英 [ɪnˈsted] 美 [ɪnˈsted]
adv. 代替,顶替,反而
instead /ɪnˈstɛd/ CET4 TEM4
习语 If you do one thing instead of another, you do the first thing and not the second thing, as the result of a choice or a change of behaviour. 而不是…
They raised prices and cut production, instead of cutting costs.
他们提高了价格,减少了产量,而没有削减成本。
副词 If you do not do something, but do something else instead, you do the second thing and not the first thing, as the result of a choice or a change of behaviour. 而
My husband asked why I couldn't just forget about dieting and eat normally instead.
丈夫问我为什么就不能忘掉节食而正常吃饭。
in place of, or as an alternative to
Felix became a herpetologist instead
同义词: alternatively / as an alternative / or else
on the contrary
he didn't call ; rather (or instead), he wrote her a letter ; used English terms instead of Latin ones
同义词: rather
真正的原因反而(Instead)是在进攻方面,从比分看,人有两个门,打开就好了:火箭两场平均分90,远低于98.4的场均值。
...ly)地嘱咐我;以后多穿点,回家好好的,他对我的关怀我真的是不可抵抗,映入心怀,他对我家人的那份心更是谁也无法代替(Instead)的,一切的一切我都看在眼里,记在心中,
... in在家;在内;向内 instead替代;顶替 just正好;方才;仅 ...
instead(改为), 此释义来源于网络辞典。
He put a plus instead of a minus.
他填了个加号而不是减号。
Instead of tragedy, we got melodrama.
我们看到的是情节剧,而不是悲剧。
Instead of taking offence, the woman smiled.
那女人不但不生气反而笑了。
Instead,visitors travel in small buses that take them to areas where they can walk on paths into the wild areas.
VOA : special.2009.04.15
Let's imagine maybe instead we just immediately dropped the pressure let the system expand against the lower pressure.
现在假设,我们很快地降低压力,让系统在低的外压力下膨胀。
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instead, he threw in a six-week-old puppy and said "keep it!" and ran away. So I got a puppy.
但他却扔进来了一只六个月大的小狗,说“养它吧!”然后跑掉了。于是我有了一只小狗。
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A teacher may use it when she walks into a room where the students are playing and talking, instead of studying.
VOA : special.2009.01.11
The expression probably comes from the physical act of turning your back toward someone, instead of speaking to him face-to-face.
VOA : special.2009.12.13
The boy was supposed to be coming to pay respects instead he blew himself up.
But Linde feared that it would face antitrust problems and bought Aga of Sweden instead.
Instead, patrons can enjoy live music and New Orleans-style cuisine, from jumbo shrimp to jambalaya.