be与副词in, out, up, down, off, on, over, round, back, around, above, abroad, home等连用时，一般都有许多含义，现归纳出来，便于记忆和使用。

　　1. be in

　　(a) at home: 在家；未外出： Is Bill in? 比尔在家吗？

　　(b) arrive: 到达： Is the bus in yet? 汽车到了吗？

　　(c) (of crops) harvested; brought in from the fields:(指农作物)收割了的；已收获的：The wheat is safely in. 小麦安全地收割完了。

　　(d) in season; obtainable: 正当时令；可获得的：Mangos are in now. 芒果正当时令。Strawberries will be in soon. 草莓将很快上市。

　　(e) in fashion: 流行：Jeans are in fashion again. 牛仔裤又流行了。

　　(f ) elected; in power; in office: 当选；掌握政权；执政：

　　The Republicans are in. 共和党在执政。

　　The Democrat candidate is in. 民主党候选人当选了。

　　(g) burning: 燃烧着：Is the fire still in? 火仍在燃烧吗？

　　(h) (cricket, basketball ) batting:(棒球，板球)击球：Which side is in? 哪一边在击球？

　　2. be out

　　(a) not at home:不在家：Mrs Brown is out. 布朗夫人不在家。

　　(b) not in the office:不在办公室：The boss is out. 老板出去了。

　　(c) on strike: 罢工：The dockers are out again. 码头工人又罢工了。

　　(d) has been borrowed; is not in the library:被借走了；不在图书馆里：

　　The book I wanted was out. 我想要的那本书已被借走了。

　　(e) be low：低潮；低水位：The tide is out. 潮退了。

　　(f) (a ship, etc.)have sailed (from someplace sometime):(船等)在某一时间已离开某地；开始航行：

　　The ship was two days out from Shanghai. 那艘船已离开上海两天了。

　　(g) out of office; not in power:不执政了；下台了：

　　The Socialist Party was out. 社会党下台了。

　　(h) not fashionable: Short skirts are out. 短裙过时了。

　　(i) into the open; exposed; discovered: 公开；暴露；被发现：The secret is out. 秘密泄露了。

　　(j) not burning: 熄灭：The candle is out. 蜡烛熄灭了。

　　(k) has reached the end of its term:到期：The lease is out. 租约到期了。

　　(l) The pear blossom is out. 梨花开了。

　　(m) be not hidden by cloud不被云遮住：The sun is out. 太阳出来了。

　　(n) be published出版：His new book is out. 他的新书出版了。

　　(o) I am out in my calculations. 我的计算出错了。

　　(p) (cricket) (of a batsman) no longer batting; having been bowled, caught, etc:(板球)(指击球员)出局；退场：

　　The captain was out for two. 队长两次出局。

　　(文/于延江；英语辅导报初中教师版04~05学年第24期；版权归英语辅导报社所有，独家网络合作伙伴新浪教育，未经许可，不得以任何形式进行转载。)