in·stead

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【词性】：ad．

【释义】：

代替，顶替：Come another day instead．改日再来吧．If you are engaged，I’ll go instead．你没空，我就代你去吧．

△instead of(prep．)代替，…而不…：Comrade Li will preside over the meeting instead of me．李同志将代我主持会议．We should go to the masses instead of sitting indoors．我们应当到群众中去，而不要坐在屋里．We shall have labour in the countryside instead of in the factory．我们要去农村劳动，不去工厂了．