instead和instead of的用法
instead和instead of的用法如下:
一、instead为副词,有”代替“、”反而“、”抵作“的意思。instead单独使用,常放在句尾。
例句:I pressed him on whether he really did want to work in the bookshop or wanted to study instead .
译:我告诉他,他是否真的想在书店工作或想要学习。
二、instead of为介词短语,意为”而不是“。instead of常放在句中。
例句:Instead of her doing five days a week, she just does four.
译:她每周只做了四天而不是做五天。
instead的定义:as an alternative or substitute(作为代替或替代)
同义词:as an alternative;alternatively;alternately;on second thoughts;all things being equal
例句:
(1)I need to either find a way to make this clearer, or put complete entries on the page instead .
译:我需要找到一种方法来使这个更清晰,或者在页面上放置完整的条目来代替。
(2)My cousin had one that used to smoke, but he trained it out of that and got it doing exercise instead .
译:我的堂兄曾经是一个吸烟的人,但是戒了这个,以做运动来代替。