高考易混词汇辨析总结（九）

41. in a word, in words　

in a word 总之，一句话，例：In a word, you are right.
in words 口头上。

42. in place of, in the place of　

in place of 代替；
in the place of 在…地方，例：A new building is built in the place of theold one.

43. in secret, in the secret　

in secret 秘密地，暗自地，偷偷地，一般用作状语；
in the secret 知道内情，知道秘密，一般用作表语，例：My mother was in the secret fromthe beginning.

44. a girl, one girl　

a girl 可泛指所有女孩；
one girl 一个女孩，例：Can one girl carry such a big box?

45. take a chair, take the chair　

take a chair 相当于sit down坐下；
take the chair 开始开会。