1. in possession of… & in the possession of…

擁有、占有之意，兩個短語唯一的區別就是一個the。in possession of…應使用人作為句子的主語，而in the possession of…則要使用物作為主語，of后跟someone。

例句：

He was caught in possession of a gun and some drugs.

那個嫌疑犯被逮住的時候被發現攜有一支槍和一些毒品。

這句話也可以轉換為A gun and some drugs were in the possession of the suspect when he was caught.

2. in charge of… & in someone’s charge

管理、負責之意。這組短語和第一組類似，主語是人還是物，大家一定要留心。

例句：

He was selected to be in charge of the new department. 他被選做這個新部門的負責人。

The new department was in the manager’s charge since it was founded. 這個新部門成立時就是由經理來負責的。

3. in fashion & in a fashion

in fashion意為正在流行，相關短語還有come into fashion開始流行、bring…into fashion使某物流行。

例句：

Jeans are still in fashion this year. 今年牛仔褲仍舊十分流行。

若是在中間加了冠詞a，意思可就截然不同了。in a fashion意為勉強、馬馬虎虎，和after a fashion意思相同。

例句：Jennifer told me she could play tennis in a fashion/after a fashion.

珍妮弗告訴我她網球打得馬馬虎虎。