do something in somebody's steadformalINSTEAD to do something that someone else usually does or was going to do 代替某人做某事 Pearson was appointed to go in Harrison’s stead. 皮尔逊受命接替哈里森的工作。
do something in somebody’s stead• Garcia is unable to attend, but will send the foreign minister in his stead.
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