in a word简言之,一句话,总之; in any event无论如何; in conclusion总之; in earnest认真地; in general一般来说; in one’s way妨碍; in public公开地; in secret秘密地; in the air传播; in times时常。 如:I might see you tomorrow, but I’ll phone in any event.(我明天可能会去看你,但无论如何,我都会给你打电话的。) I’m sure he wasin earnest when he said he wanted to marry her.(当他说他要娶她时,我确信他是认真的。) The negotiations were conducted in secret.(谈判在秘密进行。)