1.in a minute 一会儿，立刻，马上

I’ll join you in a minute.

我马上就来找你。

Our guests will be here in a minute!

我们的客人马上就到!

2.in a moment 一会儿，立刻，马上

I will be back in a moment.

我马上回来。

They repaired the machine in a moment.

他们很快就把机器修好了。

3.in a hurry 匆忙地：

Nothing is ever done in a hurry.

匆匆忙忙是办不成事的。

He did his homework in a hurry and made a lot of mistakes in it.

他匆匆忙忙地做完课外作业，里面出了许多错。

4.in a mess 杂乱，陷入困境：

The kitchen’s in a terrible mess.

这个厨房凌乱不堪。

The company is in a financial mess.

公司正处于财政困境。

5.in a rage 一怒之下：

He left the room in a rage.

他愤然离开房间。

He was in a rage with his son.

他对儿子大发脾气。

6.in a row 一个接一个地，接连不断地

She won the tennis title three years in a row.

她连续3年获得网球赛冠军称号。

This is the third Sunday in a row that it’s rained.

这是接连着的第三个星期天下雨了。

7.in a sense 在某种意义上，多少有一点

You’re right in a sense, but you don’t know all the facts.

从某种意义上说你是对的，不过你并不知道全部事实。

Whatever his position, he is in a sense a representative of his firm.

不管他的职位高低，在某种意义上说，他是他公司的代表。

8.in a way从某方面来说，有点，有几分

You’re correct in a way.

从某方面来说，你是正确的。

She is strange in a way. 她有点怪。

9.in a word 总而言之，总之

My answer is, in a word, no.

总而言之，我的回答是“不行”。

In a word, he tires of every thing.

总之，他对一切都感到厌倦了。