单词 | instead |
释义 | insteadinstead /ɪnˈstɛd/ ●●● S1 W1 adverb 1instead of something if you do one thing instead of another thing, you choose to do the first and not the second: We should do something instead of just talking about it. You must have picked up my keys instead of yours. Could I have tuna instead of ham?instead of doing something Instead of getting mad, he grinned.2in place of something or someone that has just been mentioned: If Joe can’t get to the meeting, I could go instead. We didn’t have enough money for a movie, so we went to the park instead.[sentence adverb] Cardew did not join the navy. Instead, he decided to become an actor. |
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