instead的中文翻譯是什麼意思
instead
adv. 替代; 反而
instead的柯林斯釋義
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...
那個夏天她被迫離開他將近四個月而不是通常的兩個月。
Check-out workers in London will receive £7.17 an hour instead of £6.54...
倫敦的收銀員每小時工資將從原先的 6.54 英鎊漲為 7.17 英鎊。
ADV作為替代;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...
他伸手拿酒卻沒有喝,而是把它推給了坐在桌子對面的喬安娜。
The kitchen might have been workable had Nicola kept it tidy; instead it was littered with pots and pans...
如果妮古拉會收拾,廚房本來是能用的;但現在,這裡到處亂放著鍋碗瓢盆。
instead的英文釋義
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的場景例句
Jim should get a job instead of lolling around the house all day.
吉姆應該找份工作,不要成天閒在家裡.
He philosophises instead of actually doing something.
他不動手實幹,卻大談理論.
Instead of electricity, there were kerosene lanterns.
沒有電, 有煤油燈.
Some people refer all the troubles to bad luck instead of lack of ability.
有些人把自己所有的苦惱都歸咎於運氣不佳,而不認為是缺乏能力.
I was most chagrined when I heard that he had got the job instead of me.
當我聽說是他而不是我得到了那份工作時懊惱極了.