1. join in: to start taking part in
something that other people are already doing, especially something enjoyable
such as a game, or a song
例：
James joined in the discussion to say that
he agreed with what had been said. （詹姆斯參與了討論，他說他同意之前的討論結(jié)果。）
He stared at them without joining in the
conversation. （他看著他們，沒有插嘴。）
He laughed loudly, and Mark joined in. （他大笑，然后馬克也跟著大笑起來。）
join in something
In the evening there was a barbecue, with
the whole village joining in the fun. （晚上有燒烤活動(dòng)，全村同樂。）
join in with
As a child, I was too shy to join in with
the other children's games. （我小時(shí)候，太害羞了，都不敢跟其他小朋友一起玩。）
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2. get involved: to start to take
part in something, often something that will cause you problems or take a lot
of your time 卷入
例：
It's a private matter between the two of
them, and I don't think we should get involved. （這是他倆的秘密，我覺得我們不要攪進(jìn)去。）
get involved in
When did Anderson first get involved in
local politics? （安德森什么時(shí)候開始參與地方事務(wù)？）
I don't want to get involved in an argument
with you on the phone. （我不想在電話里跟你吵。）
The US seemed unwilling to get involved in
another war. （美國好像不愿意再卷入另一場戰(zhàn)爭。）
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3. get in on the act: to start to
take part in something that is already successful, especially a new type of
business that other companies are already involved in 分一杯羹
備注：''get in on
the act''常用于非正式的場合。
例：
Now that our exporting business to Eastern
Europe has grown so successful, everyone wants to get in on the act. （我們出口東歐的項(xiàng)目做得很好，大家都想來分一杯羹。）
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4. jump the bandwagon: to start to
take part in an activity because a lot of other people are doing it and not
necessarily because you believe in it 蜂擁而至
備注：也可寫作''climb/get
on the bandwagon''。
例：
When they realized there was money to be
made from games such as snooker, sportswear advertisers soon jumped on the
bandwagon. （一發(fā)現(xiàn)像斯諾克之類的運(yùn)動(dòng)很賺錢，運(yùn)動(dòng)服廣告商便蜂擁而至。）
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5. muscle in on: to
deliberately interfere in a plan, activity etc. that other people are
organizing so that you can have some of the advantages of that situation 插手
備注：''muscle in
on''常用于非正式的場合。
例：
I'm not going to let Jim muscle in on this
deal - let him do his own negotiations. （我不會(huì)讓吉姆插手這宗交易，讓他把自己手上的談判談好。）
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6. get/enter into the spirit: to
relax and take part in a party, celebration, or special occasion and to start
feeling happy, or excited as the people around you 融入氛圍
例：
This year Pat decided to get into the spirit
and decorate her house for Halloween. （今年萬圣節(jié)，派特決定要融入到節(jié)日氣氛中，好好裝飾一下自己的屋子。）
Although Mark felt depressed he did his
best to enter into the spirit for Julie's sake. （盡管馬克情緒沮喪，但為了朱莉，他還是盡量融入這個(gè)氛圍。）
get/enter into the spirit of
You'll enjoy yourself much more if you just
relax and try to get into the spirit of the occasion. （如果你放松心情，融入其中，你會(huì)玩得更開心。）
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