| 释义 |
in·stead /ɪnˈsted/ ad. | phr.
ad.
1. 作为替代
He is tired, let me go instead. 他累了，让我去吧。
2. 反而，却
I felt like crying and laughed instead. 我想哭，反倒笑了。
[<IN + STEAD] phr. instead of 代替；而不是… He will go instead of you. 他代你去。 They went there on foot instead of on bus. 他们没乘公共汽车而是步行到那里去的。 She prefers making her own clothes instead of buying them in the shops. 她宁可自己缝制衣服而不愿到服装店去买。 |