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基本释义
  • ad. 改为,抵作,更换,替代
参考例句
    1. We got onto the motorway going north instead of south.
      我们进入了向北而不是向南的高速公路。
    2. The general condition is bettering instead of worsening.
      总的情况不是在恶化而是在好转。
    3. We're footing it instead of riding.
      我们以步代车。
    4. Most large steamships now burn oil instead of coal.
      现在大多数的大轮船烧油而不烧煤。
    5. He economized by using buses instead of taking taxis.
      他不坐出租车而改乘公共汽车以节省钱。
英英解释

  • 　2个副词解释

    1. in place of, or as an alternative to
      [同] instead, alternatively, as an alternative, or else
      [例]
      • Felix became a herpetologist instead
      • alternatively we could buy a used car
    2. on the contrary
      [同] instead, rather
      [例]
      • rather than disappoint the children, he did two quick tricks before he left
      • he didn't call; go rather (or instead), he wrote her a letter
      • used English terms instead of Latin ones