2017考研：英语高频短语（9）

1. in difficulties

[经]有困难，（经济）拮据；

[例句]You have to admit that you are, in fact, in difficulties

你不得不承认，你事实上是陷入了困境。

2. in the distance

在远处，在很远的那边；

[例句]I hear the rumble of thunder in the distance.

我听到远处雷声隆隆。

3. off duty

下班；

[例句]She is off duty now.

她已经下班了。

4. on duty

值班，上班；因公；

[例句]A policeman must not smoke while he is on duty.

警察当班值勤时不得抽烟。

5. on earth

世界上；究竟，到底；世上；天底下；

[例句]What on earth had Jack done?

杰克究竟做了什么？

6. at all events

不管发生什么事，在任何情况下，无论如何；

[例句]She had a terrible accident, but at all events she wasn't killed.

她遇到了可怕的情况，但无论怎样，她没有死。

7. in any event

不管发生什么事，在任何情况下，无论如何；左不过；

[例句]In any event, the bowling alley restaurant proved quite acceptable.

无论如何，那个保龄球场的餐厅证明还是很不错的。

8. in effect

有效；实际上，事实上；

[例句]That deal would create, in effect, the world's biggest airline.

事实上，这一协议将促成世界最大航空公司的成立。

9. in the event of

万一， 倘若；

[例句]In the event of fire, ring the alarm bell.

如果着火，就按警铃。

10. with the exception of

除…以外；

[例句]With the exception of Lucy, each attained a measure of success

除了露西之外，每个人都获得了相当大的成功。

11. in the face of

面对；

[例句]The government wilted in the face of such powerful pressure.

政府面对如此大的压力，失去了信心。

12. in fact

事实上；实际上，其实；实则；说起来；

[例句]You have to admit that you are, in fact, in difficulties

你不得不承认，你事实上是陷入了困境。

13. on fire

起火，非常激动；

[例句]The workshop is on fire.

车间[工厂]起火了。

14. in force

生效的；有效的；大批地；大规模地；

[例句]Strict security measures are in force in the capital.

首都采取了严密的安全措施。

15. in front of

面前；在…前面；当着…的面；

[例句]I stood for a few moments in front of the nearest shop window.

我在最近的一家商店的橱窗前站了一会儿。

16. in the future

今后，将来；日后；

[例句]We expect better of you in the future

我们希望将来你有更大的成就。

17. on guard

警惕；站岗；防备…；

[例句]He is constantly on guard against any threat of humiliation.

他时刻提防着任何有辱尊严之事。

18. in general

通常；大体上；一般而言，总的来说；

[例句]I think we need to improve our educational system in general

我认为有必要从整体上改进我们的教育体系。

19. at hand

手头；在手边，在附近，即将来临；凑手；

[例句]The examination is near at hand.

考试临近了。

20. from tip to toe

彻头彻尾，完全；

[例句]He is quite a schemer from tip to toe.

他是一个彻头彻尾的阴谋家。