The islanders use a system of barter instead of money.(島上的居民實(shí)行的是以物易物，而不是用貨幣。)

But the survey also revealed firms were running down stocks instead of making new products.(但該調(diào)查也顯示各企業(yè)正在任其庫存減少而不生產(chǎn)新的產(chǎn)品。)

Instead of taking offence, the woman smiled.(那女人不但不生氣反而笑了。)

Instead of her normal southward course towards Alexandria and home, she headed west.(她不走平常向南去亞歷山大和家鄉(xiāng)的路，而是向西走。)

Instead of ending up in jail or in the gutter he was remarkably successful.(他最后不但沒有坐牢或流落貧民窟，反而還非常成功。)

We were still playing at war – dropping leaflets instead of bombs.(我們?nèi)匀辉诎褢?zhàn)爭(zhēng)當(dāng)兒戲–在空投傳單而不是在投炸彈。)

We just had soup instead of a full meal.(我們沒有吃全餐，只喝了湯。)

Much of the discount is pocketed by retailers instead of being passed on to customers.(折扣的大部分進(jìn)了零售商的腰包，而顧客沒有得到實(shí)惠。)

She said nothing, preferring instead to save her comments till later.(她什么也沒說，而是想稍后再作評(píng)論。)

Instead of rushing at life, I wanted something more meaningful.(我不想在生活中忙忙碌碌，而想做更有意義的事。)

生意場(chǎng)上

A：I would suggest that you use this material instead of that .
我建議你改用這種替代那種。

instead在線翻譯

B：But that costs more .
可是那樣成本較高。

A：But you will get less waste from this .
但可以減少浪費(fèi)。

B：We‘ll try it once .
那么就試一次看看吧。

Psychological Counseling-(心理咨詢)

A：One of my students told me she was very depressed today.
我的一個(gè)學(xué)生告訴我她今天心情很壞。

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，真令人難過。

A：Yeah, she’s broken up about it, poor kid.
是呀，她無法承受這件事，真可憐。

instead的反義詞

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.
我跟她談了一會(huì)兒，但是她還很沮喪。所以，我便為她約了學(xué)校的咨詢顧問。

B：That’s a good idea. The counselor is a psychologist. He’s better trained to handle these sorts of things.
這個(gè)辦法不錯(cuò)。顧問是心理學(xué)家。對(duì)于處理這些事情他受過良好的培訓(xùn)。

instead的近義詞

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，我也是這樣和她說的。我很高興她可以求援而不是自己一個(gè)人承擔(dān)了。

B：Yeah, me too.
是的，我也有同感。

Cable TV-(有線電視)

A：Mom, can we get cable TV or a satellite dish?
媽媽，我們可以裝有線電視或者衛(wèi)星電視嗎？

B：It costs money, dear. What’s wrong with the regular television stations?
親愛的，那可很貴呢。一般的電視臺(tái)有什么不好？

instead的翻譯

A：The shows are dull and they’re too many advertisements.
這些節(jié)目都很沒趣，而且廣告太多了。

B：Well, you already watch too much TV instead of doing your homework, anyway.
哦，你可是光看那么多電視不做作業(yè)了。

A：There ’re educational stations too. I could learn while I watched TV.
（衛(wèi)星電視）也有教育電視臺(tái)嘛。我可以一邊看電視一邊學(xué)習(xí)。

B：Well, that’s true, but you’d probably only watch cartoons and action movies.
哦，那倒是真的。可是你可能只會(huì)看卡通片或動(dòng)作片哦。

A：No I wouldn’t…can’t we get cable? Everybody has cable.
不，我不會(huì)的。我們不可以裝有線電視嗎？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，你也跟著跳嗎？

A：Mom!!!! Please. All my friends have had it for years.
媽媽！拜托，我的朋友們幾年前就有了。

B：Get new friends.
那就交一些新朋友。

A：Why are you always so mean?
你為什么總是這么小氣？

B：Because you’d end up spoiled rotten if I wasn’t.
如果我不這樣的話你肯定會(huì)被我寵得不行的。

instead

A：I could help pay for it.
那我也可以出一部分錢嘛。

instead在線翻譯

B：Let’s see how your grades are this semester, and maybe I’ll talk to your father about it.
我們看看你這個(gè)學(xué)期考得怎么樣，然后我倒可以和你爸爸商量一下。

A：O.K. Thanks, Mom!
好的，謝謝媽媽。

用作副詞(adv.)

(用…)代替…,(是…)而不是…,(用…)而不用… in place of
instead of sb/sth/adj\u002e

They use cotton instead of silk.

他們用棉花代替絲綢。

Give me this instead of that.

給我這個(gè),不要那個(gè)。

Taking exercise every day makes him look younger instead of older.

每天鍛煉身體使他看起來更年輕,而不是更衰老。

instead of to-v

I went to borrow this book instead of to buy it.

我去借這本書,而不是去買它。

We went to the Biology class instead of to attend the English lesson.

我們?nèi)ド仙镎n,而不去上英語課。

instead of v-ing

When one has something to say, it's best to come to the point directly instead of talking in a round-about way.

一個(gè)人有話要說的時(shí)候,最好是直截了當(dāng)?shù)卣f出來,而不要轉(zhuǎn)彎抹角。

The herdsmen are living a settled life instead of roaming from place to place in search of water and grass.

牧民們過著定居的生活,不再為了找水草而到處游牧。

The wheels turned quickly, but instead of going forward the bus slid into a drift four feet high.

車輪轉(zhuǎn)得很快,但是車子不是向前走,而是滑進(jìn)了一個(gè)四英尺高的雪堆。

instead of prep\u002e-phrase

We shall have tea in the garden instead of in the house.

我們將在花園里用茶,而不在室內(nèi)用。

They went there by bike instead of by bus.

他們沒乘汽車而是騎自行車去的。

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煩都?xì)w咎于運(yùn)氣不佳,而不認(rèn)為是缺乏能力。

1. instead of : 代替, 而不是...；

用作副詞(adv.)

Instead, he did experiments to test and prove an idea before he was ready to accept it.
相反,他在準(zhǔn)備接受一種觀念之前,總是進(jìn)行試驗(yàn),進(jìn)行驗(yàn)證。Mike doesn't study at all.Instead, he sits idle all day.
邁克根本不肯讀書,相反地,他終日游手好閑。She stayed home, and her sister went riding instead.
她留在家里,而她的妹妹騎車去了。I gave up my epic and wrote this little tale instead.
我放棄了寫敘事詩,而寫了這個(gè)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,那就帶我去吧。Mr. Black was ill, so she was taking his class instead.
布萊克先生生病了,因此她在代他的課。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。

用作副詞 (adv.)

動(dòng)詞+～

go instead代某人去drink beer instead改喝啤酒laugh instead反倒笑了take one's class instead代某人的課

I found it on the floor instead of in the drawer.