Money is being used in place of something more direct.
金钱正在被更直接地用来取代某种东西。
Plastics are now often used in place of woodor metal.
现在塑胶经常被用来代替木料或金属。
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in practice 练习；在实践中，实际上
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It's important to keep in practice.
经常练习很重要。
It's a fine scheme on paper， but will it work in practice？
那计划不错，不过实践上是否可行？
It was quite useless in practice.
实际上，这个一点用也没有。
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in proportion to 与……成比例
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The room is wide in proportion to its height.
这房间就其高度的比例而言是很宽的。
Payment will be in proportion to the work done， not to the time spent doing it.
报酬将与工作量成比例，而不是与花费的时间成比例。
A thing is valued in proportion to its rarity.
物以稀为贵。
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in public 公开地，当众
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She was appearing in public for the first time since her illness.
她自从患病以来第一次公开露面。
We hope you can acknowledge your mistake in public.
我们希望你当众认错。
It is the first time that I speak in public.
这是我第一次在公共场合发言。
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in question 正被考虑或讨论
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That is not the point in question.
那不是要考虑的要点。
The woman in question is sitting over there.
提到的那个女的就在那里坐着呢。
The job in question is available for three months only.
所谈到的这一工作空缺为时仅三个月。
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in regard to 关于，至于
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I'll write you later in regard to this matter.
关于这个问题以后我给你写信。
We have reached an agreement with him inregard to the shipment.
我们已经就装运问题同他达成协议。
I have nothing to say in regard to that subject.
对那个问题，我没有什么要说的。
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in relation to 关于，涉及
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I have a lot to say in relation to that affair.
关于那件事，我有很多话要讲。
Prices seem high in relation to wages.
和工资比起来，价格似乎较高。
The question was in relation to his driving skills.
问题是跟他开车的技巧有关。
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in return (for) 作为报答/回报/交换
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I bought him a drink in return for his help.
我请他喝酒以酬谢他的帮助。
I'll let you borrow it on one condition： you lend me your bicycle in return.
我借给你也行，但有个条件，你得把你的自行车借给我。
What did you give him in return？
你给他什么作为报答呢？
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in short 简言之，总之
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Things couldn't be worse financially： inshort， we're bankrupt.
在财务方面已经糟得不能再糟了：总之一句话，我们破产了。
In short， I am interested in all of the sports.
简而言之，我对一切运动都感兴趣。
In short， we must be prepared.
总而言之，我们要有准备。
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in spite of 尽管
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They went out in spite of the rain.
尽管下着雨，他们还是出去了。
In spite of all his efforts he failed.
他已竭尽全力，但仍然失败了。
In spite of my efforts at persuasion， he wouldn't agree.
尽管我努力劝说，他还是不同意。
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in step with 与……一致/协调
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His lifestyle is not really in step with the times.
他的生活方式与时代不太合拍。
The pound rises in step with the dollar.
英镑与美元同步上升。
My ideas are in step with yours.
我的想法和你是一致的。
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in tears 流着泪，在哭着
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She was in tears over the death of her puppy.
她因小狗死去而哭泣。
Her face was bathed in tears.
她泪流满面。
The little girl was already in tears.
小女孩已经在哭了。
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in terms of 按照，从……方面来说
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Think of it in terms of an investment.
从投资的角度来考虑那件事。
The figures are expressed in terms of apercentage.
那些数字是以百分数表示的。
He referred to your work in terms of high praise.
他对你的工作大加赞扬。
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in that event 如果那种情况发生，如果是那样的话
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In that event you must do as he says.
如果那样的话，你必须按他说的做。
You could be right， and in that event they'll have to pay you back.
可能是你对，那样的话，他们就得把钱还你。
It may snow. In that event， they won't go.
可能会下雪。那样的话，他们就不去了。
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in the course of 在……期间/过程中
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Duff called me in the course of our conversation.
在我们谈话时，达夫打电话给我。
In the course of the experiments， they cameacross a series of new problems.
在试验过程中他们碰到一系列新问题。
In the course of study they brought up many questions.
在学习过程中他们提出很多问题。
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in the distance 在远处
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A lighthouse was flashing in the distance.
灯塔在远处发出闪烁的光。
I heard a faint sound in the distance.
我听到远处有个微弱的声音。
The sea was plainly visible in the distance.
大海远远地清晰可见。
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in the end 最后，终于
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You'll get there in the end if you work hard！
你如果努力工作，最终会达到目的的。
In the end， things will mend.
车到山前必有路。
I am very much pleased that we have come to term in the end.
我们终于达成协议了，我感到非常高兴。
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in the event 结果，到头来