instead的中文翻译是什么意思
instead
adv. 替代; 反而
instead的柯林斯释义
PREP-PHRASE代替…;而不是…
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.
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。
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。
ADV作为替代;反而;相反地
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.
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。
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。
instead的英文释义
Adverb
1. in place of, or as an alternative to;
- Felix became a herpetologist instead
- alternatively we could buy a used car
2. on the contrary;
- rather than disappoint the children, he did two quick tricks before he left
- he didn't call; rather (or instead), he wrote her a letter
- used English terms instead of Latin ones
instead的场景例句
Jim should get a job instead of lolling around the house all day.
吉姆应该找份工作,不要成天闲在家里.
He philosophises instead of actually doing something.
他不动手实干,却大谈理论.
Instead of electricity, there were kerosene lanterns.
没有电, 有煤油灯.
Some people refer all the troubles to bad luck instead of lack of ability.
有些人把自己所有的苦恼都归咎于运气不佳,而不认为是缺乏能力.
I was most chagrined when I heard that he had got the job instead of me.
当我听说是他而不是我得到了那份工作时懊恼极了.