in lieu (of something)

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishin lieu (of something)in lieu (of something)formalINSTEAD instead of extra time off in lieu of payment → lieuExamples from the Corpusin lieu (of something)• A plate of hardboiled eggs sat in the center; in lieu of flowers.• Isiah Chestnut, has been discharged in lieu of a court-martial.• In some cases, a telephone interview will be held in lieu of a personal visit.• He is being held in lieu of $ 1 million bail.• She was being held in lieu of $40,000 bail.• James was held in lieu of $ 100,000 bail.• If you didn't have your fortnightly visit you were allowed a letter in lieu or sometimes a phone call.• When I go on trips, I consider sending her menus in lieu of postcards.• In some instances an interview with a nutritionist will be desirable in addition to or in lieu of laboratory studies.

单词	in lieu (of something)
释义	in lieu (of something) From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishin lieu (of something)in lieu (of something)formalINSTEAD instead of extra time off in lieu of payment → lieuExamples from the Corpusin lieu (of something)• A plate of hardboiled eggs sat in the center; in lieu of flowers.• Isiah Chestnut, has been discharged in lieu of a court-martial.• In some cases, a telephone interview will be held in lieu of a personal visit.• He is being held in lieu of $ 1 million bail.• She was being held in lieu of $40,000 bail.• James was held in lieu of $ 100,000 bail.• If you didn't have your fortnightly visit you were allowed a letter in lieu or sometimes a phone call.• When I go on trips, I consider sending her menus in lieu of postcards.• In some instances an interview with a nutritionist will be desirable in addition to or in lieu of laboratory studies.
随便看	cut rate cut school cut short cut short cut some slack cut somebody dead cut somebody from something cut somebody short cut somebody something cut somebody to the quick/bone cut somebody/something off cut something by £1 million/$5 billion/half etc cut something from something cut something in half/in two cut something in/into something cut something into slices/chunks/pieces etc cut something into something cut something off something cut something short cut something to size/length cut something to the bone cut something with something cut something ↔ away cut something ↔ back cut something ↔ down