in用作介詞:
1、表示在某范圍或者空間內(nèi)的某一點(diǎn),常譯作“在……內(nèi)/里面”。如:The story happened in Sichuan Province.故事發(fā)生在四川省內(nèi)。You can see thousands of stars twinkling in the sky.你會看到成千上萬顆星星在空中閃耀。
2、表示在某物的形體或范圍中,常譯作“在……內(nèi),在……中”。如:She was still lying in bed at eight this morning.今天早上八點(diǎn)鐘時(shí)她還在被窩里躺著。He was so hurried that he left the key in the lock.他是如此地匆忙,竟把鑰匙忘在鎖里面了。
3、表示構(gòu)成的整體/局部,包含……在內(nèi)。如:All the paintings in his collection were bought in Japan.他收藏的所有的畫都是在日本買的。We can clearly recognize his farther in him.在他身上我們可以清楚地看到他父親的影子。
4、表示在某段時(shí)間以后,后面接表示一段時(shí)間的名詞短語。如:We’ll return in a few days.我們幾天后就回來。
Mom will be well again in three weeks’ time.媽媽三周后就會好的。
5、表示穿著,戴著。如:
He was dressed in a dark suit at the funeral.葬禮上他穿者一套深色西服。
The lady in white was in charge of the company.那位白衣女子掌管著這家公司。
6、用于描述具體的環(huán)境。如:
Now they are still standing in the rain.他們現(xiàn)在還在雨中站著呢。
They could see nothing in the darkness.黑暗中他們什么也看不見。
7、表示所處狀態(tài)或狀況或表示正在進(jìn)行的動作。如:
I bought the car ten years ago, yet it is still in good condition.我這輛車是十年前買的,現(xiàn)在仍然很好。