英汉词典

instead 基本解释

• adv. 代替；反而

instead 中文词源

in-,进入，使，-st,站立，词源同stand,stead.引申词义替代位置的 ，代替。

instead 英文词源

instead

instead: [13] Instead is the English end of a chain of loan translations that goes back to Latin in locō (in loan translations, the individual components of a foreign word or expression are translated into their equivalents in the borrowing language, and then reassembled). The Latin phrase meant literally ‘in place (of)’, and this was translated into Old French as en lieu de.

Middle English rendered the French expression in turn as in stead of or in the stead of (stead ‘place’, now obsolete except in certain fixed compounds and expressions, comes ultimately from the same Indo-European source as stand, station, etc). It began to be written as one word towards the end of the 16th century.
=> stand, station, statue, stead

instead (adv.)

1590s, from Middle English ine stede (early 13c.; see stead); loan-translation of Latin in loco (French en lieu de). Still often two words until c. 1640.

instead 英文释义

1. in place of, or as an alternative to;

"Felix became a herpetologist instead"

"alternatively we could buy a used car"

2. on the contrary;

"rather than disappoint the children, he did two quick tricks before he left"

"he didn't call; rather (or instead), he wrote her a letter"

"used English terms instead of Latin ones"

instead 双语例句

1. Instead of complaining about what's wrong, be grateful for what's right.

别抱怨不好的事，要对好的事心存感恩。

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2. He said they should turn their fire on the Conservative Party instead.

他说他们应该掉转枪口，向保守党开火。

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3. Instead of moving at his usual stately pace, he was almost running.

他没像平时那样优雅庄重地走着，而是几乎跑了起来。

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4. He crossed out "Screenplay" and put "Written by" instead.

他划掉了“编剧”二字，改为“作者”。

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5. Small pickling onions can be used instead of sliced ones.

小块腌洋葱可用来替代切片洋葱。

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instead 实用场景例句

Lee was ill so I went instead.

李病了，所以我去了。

牛津词典

He didn't 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。

牛津词典

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。

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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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

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.

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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.

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He philosophises instead of actually doing something.

他不动手实干,却大谈理论.

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Instead of electricity, there were kerosene lanterns.

没有电, 有煤油灯.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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However, I found a valuable ancient coin instead.

然而, 我发现了一枚有价值的古代硬币.

《用法词典》

They use a piston engine instead.

他们改用活塞发动机.

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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.

《现代英汉综合大词典》

The enemy may have recourse to steel instead of poison.

敌人可能用凶器来取代放毒.

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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.

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He crossed out "Screenplay" and put "Written by" instead.

他划掉了“编剧”二字，改为“作者”。

柯林斯例句

Small pickling onions can be used instead of sliced ones.

小块腌洋葱可用来替代切片洋葱。

柯林斯例句

Why couldn't 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？

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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。

柯林斯例句

Well, the least you can do, if you won't 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。

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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。

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