Word · Frequency #6
in
门路；影响力
核心释义
A position of power or influence that gives access or advantage
- 1.
权力或影响力的位置,或获得它的方法
A position of power or influence, or a way to get it.
- 2.
英寸,长度单位,等于一英尺的十二分之一
a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
- 3.
在职者,尤指在任官员
One who, or that which, is in; especially, one who is in office.
- 4.
铟,一种稀有软银白色金属元素,少量存在于闪锌矿中
a rare soft silvery metallic element; occurs in small quantities in sphalerite
- 5.
当前击球的击球手状态；参见局数
The state of a batter/batsman who is currently batting; see innings.
- 6.
美国中西部的一个州(印第安纳州)
a state in midwestern United States
英寸；印第安纳州；铟；在职者；当权者；击球状态
用法In use
The board is 20 inches long.
用法提示：此处 'inches' 是名词 'in' 的复数形式，表示长度单位英寸。
The baby grew three inches in her first year.
用法提示：此处 'inches' 为名词复数，表示身高的增量，单位是英寸。
A standard ruler is 12 inches long.
用法提示：此处 'inches' 是名词，作为长度的计量单位。
have an in with sb
这里的 in 是名词，表示‘门路、影响力’，多用于非正式场合。
She has an in with the editor, so her article was accepted quickly.
她和编辑有交情，所以她的文章很快就被接受了。
get/give sb an in at sth
强调获得进入某处或接近某种机会的途径。
His former boss gave him an in at the publishing company.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- have an in with someone
- 与某人有交情；有门路
- She has an in with the hiring manager.她和招聘经理有交情。
- get an in
- 找到门路；获得机会
- He got an in at a top law firm through his uncle.他通过叔叔在一家顶级律所找到了门路。
- give someone an in
- 给某人提供门路；使某人获得机会
- The internship gave me an in at the company.这份实习让我在公司里有了门路。
- use your in
- 利用自己的人脉/关系
- He used his in with the editor to get the story published.他利用和编辑的关系让那篇报道发表了。
- look for an in
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把 in 联想成‘进入’：能进入圈子内部的人，就是有门路、有影响力的人——in 作名词正是这个意思。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：informal 常见场景：office politics、job hunting、social networking 作名词表示“门路/影响力”时，多用于非正式的口语或日常交流，常见于职场、求职和社交等谈论人脉关系的场合；正式写作中较少这样用。
语法说明Grammar Note
常指英寸（inch）的缩写，可数名词，常与 of 连用。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 in 押韵，重读元音和尾音都是 /ɪn/：pin、tin、bin、win、sin、kin。注意拼写相似的 -ine/-ign 如 pine /paɪn/、sign /saɪn/、line /laɪn/ 实际发 /aɪn/，与 in 不押韵。
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY, WORDNET.