They found the patient in a coma.

　　他们发现病人处于昏迷状态。

　　He has not been in good health for some years.

　　他几年来身体一直不好。

　　Many who came in despair went away in hope.

　　许多人带着绝望情绪而来，却满怀希望而去。

　　The house was in ruins.

　　这房屋成了废墟。

　　The poor girl was in tears.

　　这个贫苦女孩泪流满面。

　　Her clothes were in rags.

　　她的衣跟穿破了。

　　His shoes were in holes.

　　他的鞋穿出窟窿了。

　　I only said it in fun.

　　我说这话只是开玩笑的。

　　She spoke in grief rather than in anger.

　　与其说她讲得很气愤，不如说她讲得很伤心。

　　还有一些短语也用in，如：

　　in jest 诙谐地，in joke 开玩笑地，in spite 恶意地，in fairness 公正地，in revenge 报复，in mercy 宽大，in sorrow 伤心地等。

　　His mind was in great confusion.

　　他脑子里很乱。

　　Today everybody is in high spirits and no one is in low ebb.

　　今天大家都兴高采烈，没有一个情绪低落的。

　　She and her classmates are in flower ages.

　　她和她的同学都正值妙龄。