in terms of含义较多，要根据上下文来判断，如：
1. in terms of用……术语（话、字眼、口吻）
He referred to your work in terms of high praise.
他用高度赞扬的口吻谈到了你的工作。
2. in terms of在…方面;从…角度看;根据…来说
Our goods compete in terms of product quality, reliability and above all variety...
我们的产品在质量、可靠性，尤其是品种方面颇具竞争力。
Which sport has the most expenses in terms of training equipment, players’ personal equipment and uniforms?
就训练设备，运动员的个人装备和服装而言，哪一项运动话费最大？
The wealth of a country should be measured in terms of the health and happiness of its people as well as the material goods it can produce.
一个国家的财富应该根据其人民的健康和幸福以及其所能生产的物质产品来衡量。（研考真题）
There is a convergence between capitalist firms and co-operatives in terms of business strategy.
资本主义公司和合作企业在经营战略方面趋于一致。
How do the two techniques compare in terms of application?
这两种手法实际运用起来哪个好一些？
The spreadsheet application is second only to word processing in terms of popularity.
就受欢迎程度而言，电子制表软件仅次于文字处理软件。
We're at a critical juncture in terms of his domestic program.
就他的国内计划而言，我们正处于一个紧要的关口。
What does this mean in terms of cost?
这在成本上意味着什么？
Basically I think he would be someone who complemented me in terms of character.
我基本上认为他是在性格上和我互补的人。
He stood out in terms of competence from all his fellows
他在能力上远远胜过其他同事。
There is a substantial payback in terms of employee and union relations
雇员和工会关系大有改观。
The company has now overtaken IBM in terms of size and reach.
在规模和影响范围上，这家公司已经超越了国际商用机器公司。
In terms of quantity, production grew faster than ever before.
从数量上看，产量增长的速度比以往任何时期都要快。
The data is limited in terms of both quality and quantity.
这份资料在质量和数量上都很有限。
This title ranks alongside the Olympics in terms of importance.
这项冠军的重要程度可与奥运会冠军媲美。
The book is well organized in terms of plot.
这本书的故事布局十分严谨。
The cost in terms of human life was high.
付出了很大的生命代价。
They have found that, in terms of both salary and career success, the sky is the limit.
他们发现，就收入和事业成功来讲，多高都有可能的。
3. in terms of按照、根据、借助于、用
The passages should be graded in terms of length, complexity and intellectual content.
课文应当按照长短、复杂程度和内容分成等级。
The difficulty of a problem was defined in terms of how long it took to complete.
问题的难易度是以解决这个问题所花时间的长短而定的。
His behaviour is only explicable in terms of his recent illness.
他的行为只能用他最近患病来解释。
The younger person's attraction to stereos cannot be explained only in terms of familiarity with technology.
年轻人对立体声的吸引力不能仅仅用对技术的熟悉来解释。
Visionaries are constantly fighting conventional wisdom because they see the world ahead in terms of what it can be
愿景家总在不断挑战传统思维，因为他们是用超前的眼光看待这个世界的。
4.think in terms of 考虑（多用进行时态）
She was thinking in terms of a career.
她在考虑干一番事业。
United should be thinking in terms of winning the European Cup
联队应该在考虑要赢得欧洲杯。
I'm thinking in terms of about 70 guests at the wedding.
我打算邀请70位嘉宾参加婚礼。
He's talking in terms of starting a completely new career.
他正在谈论开创全新的事业。
I meet many businessmen, and I see they think in terms of the overall picture
我认识许多商人，我发觉他们考虑问题都是从全局出发的。
Taking a long view of the project, I began to think in terms of the rehearsal schedules required.
为了对这个项目作长远打算，我开始根据要求的排练计划考虑问题。