He was at dinner when I came. 我來時他正在吃飯。 She stayed at work when everybody else had gone home. 別人都回家了,她卻還在工作。 The country has been at war with its neighbour for three years. 這個國家與鄰國交戰(zhàn)已有三年了。 類似的還有: at cards 在玩牌 at work 在辦公 at play 在玩耍;在吃中飯 at rest在休息 at table在吃飯 at school在上學 at church在做禮拜 at peace和平時期 at press正在排印 有些結構可能帶有冠詞或物主代詞: at one’smeals在吃飯 at one’s study在學習 at thepiano在彈鋼琴 at the end (of)在結束時 at the desk在讀書 He is inthe army. 他正在當兵。 He’s beenin politics all his life. 他一生從政。 Her husbandwas in business. 她丈夫是經(jīng)商的。 He lookstired. He is in need of a rest. 他看來很累了,需要休息一會兒。 類似的還有: in action在運轉 in progress在進行 inoperation在運行中 有些結構可能帶有冠詞: in thecourse of在……過程中 in the act of正在做……時 The typist is away onholiday this week. 打字員本周休假。 The man onwatch didn’t notice the danger. 值班的人沒有注意到這危險。 We have soarranged matters that one of us is always on duty. 我們做了這種安排,以便我們總有一個人值勤。 類似的還有: on guard在值勤 on leave在休假 on holiday在度假 on strike在罷工 on sale出售 on loan借貸 有些結構帶有冠詞: on the boil水正在開 on the move 在移動,搬遷,離開 on themarch在行軍 on the watch注意,提防 on the flow在漲潮 on the turn在轉折中 on theincrease正在增加 on the go正在活動,正在奔走 on the air正在廣播 on the fly正在飛行 Don’tworry. Everything is under control. 別擔心,一切都在控制之中。 That has norelation to the matter under discussion. 這和討論的問題沒有關系。 類似的還有: underdevelopment在發(fā)展中 under observation在觀察中 undertest在被測試 under construction在建設中 under fire在炮火中 under examination在檢查(調(diào)查)中 underconsideration在考慮中 under repair;在修理中
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