in search of . seeking or looking for；in pursuit of寻找；追寻
We are in search of a typist．我们在招聘一名打字员。
The prospecting team traversed far and wide in search of mineral deposits．地质勘探队为寻找矿藏走遍四面八方。
They went out to Australia in search of gold．他们去澳大利亚淘金。
in season . at the time of a year when something is plentiful盛产季节；旺季；正当时令
Fruit is cheapest in season．水果旺季时，价格最便宜。
Native watermelons will be in season soon．地产西瓜就要上市了。
in season . at the right time恰好的时候
I arrived in season for the examination．我及时赶上考试。
He spoke a word in season to me．他及时地劝导了我。
in short . in brief简言之；总之
In short，he is a promising young man and has a bright future．总之，他是一个有希望、有前途的青年。
In short，we must be prepared．总之，我们要有所准备。
In short，finishing the job is not so easy as you may think．总之，完成这工作不是你想象的那么容易。
in sight . visible；able to be seen；within sight看得见；出现
There was not a ship in sight．看不到一只船。
A ship came in sight from the horizon．天际出现了一条船。
Peace is now in sight．现在和平有望。
With success in sight they all felt jubilant．成功在望，他们都欢天喜地。
in sight of . where one can see or be seen by在看得见的地方
We were in sight of land．我们已看见陆地了。
You'll soon be in sight of Tian An Men．你就要看见天安门了。
in silence . speechlessly；soundlessly默不作声地；静悄悄地
They looked at each other in silence．他们默不作声地相互对视。
As night fell，everything was in silence．夜幕降临，一切静悄悄。
in so far as . to the extent that；to the point that就…而言；视…而定；在…范围内
In so far as the report is concerned，I have already had it copied．至于那份报告，我已经将它复印了。
In so far as the definitions of some obscure expressions are concerned，there may still be a few inaccuracies in this dictionary．就某些疑难词组的释义来说，这本词典可能还有一些不够准确的地方。
in so many words . in a frank manner明确地；直截了当地
He refused my invitation in so many words．他明确地拒绝了我的邀请。
in spirit . inwardly；in one's thoughts or imagination在精神上或思想上
I in spirit flew into the sky．我在想象中飞入了天空。
I am beside you in spirit．我在想象中在你身旁。
My friend couldn't come to my birthday party， but she said she would be there in spirit．我朋友不能来参加我的生日宴会，但她说她在想象中将和我们在一起。
in spirits . in a good humor；laughing and joking和颜悦色；兴高采烈
He is always in spirits．他总是兴高采烈的。
She was in low spirits because he failed in the exam．她情绪不好，因为她考试不及格。
in spite of . despite；not withstanding；regardless of不管；不顾
In spite of the bad storm John delivered his papers on time．虽然天下暴雨，约翰仍按时投递报纸。
In spite of the rainy weather，the streets were full of people on May Day．五一节那天，尽管下雨，街上还是挤满了人。
He succeeded in the end in spite of the immense difficulties．尽管困难重重，他最终还是成功了。
in spite of oneself . not withstanding one's own efforts 尽管有所努力；情不自禁；不由自主地
at the sight of his little sister dressed up for the play in the role of an old woman . he laughed aloud in spite of himself．看到自己的小妹妹扮演剧中老太大的角色，他情不自禁地哈哈大笑起来。
On hearing the news，the poor old man cried in spite of himself．听到这消息，这位可怜的老人不由自主地哭起来了。
On hearing the joke， they all laughed in spite of themselves．听了这个笑话，他们全都情不自禁地笑了起来。
in stock . available有现货
The store had no more red shoes in stock，so Mary chose brown ones instead．店里红色的鞋子无货，所以玛丽选了双棕色的。
We do not have a shirt of your size in stock now，but we can order it for you．你这种尺码的衬衣我们现在无货，但我们可以为你定购一件。
in store . about to happen；waiting 必将来到或发生；等候
What does the future hold in store for the boy who ran away? 等待那外逃男孩的前途是什么?
We don't know what is in store for us．我们不知自己将来的遭遇如何。
When he was arrested by the enemy，he knew perfectly well what was in store for him， but he remained calm．遭到敌人逮捕时，他清楚地知道等待着他的是什么，但他还是非常沉着。
I hope a bright future is in store for you．我希望光明的前途在等着你。
in store . saved for future use备用；贮藏着
There are many other energy sources in store．有待开发的能源还有好多种。
If the electricity goes off， we have candles in store．如果停电，我们备有蜡烛。
We'd better keep some of these in store for next year．我们最好把这些东西贮藏一些待明年使用。