on the eve of sắp được (tốt), ngay trước khi Example: He died on the eve of victory. Ông ấy…
on the brink of sắp bị (xấu) Example: The region is on the brink of a serious disaster. Vùng ấy…
on behalf of = as a representative of nhân danh, đại diện, thay lời Example: On behalf of the people…
in proportion to so với, theo tỷ lệ Example: She is cleverer than you are in proportion to you age.…
in the hope of với hy vọng Example: He tried again in the hope of succeeding next time. Hắn ta…
in the guise of cải trang thành Example: He went there in the guise of a farmer. Hắn đến đó,…
in sight of thấy Example: We have now come in sight of land. Bây giờ chúng ta bắt đầu trông…
in preference to thích hợp hơn với Example: Through personal influence, he was given a job in preference to several…
in search of = in quest of tìm kiếm Example: They went there in search of gold. Họ đến đó…