“in+名词”常用固定搭配

■in print 以印刷的形式；（书等）已出版的，可买到的

Is that volume still in print? 那册书还能买到吗?

It was the first time he had seen his work in print. 这是他第一次看见自己的作品出版。

■in progress 在进行中

The game is still in progress. 比赛仍在进行中。

Silence! Examination is in progress. 请安静！考试正在进行。

■in proportion 相称；符合比例

Her features are in proportion. 她五官端正。

Try to draw the figures in the foreground in proportion. 要把前景中的人物画得合比例。

■in question 正在考虑的，正在谈论的

The lawyer asked where she was on the night in question. 律师问她当晚在哪里。

Where is the man in question? 当事人在什么地方？

■in reality 实际上，事实上

He is in reality penniless. 他实际上身无分文。

People say this is an exciting city but in reality it’s rather boring. 人们说这是个充满刺激的城市，事实上却很沉闷。

■in reason 合理的，在道理上

I’ll do anything in reason to earn my living. 为了谋生，只要是正当的事我什么事都做。

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 回复

What did you say in reply? 你怎么回答的？

The author whom you criticized in your view has written a letter in reply. 你在评论中批评的那个作者已写了一封回信。

■in return 作为回报

I wish I could do something for you in return. 我希望我能做点什么回报你。

If you give me your photo, I’ll give you mine in return. 你若送我一张照片，我便回赠一张给你。

■in ruins 成为废墟的，荒芜的

After the accident her life seemed to be in ruins. 发生意外以后，她的一生似乎已毁了。

The city of Berlin was in ruins at the end of the war. 战争结束时柏林市已成了一片废墟。

■in safety 平安地，安然无恙地

We are now in safety. 我们现在安全了。

They crossed the road in safety. 他们平安地穿过了马路。

■in season 当令，在旺季

Strawberries are cheaper when they’re in season. 草莓当令时便宜些。

Hotels are often full in season. 在度假旺季，旅馆经常客满。

■in shape 在外形上，在形状方面；健康的

Dogs differ from wolves in shape. 狗与狼在外形上不同。

You’ll never be in shape until you eat less and take more exercise. 只有少吃多锻炼才能健美。

■in sight 看得见，在望

Peace is now in sight. 和平在望。

There was not a ship in sight. 看不到一艘船。

■in stock 在库存里；备有现货

The book is in stock. 这本书有存货。

Have you any linen sheets in stock? 你们有没有亚麻布被单现货？

■in store 贮藏着；在等待

The runner kept some energy in store for spurting at the end. 那名赛跑的人为最后的冲刺贮存精力。

There was another accident in store for him that day. 那天还有一个灾难在等待着他。