30) head up:领头;领导
e.g. A band headed up the parade.
Mr. Jones will head up the new business.
heads up:注意,小心
e.g. Heads up, now! You can do better than that.
31) in a way:在某种程度上
e.g. In a way, it is an important book.
in the way:妨碍,挡路
I will visit you next weekend if there is nothing in the way.
32) in black:穿黑色衣服
e.g. Arabian women are always dressed in black clothes.
in the black:赢利,赚钱
New production methods put the company in the black.
33) in charge of:负责
e.g. Who is in charge of this work?
in the charge of:照护
e.g. The patients are in the charge of the nurse.
34) in hand:控制
e.g. There was a little rioting, but the police soon had the situation in hand.
hand in:递交,交给
e.g. He handed in his resignation in protest against it.
35) in one’s honor:向……表示敬意或感谢
e.g. The day was kept as a holiday in honor of victory.
on one’s honor:用人格担保
e.g. We were on our honor not to cheat on the exam.
36) in possession of:占有
e.g. He is in possession of this house.
in the possession of:被占有
e.g. The keys are in the possession of the door keeper.
37) in spirit:在内心,在精神上
e.g. In spirit, at least, these laws were very fair.
in spirits:情绪或心情(好、坏等)
e.g. He is in poor spirits because of his failing in the exam.
38) keep up:继续,保持
e.g. They entered into a correspondence which was kept up for almost ten years.
keep up with:与……齐步前进,跟上
e.g. With their help, he has kept up with the class.
39) look about:环视
e.g. He looked about him with great interest.
look about for:四处寻找
e.g. She was looking about for the key she had just lost.