in nature 本質上
on occasion 有時,不時
in order 秩序井然,整齊
in order to 以便,為了
in order that 以便
out of order 發(fā)生故障,失調(diào)
on one's own 獨自地,獨立地
in particular 特別地,尤其,詳細地
in the past 在過去,以往
in person 親自
in place 在適當?shù)奈恢?/p>
in place of 代替
in the first place 起初,首先
in the last place 最后
out of place 不得其所的,不適當?shù)?/p>
on the point 即將……的時候
第八組
to the point 切中要害,切題
in practice 在實際中,實際上
out of practice 久不練習,荒疏
at present 目前,現(xiàn)在
for the present 目前,暫時
in proportion to (與……)成比例的
in public 公開地,當眾
for (the) purpose of為了
on purpose 故意,有意
with the purpose of 為了
in question 正在考慮
at random 隨意地,任意地
at any rate 無論如何,至少
by reason of 由于
as regards 關于,至于
with/in regard to 對于,就……而論
點睛: 最適合應用在寫作中的表達
【例句】The criminal soon came to the point. 罪犯很快就供認了。
【例句】The teacher might suddenly address individual students at random. 老師可能隨意突然地與個別學生談話。