I gave him advice instead of money.
我给了他忠告,而不是钱。
I made this cake specially, with brown sugar instead of white.
我特别地以红糖代替白糖做了这个蛋糕。
We shouldn look down upon them, instead we should try to help them and take more care of them.
我们不仅不该歧视他们,反而更要多帮助、照顾他们。
Lee was ill so I went instead.
李病了,所以我去了。
He didn 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 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 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。
用作副词(adv.)
用作状语- instead, he did experiments to test and prove an idea before he was ready to accept it.
相反,他在准备接受一种观念之前,总是进行试验,进行验证。 - Mike doesn't study at all.instead, he sits idle all day.
迈克根本不肯读书,相反地,他终日游手好闲。 - She stayed home, and her sister went riding instead.
她留在家里,而她的妹妹骑车去了。 - I gave up my epic and wrote this little tale instead.
我放弃了写叙事诗,而写了这个小故事。 - If you can't go,I will go instead.
如果你不能去,我替你去。 - If Henry is not well enough to go with you, take me instead.
如果哈利不舒服不能跟你去,那就带我去吧。 - Mr. Black was ill, so she was taking his class instead.
布莱克先生生病了,因此她在代他的课。 - The water here is not good, so I'm drinking beer instead.
此地的水不好,所以我改喝啤酒。
用作副词(adv.)
- instead of
(用…)代替…,(是…)而不是…,(用…)而不用… in place of
instead of sb/sth/adj\u002eThey use cotton instead of silk.
他们用棉花代替丝绸。
Give me this instead of that.
给我这个,不要那个。
Taking exercise every day makes him look younger instead of older.
每天锻炼身体使他看起来更年轻,而不是更衰老。
instead of to-vI went to borrow this book instead of to buy it.
我去借这本书,而不是去买它。
We went to the Biology class instead of to attend the English lesson.
我们去上生物课,而不去上英语课。
instead of v-ingWhen one has something to say, it's best to come to the point directly instead of talking in a round-about way.
一个人有话要说的时候,最好是直截了当地说出来,而不要转弯抹角。
The herdsmen are living a settled life instead of roaming from place to place in search of water and grass.
牧民们过着定居的生活,不再为了找水草而到处游牧。
The wheels turned quickly, but instead of going forward the bus slid into a drift four feet high.
车轮转得很快,但是车子不是向前走,而是滑进了一个四英尺高的雪堆。
instead of prep\u002e-phraseWe shall have tea in the garden instead of in the house.
我们将在花园里用茶,而不在室内用。
They went there by bike instead of by bus.
他们没乘汽车而是骑自行车去的。
Some people refer all the troubles to bad luck instead of to lack of ability.
有些人把自己所有的麻烦都归咎于运气不佳,而不认为是缺乏能力。
I found it on the floor instead of in the drawer.
出自:Oxford English DictionaryHe had whisky instead of blood running through his body.
出自:D. Abseinstead of taking you to the station, I should have driven you straight home.
出自:J. Krantz
生意场上
A:I would suggest that you use this materialinstead of that .
我建议你改用这种替代那种。
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B:But that costs more .
可是那样成本较高。
A:But you will get less waste from this .
但可以减少浪费。
B:We‘ll try it once .
那么就试一次看看吧。
Psychological Counseling-(心理咨询)
A:One of my students told me she was very depressed today.
我的一个学生告诉我她今天心情很坏。
B:Why?
怎么了?
A:Her father is dying.
她的爸爸快死了。
instead
B:Oh, that’s very sad.
哦,真令人难过。
A:Yeah, she’s broken up about it, poor kid.
是呀,她无法承受这件事,真可怜。
instead的反义词
B:What did you do?
你怎么做的?
A:I talked to her for a while, but she’s really depressed. So, I made an appointment with the school counselor for her.
我跟她谈了一会儿,但是她还很沮丧。所以,我便为她约了学校的咨询顾问。
B:That’s a good idea. The counselor is a psychologist. He’s better trained to handle these sorts of things.
这个办法不错。顾问是心理学家。对于处理这些事情他受过良好的培训。
instead的近义词
A:Yeah, that’s what I told her. I’m glad she’s reaching out for help,instead of trying to deal with this on her own.
是,我也是这样和她说的。我很高兴她可以求援而不是自己一个人承担了。
B:Yeah, me too.
是的,我也有同感。
Cable TV-(有线电视)
A:Mom, can we get cable TV or a satellite dish?
妈妈,我们可以装有线电视或者卫星电视吗?
B:It costs money, dear. What’s wrong with the regular television stations?
亲爱的,那可很贵呢。一般的电视台有什么不好?
instead的翻译
A:The shows are dull and they’re too many advertisements.
这些节目都很没趣,而且广告太多了。
B:Well, you already watch too much TVinstead of doing your homework, anyway.
哦,你可是光看那么多电视不做作业了。
A:There ’re educational stations too. I could learn while I watched TV.
(卫星电视)也有教育电视台嘛。我可以一边看电视一边学习。
B:Well, that’s true, but you’d probably only watch cartoons and action movies.
哦,那倒是真的。可是你可能只会看卡通片或动作片哦。
A:No I wouldn’t…can’t we get cable? Everybody has cable.
不,我不会的。我们不可以装有线电视吗?家家都有。
instead
B:Well, if everybody jumped off a bridge, would you jump too?
那么,如果人人都跳河,你也跟着跳吗?
A:Mom!!!! Please. All my friends have had it for years.
妈妈!拜托,我的朋友们几年前就有了。
B:Get new friends.
那就交一些新朋友。
A:Why are you always so mean?
你为什么总是这么小气?
B:Because you’d end up spoiled rotten if I wasn’t.
如果我不这样的话你肯定会被我宠得不行的。
instead
A:I could help pay for it.
那我也可以出一部分钱嘛。
instead在线翻译
B:Let’s see how your grades are this semester, and maybe I’ll talk to your father about it.
我们看看你这个学期考得怎么样,然后我倒可以和你爸爸商量一下。
A:O.K. Thanks, Mom!
好的,谢谢妈妈。