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1. for a moment
片刻，一會兒；霎時之間；
[例句]The Brigadier thought about this for a moment, head cocked to one side.
這位準將頭歪向一邊，就此考慮了一會兒。
2. for the moment
暫時，目前；聊且；
[例句]You've got enough to think about for the moment.
目前你要考慮的事情夠多了。
3. in a moment
一會兒，立刻，馬上；須臾之間；眼看；彈指之間；
[例句]In a moment he was gone
一轉眼他就不見了。
4. in nature
在世界上；實際上；性質上；究竟；
[例句]The rise of a major power is both economic and military in nature.
一個大國的崛起究其實質包括經濟和軍事兩個方面。
5. on occasion
有時，間或；
[例句]Some of the players may, on occasion, break the rules and be penalized
這些球員中有些偶爾可能會違規而受罰。
6. in order
按次序的，合乎程式的；井然有序；
[例句]In order to ensure success we must have a complete and thorough plan.
為了保證成功，我們必須要有一個周密的.計劃。
7. in order to
為了…；
[例句]In order to ensure success we must have a complete and thorough plan.
為了保證成功，我們必須要有一個周密的計劃。
8. in order that
為了；
[例句]We only married in order that the child should be legitimate.
我們結婚純粹是為了給孩子一個合法身份。
9. out of order
故障，違反規程；
[例句]The machine is out of order.
機器出故障了。
10. in particular
尤其，特別；
[例句]Drew made some remarks to nobody in particular and said goodbye.
德魯說了一些不針對任何人的話就告辭了。
11. in the past
在過去；以往；平昔；往昔；
[例句]The output has been doubled in the past five years.
過去5年中產量翻了一番。
12. in person
親自，親身；
[例句]As for you, I don't think you have to go in person.
你嘛，就不用親自去了。
13. in place
在對的位置；適當的；在工作；準備就緒；
[例句]We already have our core team in place
我們的骨幹團隊已經就位了。
14. in place of
代替；
[例句]Laurence Waters visited us in place of John Trethewy who was unfortunately ill
勞倫斯·沃特斯代替不幸生病的約翰·特雷休伊來拜訪我們。
15. in the first place
首先，從一開始；壓根兒；當初；
[例句]I don't think we should have been there in the first place.
我認為我們從一開始就不該在那兒。
16. in the last place
最後；
[例句]He gives up in the last place.
他最後還是放棄了。
17. out of place
不合適；不在應在的位置；不恰當；不協調；
[例句]I felt out of place in my suit and tie
我穿著西服、打著領帶感覺十分別扭。
18. on the point
即將…的時候；即將…的；在…點上；
[例句]He was on the point of saying something when the phone rang
他正要說話時電話鈴響了。
19. to the point
中肯，扼要；貼題；初寫黃庭；
[例句]I hope to be brief and to the point.
我希望簡明扼要，抓住重點。
20. in practice
在實踐中；在不斷練習中；熟練的；開業；
[例句]This is certainly a theoretical risk but in practice there is seldom a problem
從理論上講，這肯定是有風險的，可是實際上很少出問題。
