If you don’ t have olive oil, you can use sunflower oil instead. 如果你没有橄榄油，可以用葵花籽油代替。

The committee has rejected our proposal. Instead, they have brought forward an alternative plan. 该委员会已经否决了我们的提议，取而代之的是他们提出的一个替代计划。

+of Tickets will cost only £5, instead of the usual £6.50. 票价将只有5英镑，而不是通常的6.5英镑。

Alison will be playing instead of me on Saturday. 艾莉森会在星期六顶替我参赛。

instead of doing sth Can’ t we deal with this now instead of waiting until tomorrow? 我们难道不能现在就讨论这个事情，而不是等到明天吗？