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单词 instead
释义

instead

UK /ɪnˈsted/

DEFINITIONS1
  1. 1
    used for saying that one person, thing, or action replaces another

    If you don’t have olive oil, you can use sunflower oil instead.

    The committee has rejected our proposal. Instead, they have brought forward an alternative plan.

    instead of:

    Tickets will cost only £5, instead of the usual £6.50.

    Alison will be playing instead of me on Saturday.

    instead of doing something:

    Can’t we deal with this now instead of waiting until tomorrow?

    Synonyms and related words

    Instead or instead of

instead

US /ɪnˈsted/

DEFINITIONS1
  1. 1
    used for saying that one person, thing, or action replaces another

    If you don’t have olive oil, you can use sunflower oil instead.

    The committee has rejected our proposal. Instead, they have brought forward an alternative plan.

    instead of:

    Tickets will cost only $5, instead of the usual $8.

    Alison will be playing instead of me on Saturday.

    instead of doing something:

    Can’t we deal with this now instead of waiting until tomorrow?

    Synonyms and related words

    Instead or instead of
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