instead

🇬🇧 UK/in'sted/🇺🇸 US
NGSL 1kA2

Definitions

adv.

In place of something previously mentioned; as a substitute or alternative.

作为替代;反而;代替

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
innot, opposite of
+
steadother
=instead

Common Collocations

  • 1.instead of而不是
  • 2.do instead代替

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    I chose tea instead of coffee.

  • 2.

    Instead of complaining, he worked harder.

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