Lesson 29 Flashcards
impunity (2)
(懲罰、壞結果的)免除
Criminal gangs are terrorizing the city with apparent impunity.
犯罪集團使市民人心惶惶卻顯然沒有受到懲罰。
in a sense
從某種意義上講
She claims that the system is at fault and she’s right, in a sense (= she is partly right).
她主張現行制度有問題,從某種意義上說,她是對的。
jump in at the deep end
jump in at the deep end
獨自應付難題;陷入未曾料到的艱難處境
in cahoots (with)
結夥,勾結;沆瀣一氣
A banker and a government minister were in cahoots over a property deal.
一名銀行家和一名政府部長在一宗房產交易上相互勾結。
in conjunction with
與…一道
We are working in conjunction with the police. 我們與警方配合進行工作。
in/by fits and starts
間歇地;一陣一陣地
Replies to the advertisement are arriving in fits and starts.
廣告宣傳的回應零零星星地來了。
in lieu (of)
替代,取代(同 instead (of))
He worked on Sunday and took Monday off in lieu.
他周日工作,這樣週一可以休息。
be in a position to do sth
(通常指因為有經驗、權威和金錢而)能夠做…
I’m not in a position to reveal any of the details of the project at present.
我目前不能披露這個計劃的任何細節。
sb/sth in question
正被談論的…,討論中的…
I stayed at home on the night in question.
那個晚上我留在家裡沒外出。
in tandem
同時
The heart and lungs will be transplanted in tandem.
將同時移植心臟和雙肺。
in the interim
在過渡時期,在此期間
The new secretary starts in June, but in the interim we’re having to type our own letters.
新秘書六月份開始工作,在此之前我們必須自己錄入信件。
in the name of sb
以(某人)的名義;在(某人)名下
I’m here to pick up my tickets - I reserved them by phone yesterday in the name of Tremin.
我來取票——昨天我打電話來用特雷敏的名字訂的。
in the same vein
in the same vein
以同樣的口氣
in the throes of sth
處於…的困境之中;處於…的苦難中;處於…的動盪時期
The country is presently in the throes of the worst recession since the Second World War.
該國目前正處於二戰以來最蕭條動盪的時期。
in the wake of sth
作為…的後果;隨…之後而來
Airport security was extra tight in the wake of yesterday’s bomb attacks.
昨天的炸彈襲擊發生之後,機場安檢變得格外嚴格。
inaccessibility
inaccessibility
難接近;難達到;難獲得
inadvertently (5)
非故意地,無意地
He inadvertently deleted the file.
他不小心把檔案刪除了。
inauguration (2)
1.就職;就職典禮[U][C]
The inauguration of a President of the United States takes place on January 20. 美國總統的就職典禮於一月二十日舉行。
2.開始;開創[U]
inauguration of scientific systems of tillage 開創科學化的耕作系統
3.開幕(式);落成(典禮)[U][C]
inauguration of a new hospital 新醫院的落成典禮
inborn
天生的,先天的
Apparently some people have an inborn tendency to develop certain kinds of tumour.
顯然有些人天生就容易罹患某些腫瘤。
incantation
咒語;唸咒
Around the fire, tribal elders chanted incantations.
部族長老圍著火堆唸誦起咒語。