instead

英 [ɪnˈsted]

美 [ɪnˈsted]

adv.  代替; 顶替; 反而; 却

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.4 / BNC.1274 / COCA.994

牛津词典

adv.

• 代替；顶替；反而；却
  in the place of sb/sth
  1. Lee was ill so I went instead.
     李病了，所以我去了。
  2. He didn't reply. Instead, he turned on his heel and left the room.
     他没有回答，反而转身离开了房间。
  3. She said nothing, preferring instead to save her comments till later.
     她什么也没说，而是想稍后再作评论。

柯林斯词典

• PREP-PHRASE 代替…;而不是…
  If you do one thinginstead ofanother, you do the first thing and not the second thing, as the result of a choice or a change of behaviour.
  1. She had to spend nearly four months away from him that summer, instead of the usual two...
     那个夏天她被迫离开他将近四个月而不是通常的两个月。
  2. Check-out workers in London will receive £7.17 an hour instead of £6.54...
     伦敦的收银员每小时工资将从原先的 6.54 英镑涨为 7.17 英镑。
  3. They raised prices and cut production, instead of cutting costs...
     他们没有降低成本，而是抬高价格、削减产量。
  4. Instead of going to work thinking that it will be totally boring, try to be positive.
     不要一边去上班一边想着工作太无聊,要积极一些。
• ADV 作为替代;反而;相反地
  If you do not do something, but do something elseinstead, you do the second thing and not the first thing, as the result of a choice or a change of behaviour.
  1. He reached for the wine but did not drink, pushed it, instead, across the table towards Joanna...
     他伸手拿酒却没有喝,而是把它推给了坐在桌子对面的乔安娜。
  2. The kitchen might have been workable had Nicola kept it tidy; instead it was littered with pots and pans...
     如果妮古拉会收拾,厨房本来是能用的;但现在,这里到处乱放着锅碗瓢盆。
  3. My husband asked why I couldn't just forget about dieting all the time and eat normally instead.
     丈夫问我为什么就不能不整天想着节食,转而正经吃饭。

英英释义

adv

• in place of, or as an alternative to
  1. Felix became a herpetologist instead
  2. alternatively we could buy a used car
  Synonym:alternativelyor else
• on the contrary
  1. rather than disappoint the children, he did two quick tricks before he left
  2. he didn't cal
  3. used English terms instead of Latin ones
  Synonym:rather

双语例句

• Instead of staying in the here and now, you bring up similar instances from the past.
  你没有紧扣眼前所发生的事，而是只提出了一些过去的类似事例。
• He wished that he could be like other children instead of pursuing his lonely predestined path.
  他希望他能够像其他孩子一样，而不是走一条早已注定的孤独之路。
• If you can't sign your name, make a cross instead.
  如果你不会签名画个十字来代替。
• We are learning how to confront death instead of avoiding its reality.
  我们在学习如何直面死亡，而非回避死亡这一现实。
• My husband asked why I couldn't just forget about dieting all the time and eat normally instead.
  丈夫问我为什么就不能不整天想着节食，转而正经吃饭。
• The farmers will be paid for their grain in cash, instead of IOUs.
  农民卖粮，将以现金支付，而不是白条了。
• We did the logo in lower-case letters instead of capitals.
  我们的徽标用了小写字母，没用大写。
• They raised prices and cut production, instead of cutting costs
  他们没有降低成本，而是抬高价格、削减产量。
• It felt like I'd had two babies instead of one
  我感觉像是有两个孩子而不是一个。
• Critics of the project speculate about how many hospitals could be built instead
  对该项目持批评态度的人在推测如果改作他用不知可以建多少所医院。