| 单词 | instead of; in place of |
| 释义 | instead of; in place of ❖ in place of sb/sth指用一个人/ 物“代替”另一个人/物，也可用in sb's/sth's place的结构。如：Use orange juice in place of wine. 用橘子汁代葡萄酒。◇ He couldn't attend the meeting, so he sent his secretary in his place. 他不能参加会议，所以他派秘书代替他出席。 ❖ instead of意为“而不是”，后面除接名词外，还可接动名词、形容词、副词、介词短语等。如：He became a lawyer instead of an engineer. 他做了一名律师，而不是工程师。◇ I decided to walk to school instead of going by bus. 我决定走路上学而不是乘公交车去。instead of sb/sth也可表示“代替”某人或物，此时，常可换成in place of sb/sth。如：Use milk instead of (=in place of) water. 用牛奶代替水。 |
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