高一英語語法慣用法:at a meeting還是in a meeting
at a meeting和in a meeting都可以說,前者側重表示在會上出席會議,后者則側重表示在開會。如以下各例均引自權威詞典:
Officially, the director is in a meeting, though actually hes playing golf. 據說主任正在開會,可他實際上正打高爾夫球呢。見《牛津高階英漢雙解詞典》(第四版) (officially詞條)
Im tied up in a meeting until 3 pm. 我開會要開到下午三點,此后方可脫身。見《牛津高階英漢雙解詞典》(第四版) (tie詞條)
Sorry to keep you waitingI got stuck in a meeting. 對不起,讓你等了,我剛才在開會。見《朗文當代英語詞典》(1995年版) (keep詞條)
Mrs Lavelle is in a meeting at the moment. 萊維爾夫人此刻正在開會。見《朗文當代英語詞典》(1995年版) (meeting詞條)