英语中有很多“in+名词（且名词前没有冠词）+of”短语，例如：

in aid of

in anticipation of

in awe of

in case of

in charge of

in command of

in compensation of

in consequence of

in consideration of

in control of

in (the) course of

in danger of

in default of

in defence of

in defiance of

in doubt of

in excess of

in excuse of

in expectation of

in face of

in favour of

in fear of

in front of

in honor of

in hopes of

in memory of

in need of

in want of

in order of

in peril of

in place of

in possession of

in praise of

in process of

in proof of

in pursuit of

in quest of

in recognition of

in remembrance of

in respect of

in regard of

in search of

in sight of

in spite of

in support of

in terms of

等等。

具体的意思一般可以从词典中在该短语第二个词的词条中查到。