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新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

instead

英  [ɪnˈsted]
    

[ADV]

    ADV. 副词
  • 1. 而

    If you do not do something, but do something else instead, you do the second thing and not the first thing, as the result of a choice or a change of behaviour.

    双语例句

    例：

    My husband asked why I couldn't just forget about dieting and eat normally instead.

    丈夫问我为什么就不能忘掉节食而正常吃饭。

    PHRASE. 习语

  • instead of

    1. 而不是…

    If you do one thing instead of another, you do the first thing and not the second thing, as the result of a choice or a change of behaviour.

    双语例句

    例：

    They raised prices and cut production, instead of cutting costs.

    他们提高了价格，减少了产量，而没有削减成本。

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