in·ning /ˈɪnɪŋ/
 一局,發展的機會,好時機,圍墾


 Inn v. i.   [imp. & p. p. Inned p. pr. & vb. n. Inning.] To take lodging; to lodge. [R.]


 In·ning n.
 1. Ingathering; harvesting. [Obs.]
 2. The state or turn of being in; specifically, in cricket, baseball, etc., each period during which both teams get one turn each at bat; as, in baseball there are nine innings to a complete game; -- often in the pl. Hence: The turn or time of a person, or a party, in power; as, the Whigs went out, and the Democrats had their innings.
 3. pl. Lands recovered from the sea.

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 inning
      n : a period of play in baseball during which each team has a
          turn at bat [syn: frame]