1. at no time
決不；
[例句]At no time did they try to persuade me to suppress the information.
他們從沒有試圖勸我隱瞞這個訊息。
2. for the time being
暫且；權時；
[例句]Let's put up a shed here for the time being.
我們暫時在這裡搭個棚吧。
3. from time to time
不時，偶爾，間或；時而；
[例句]From time to time we all get a hankering for something a little different.
我們每個人偶爾都會渴望有點變化。
4. in no time
馬上，立即；即將；
[例句]The lullaby had the baby into the land of Nod in no time.
催眠曲一下子就把嬰兒送入了睡鄉。
5. on top of
在…上邊；在…上方；除…之外；接著；
[例句]A group of youths hoisted their flag on top of the disputed monument.
一群年輕人將他們的旗幟升到那座備受爭議的紀念碑頂上。
6. out of touch
不聯絡，不接觸；
[例句]Washington politicians are out of touch with the American people.
華盛頓的政客們脫離了美國民眾。
7. in truth
真實地，實在；
[例句]In truth, we were both unhappy.
事實上，我們倆都不快樂。
8. by turns
輪流地，交替地；挨；更番；
[例句]His tone was by turns angry and aggrieved.
他的語氣時而透著憤怒，時而流露出哀怨。
9. in turn
依次；轉而；輪流地；相應地；
[例句]In the city squares the neon lights flashed in turn.
在城市廣場上，霓虹燈依次閃爍。
10. in vain
白費地；徒勞無益地；無效果的；無用的；
[例句]My efforts were not in vain.
我的氣力沒有白費。
11. a variety of
種種；多種的；
[例句]Semiconductor devices can perform a variety of control functions in electronic equipment.
半導體器件在電子裝置中能起各式各樣的控制作用。
12. by virtue of
憑藉…的`力量，由於[因為]；
[例句]The article stuck in my mind by virtue of one detail.
由於一個細節，這篇文章在我腦海裡印象深刻。
13. by the way
順便地，附帶說說；順便一提；
[例句]By the way, how did your seminar go?
對了，你的研討會進行得怎樣？
14. in a way
在某種程度上；一點；
[例句]He dresses in a way that lets everyone know he's got authority.
他的穿著打扮讓大家都知道他已經掌權了。
15. in no way
決不；
[例句]In no way am I going to adopt any of his methods.
我絕對不會採納他的任何方法。
16. in the way of
妨礙；
[例句]We cannot allow dogmatism to stand in the way of progress.
我們不能允許教條主義阻礙進步。
17. after a while
不久，過一會兒；不一會兒；
[例句]After a while, the sickness gradually passed and she struggled to the mirror.
過了一會兒，她漸漸不那麼噁心了，掙扎著到了鏡子前。
18. for a while
暫時；
[例句]She rested for a while, then had a wash and changed her clothes.
她休息了一會兒，然後洗了洗，換了身衣服。
19. on the whole
大體上，基本上，總的來看[說]；大抵；大致如此；大致；
[例句]Our opinions are on the whole the same.
我們的意見基本上是一樣的。
20. in a word
總之；一句話；總而言之；簡言之；
[例句]In a word, he tires of everything.
簡言之，他對一切都感到厭倦了。
