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instead

英 /ɪnˈsted/美 /ɪnˈsted/
  • adv.
    代替，顶替，反而
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词语例句

  1. 代替，顶替，反而adv.

    六级四级

    • 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。

    • Having a person, instead of a computer, reach out to you is particularly important in combating that sense of isolation.

      让一个人而不是让一台电脑对你伸出援手，这对减轻那种孤立感尤为重要。

    • Instead, some in Africa and Asia are seeing their first lightbulbs illuminated by the power of sunlight stored in batteries.

      相反，非洲和亚洲的一些人看到了他们的第一个用储存在电池里的太阳能照明的灯泡。

  1. He put a plus instead of a minus.
    他填了个加号而不是减号。
    来自《牛津词典》
  2. Instead of tragedy, we got melodrama.
    我们看到的是情节剧，而不是悲剧。
    来自《牛津词典》
  3. Instead of taking offence, the woman smiled.
    那女人不但不生气反而笑了。
    来自《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

相关短语

  • instead of
    代替；而不是；取代；坚持
  • instead ad
    代替；当作；反而；顶替
  • Instead of Abracadabra
    魔术师之梦；并非是咒语
  • rather-instead
    相反
  • Instead instead of
    相反；而非

词义辨析

  • instead of/instead
    • instead of是介词短语,放在句中 He watched TV instead of seeing a film.
    • instead是副词,放在句首或句末,He didn't see a film. Instead he watched TV.

词义分布

代替
39.7%
相反
27.5%
反而
24.6%
改为
6.3%
作为替代
1.2%
反倒
0.6%
反而会
0.1%

英英释义

  • adv.in place of, or as an alternative to
  • adv.on the contrary
  1. adv.prep.
    in the place of someone or something
    代替

短语

  • 代替某人/某事物in the place of someone or something
    Robert didn't want to go bowling. He went to the cinema instead.
    罗伯特不想打保龄球。他想去看电影。

词源

  • instead
    in + stead, 来自中世纪英语ine("in") + stede("stead"). 相关于德语statt
  • instead代替
    in-,进入，使，-st,站立，词源同stand,stead.引申词义替代位置的 ，代替。
  • instead
    in +‎ stead, from Middle English ine ‎(“in”) + stede ‎(“stead”). Related to German statt