| 单词 | instead |
| 释义 | instead (once / 40 pages) adv The adverb instead means in place of or as a substitute for something else. If your best friend has a temper tantrum every time you play miniature golf, maybe next time you should go to the movies instead. The adverb instead was originally two words, "in stead," with "stead" coming from stede, the Old English word for place. The adverb instead can also mean rather than, and in this context it's usually followed by "of." Instead of worrying about the weather for your vacation, which is beyond your control, you should worry about whether you packed everything you need. WORD FAMILYinstead: insteads USAGE EXAMPLESIn the culture of political Washington, this will instead be the year of the chicken. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) Labor groups, frustrated by the Republican Congress, will no doubt intensify their push for city and county minimum wages instead. Wall Street Journal(Jan 02, 2017) Instead they were arrested and detained for unspecified reasons. Wall Street Journal(Jan 02, 2017) 1adv in place of, or as an alternative to Felix became a herpetologist instead Syn alternatively, or else 2adv on the contrary rather (or instead), he wrote her a letter used English terms instead of Latin ones Syn rather |
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