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释义
（用…）代替…， （是…）而不是…， （用…）而不用…；
同近义词辨析
instead of, insteadinstead of 是介词短语,放在句中 He watched TV instead of seeing a film.
instead 是副词,放在句首或句末,He didn't see a film. Instead he watched TV.
in place of, instead ofin place of指以甲到乙；
instead of除代替外有对乙否定的意味，有时译为不
more than, instead of, as well as, other thanmore than多于，不仅仅
instead of而不是
as well as表并列，也，又
other than不同于，除了
双语例句
用作介词(prep.)
I made this cake specially, with brown sugar instead of white.
我特别地以红糖代替白糖做了这个蛋糕。
I gave him advice instead of money.
我给了他忠告，而不是钱。
The economy is shrinking instead of growing.
经济正在萎缩而不是在增长中。
There is a growing tendency for people to work at home instead of in offices.
人们在家里而不是在办公室里工作的趋势日益增长。
权威例句
Band theory and Mott insulators: Hubbard U instead of Stoner ISymbolic model checking using SAT procedures instead of BDDs
A mammalian gene with introns instead of exons generating stable RNA products
A bacterium that can grow by using arsenic instead of phosphorus.
Antibiotics as intermicrobial signaling agents instead of weapons
The biorefinery concept: using biomass instead of oil for producing energy and chemicals.
Advancing Firm Growth Research: A Focus on Growth Mode Instead of Growth Rate
FastTree: computing large minimum evolution trees with profiles instead of a distance matrix.
Wind power implementation: The nature of public attitudes: Equity and fairness instead of ‘backyard motives’
When to Use Broader Internalising and Externalising Subscales Instead of the Hypothesised Five Subscales on the Strengths and Diffic...
1. Instead of rushing at life, I wanted something more meaningful.
我不想在生活中忙忙碌碌，而想做更有意义的事。
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2. Instead of the country admitting its error, it just tinkered with the problem.
该国未承认自己的错误，只是对这个问题稍作修改。
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3. Instead of her normal southward course towards Alexandria and home, she headed west.
她不走平常向南去亚历山大和家乡的路，而是向西走。
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4. Instead of stagehands, the actors will move the scenery right in front of the audience.
演员们将替代舞台工作人员，当着观众的面置换布景。
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5. Much of the discount is pocketed by retailers instead of being passed on to customers.
折扣的大部分进了零售商的腰包，而顾客没有得到实惠。
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6. We were still playing at war – dropping leaflets instead of bombs.
我们仍然在把战争当儿戏–在空投传单而不是在投炸弹。
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7. Doctors sometimes prescribe cheaper generic drugs instead of more expensive brand names.
医生有时开比较便宜的非注册商标的药品，而不开比较昂贵的品牌药。
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8. The islanders use a system of barter instead of money.
岛上的居民实行的是以物易物，而不是用货币。
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9. He builds furniture using wooden pegs instead of nails.
他用木钉而不是铁钉制作家具。
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10. I want grits with my eggs instead of hash browns.
我想要粗玉米粉加鸡蛋而不是土豆煎饼。
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11. 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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12. The authorities used quiet persuasion instead of the big stick.
当权者平心静气地劝说，而不是施加压力。
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13. Now I can walk to work instead of going by car.
现在我可以步行去上班，而不必开车了。
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14. He spent more time perfecting his dance moves instead of gym work.
他用更多的时间来完善他的舞蹈动作而不是健身。
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15. I would accompany the pictures with a running commentary, instead of music.
我会实况转播图像，而不是音乐。
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16. He wanted to decide for himself instead of blindly following his parents' advice.
他想自己拿主意，而不是盲目听从他父母的意见。
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17. But the survey also revealed firms were running down stocks instead of making new products.
但该调查也显示各企业正在任其库存减少而不生产新的产品。
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18. Under the new plan, customers would pay $45 bimonthly, instead of $18 a month – a substantial increase.
根据新方案，顾客将每两个月支付$45，而不是每个月$18——一个相当大的增长。
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19. Wade was going to be paid a salary, instead of by the hour, whether he put in forty hours or not.
韦德将领月薪，而不是小时工资，无论他是否干够40个小时。
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20. Were the government to use a multiplier of five instead of three, the proportion of Americans below the poverty line would rise to more than 24 percent.
如果政府用5而不是3做乘数，那美国的贫困人口比例将会上升到24%以上。
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21. She put diesel fuel, instead of petrol, into the tank causing the motor to seize up.
她把柴油代替汽油灌入油箱，造成发动机失灵。
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22. It's likely you'd prefer to feel happy instead of sad, or confident instead of insecure.
你可能更喜欢开心而不是伤心，更喜欢自信而不是不安。
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23. She wears coordinated separates instead of a suit.
她不穿套装，而穿着搭配协调的单件衣服。
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24. Because it is in an enterprise zone, taxes on non-food items are 3.5% instead of the usual 7%.
因为是在创业园区内，非食品类产品税是3.5%，而不是通常的7%。
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25. They wore ordinary ties instead of the more formal high collar and cravat.
他们打着普通的领带而不是更为正式的高领领结。
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26. I took your bag instead of mine by mistake.
我不巧错拿了你的包。
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27. It looks like an innocent bystander was killed instead of you.
看样子一位无辜的旁观者当了你的替死鬼。
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28. Why couldn't he say something vital and original instead of just spouting the same old platitudes?
他为什么不能说点重要的、有新意的东西，而不只是喋喋不休地讲些陈词滥调呢？
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29. They told him to stay home with his wife instead of going out and carousing with friends.
他们告诉他与他的妻子在一起呆在家里，不要出去和朋友们一起痛饮狂欢。
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30. He put a plus instead of a minus.
他填了个加号而不是减号。
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