密地
I wish to talk to you in private．我想同你私下谈谈。
in proportion to . in relation to the degree与…成比例
Each man's pay will be in proportion to his work．每个人的报酬将与其工作成比例。
His expenditure is not in proportion to his income．他的支出与收入不平衡。
The house is tall in proportion to its width．按照宽度来说这房子是很高的。
in proximity to . near to 接近；靠近；临近
His house is in close proximity to a park．他的住宅毗邻公园。
in public . openly；publicly公开地
Don't quarrel with each other in public，will you? 不要在大庭广众之下吵架，好不好?
He is nervous in public．他在公开场合很紧张。
He doesn't like to speak in public．他不愿当众讲话。
in pursuit of . act of pursuing 追求；追赶；追捕
They immediately set out in pursuit of the enemy．他们立即出动，追击敌人。
The police car raced through the streets in pursuit of another car．警车在街上急驰，追赶另一辆汽车。
He does it in pursuit of health．他为了健康而做这事。
in question . under consideration or discussion 正被谈论或考虑的
Where is the man in question? 刚刚谈到的这个人在哪儿?
there are the two students in question．这就是所谈到的两个学生。
The book in question was published in nineteen ninety．所谈到的书是一九九零年出版的。
in reality . actually；in fact实际上；其实
She looks about thirty，but in reality she's nearly forty．她看上去大约三十岁，但实际上她快四十岁了。
This may seem a bad thing， but in reality it is a good thing．这看起来是坏事，其实是好事。
in reason . reasonable正当的；合情合理
We will give serious consideration to anything in reason that he suggests．对他提的建议，只要合情合理我们都愿意慎重考虑。
I will do anything in reason．只要是合情合理的事我都愿意去做。
in reason .within sensible limits道理上
They cannot，in reason， doubt what he says．在道理上，他们不能怀疑他所说的话。
in reply to . in answer to答复
What did you say in reply to his suggestion? 你怎么答复他的建议的?
in reserve . put aside for future use保存起来；储备
They keep grain in reserve for emergencies．他们存粮以备急用。
He spent some of his money and kept the rest in reserve．他花了一部分钱，余款存了起来。
in response to . in reply to应…的；为回答…
He contributed one hundred dollars in response to my request．他应我的请求而捐了一百美元。
Many young people have volunteered to reclaim the remote regions of their motherland in response to the call of the Party．许多青年人响应党的号召自愿去开垦祖国的边远地区。
in return . in return for . as repayment；as a reward回报；作为报酬
I hope I can be of some service to you in return．但愿我能为你做点事作为报答。
What can we do for them in return for all the help they have given us? 我们将怎样来报答他们所给我们的种种帮助呢?
I gave him some books in return for his assistance．我给了他一些书，作为对他所提供的帮助的回报。
in ruins . broken to pieces变成废墟
Berlin was in ruins after World War Two．二次大战后，柏林一片废墟。
in somebody 's favour . in a way that is good for somebody ；to somebody 's advantage对某人有益
Bob made good grades in high school，and that was in his favour when he looked for a job．鲍勃在中学时成绩优秀，这在他找工作时，对他有利。
People always make inferences in her favour．人们常作出有利于她的推断。
in somebody 's line . such as one likes； be accustomed to；be capable of内行；在行；适合；擅长
Storekeeping is not in my lines．开店我不内行。
You may make a speech or write a poem，but such things are not in my line．你可以演说或写诗，但这些不是我的特长。
in somebody 's power . possible or practicable for somebody 在某人的能力或权限内
I will do all in my power to help you．我一定尽力帮助你。
It is not in my power to grant you the loan of five thousand dollars．我无权给你五千美元的贷款。
in somebody 's shoes . in somebody 's situation处于某人之地位
I wouldn't be in your shoes for all the wealth in the world．给我世界上所有的财富，我也不愿处于你那个地位。
If I were in your shoes I'd ask for more money．如果我处于你的地位，我会要更多的钱。
He's always in debt；I wouldn't be in his shoes for anything．他总是向别人借钱，我无论如何不愿过他那种日子。
Supposing you put yourself in his shoes， would you have behaved differently in the circumstances? 假如你处在他的位子上，在那种情况下你会做得和他不一样吗?
in somebody 's view . according to somebody 's opinion 在…看来；依…之见
In my view，there is much oil here．依我看，这儿石油很多。
in somebody 's way . within reach；likely to be met；before somebody 可及；可得到；在眼前
The chance to work for a printer was put in my way．一个在印刷厂工作的机会摆在我面前。
in somebody 's way . in somebody 's path as a hindrance；placed so as to block the way 妨碍；阻碍；挡路
A big tree had fallen across the street and was in our way as we drove．一棵大树倒在大街上，挡住了我们的路，车开不过去。
My son is always getting in my way．我儿子总是妨碍我。