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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。
门路；影响力
ins — plural of in
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门路；影响力
A position of power or influence that gives access or advantage
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。
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.
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
在职者,尤指在任官员
One who, or that which, is in; especially, one who is in office.
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
The board is 20 inches long.
这块木板有20英寸长。
The baby grew three inches in her first year.
这个婴儿在第一年长高了3英寸。
A standard ruler is 12 inches long.
标准尺子有12英寸长。
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。
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 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.
在任者不太可能改变那些让他们继续掌权的规则。
Not this
He has in with the manager.
Use this
He has an in with the manager.
这里的 in 是名词，意为“门路、影响力”，是可数名词，需要不定冠词 an；汉语没有冠词，所以中国学习者容易漏掉。
Not this
She has an in in the hiring committee.
Use this
She has an in with the hiring committee.
名词 in 表示“影响力、门路”时，后接 with 表示对某人有影响力，而不是接 in；用 in 会被误解为“在委员会里面”，无法表达想说的“在委员会里有门路”。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
（某事物的）来龙去脉、细节
She learned the ins and outs of the business quickly.
她很快学会了这门生意的来龙去脉。
在某人那里有门路/说得上话
He has an in with the hiring manager, so he can put in a good word for you.
他和招聘经理有关系，所以能帮你说好话。
Use ins naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
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。
常指英寸（inch）的缩写，可数名词，常与 of 连用。
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