Word · Frequency #6
ins
门路；影响力
ins is the plural of in.
A position of power or influence that gives access or advantage
- 1.
A position of power or influence, or a way to get it.
权力或影响力的位置,或获得它的方法
- 2.
a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
英寸,长度单位,等于一英尺的十二分之一
- 3.
One who, or that which, is in; especially, one who is in office.
在职者,尤指在任官员
- 4.
a rare soft silvery metallic element; occurs in small quantities in sphalerite
铟,一种稀有软银白色金属元素,少量存在于闪锌矿中
- 5.
The state of a batter/batsman who is currently batting; see innings.
当前击球的击球手状态；参见局数
- 6.
a state in midwestern United States
美国中西部的一个州(印第安纳州)
英寸；印第安纳州；铟；在职者；当权者；击球状态
In use
The board is 20 inches long.
The baby grew three inches in her first year.
A standard ruler is 12 inches long.
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.
他以前的老板给了他进入那家出版社的门路。
the ins
the ins 指‘在任者、掌权者’，常与 the outs 相对。
The ins are unlikely to change the rules that keep them in power.
Connections
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
- 寻找门路；找机会进入
- She is looking for an in at that marketing startup.她正在寻找进入那家营销初创公司的门路。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
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。
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。
Grammar Note
常指英寸（inch）的缩写，可数名词，常与 of 连用。
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。
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。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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