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instead

英 [ɪn'sted] 美[ɪn'stɛd]

英英释义考试真题实用场景例句

adv. 代替；反而

实用场景例句

Lee was ill so I went instead.: 李病了，所以我去了。

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。

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。

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。

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。

Chou has become the best partner to enter the Chinese pop music.: 成为周杰伦最佳拍档,进入华语流行音乐界.

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.

Instead of opening the gate, we climbed over it.: 我们没有开门, 而是从门顶上爬过去的.

However, I found a valuable ancient coin instead.: 然而, 我发现了一枚有价值的古代硬币.

They use a piston engine instead.: 他们改用活塞发动机.

They opt for more holiday instead of more pay.: 他们选择了延长假期而不是增加工资.

The enemy may have recourse to steel instead of poison.: 敌人可能用凶器来取代放毒.

We went to the Biology class instead of attending the English lesson.: 我们去上生物课而不去上英语课.

He crossed out "Screenplay" and put "Written by" instead.: 他划掉了“编剧”二字，改为“作者”。

Small pickling onions can be used instead of sliced ones.: 小块腌洋葱可用来替代切片洋葱。

Why couldn't he say something original instead of spouting the same old platitudes?: 他为什么就不能讲些有新意的话，而不是喋喋不休地说些老生常谈呢？

She put diesel fuel, instead of petrol, into the tank causing the motor to seize up.: 她往油箱里加了些柴油而不是汽油，致使发动机发生故障。

Well, the least you can do, if you won't help me yourself, is to tell me where to go instead.: 你自己要是不帮我，好歹也告诉我该上哪儿去呀。

We were still playing at war — dropping leaflets instead of bombs.: 我们仍然把战争当儿戏——还在丢传单而不是扔炸弹。