instead/ɪn'sted/

ad. in the place of sb or sth else

ad. 代替，顶替：There was no coffee so I had a cup of tea instead. 没有咖啡，所以我喝了一杯茶。

instead of ... 代替；而不是：[instead of sb] You can go instead of me. 你可以替我去。

◇[instead of (doing) sth] He walked there instead of going by car. 他是步行去的，而不是开车。

音组-ead/-ed/

ahead; dead; head; instead; read

常犯错误

✗ I decided to wait instead to call him.

✓ I decided to wait instead of calling him. 我决定等待而不是打电话给他。

辨析instead of; in place of