■in contact with 与……联络（联系）

When I arrive in New York, I’ll get in contact with him. 我到达纽约后会跟他联系。

I put my cousin in contact with a friend who works at the company. 我让表妹同一个在那家公司工作的朋友联系。

■in contrast with 与……相比，与……对比起来

She’s quite petite, in contrast with her tall sister. 与她高大的姐姐相比，她很小巧。

In contrast with their system, ours seems very old. 我们的制度与他们的相比，显得过于守旧了。

The white half figure stood out plainly in contrast with the dark background. 以黑色背景相衬，白色半身像显得一清二楚。

■in conversation with 与……交谈

He was deep in conversation with his accountant. 他与会计深入交谈。

She spends a lot of time in conversation with her neighbour. 她花很多时间与邻居谈话。

■in cooperation with 与……合作

The film was made in cooperation with the Sports Council. 该影片是与体委合作制作的。

Burglar alarm companies claim they work in close co with the police. 防盗警报器公司称他们与警方有密切合作。

■in correspondence with 与……有通信联系

I have been in correspondence with him about this problem. 关于这一问题，我和他一直有书信来往。

■in harmony with与……协调一致，与……和睦相处

His tastes are in harmony with mine. 他的爱好与我的相同。

Your suggestions are not in harmony with the aims of this project. 你的建议与本项目的目标不符。

■in keeping with… 与……一致；与……协调

His actions are in keeping with his promises. 他答应的事一定做到。

The carpet is in keeping with the rest of the room. 这地毯和室内的其他部分很协调。

■in league with 与……联合，与……勾结

She was in league with her mother to embarrass me. 她与她母亲联合起来叫我下不了台。

The police suspected that the bank clerk was in league with the robbers. 警察怀疑这位银行职员与抢劫犯勾结作案。

■in line with 与……类似（一致）

His ideas are not in line with mine. 他的想法与我的不一致。

His actions were not in line with his beliefs. 他的行为与信念不一致。

■in love with 恋爱，爱上，喜欢(www.hxen.com)

They’re very much in love with each other. 他们彼此爱得很深。

She fell in love with the house as soon as she saw it. 她一看到这房子就喜欢上了。

■in sympathy with 同情；赞同；支持

My parents are in sympathy with my plan. 我的父母赞同我的计划。

I am in sympathy with the striking teacher’s union. 我们支持罢工的教师工会。

■in touch with 与……有联络，有……的最新消息

He kept in touch with his friends. 他与他的朋友保持着联系。

We’re in touch with what’s going on. 我们知道最近发生了什么事。

■in tune with 与……合拍；与……一致；能理解……的感受（看法、需求等）

The violin is not quite in tune with the piano. 这小提琴跟钢琴的调子不太和谐。

The price of gold coins fluctuates in tune with commodities. 金币的价格随商品涨落。

Voters felt she was in tune with their needs and problems. 选民们感觉她能够理解他们的需求和问题。