instead ofinstead of 是短语介词,意思是“代替、而不”,后接名词、代词、动名词,有时接动词原形、不定式、形容词等
如:I’ll take that book instead of this one
我要那本书不要这一本
You should give him advice instead of money
你应给他忠告而不是金钱
Things are now better instead of worse
目前情况是好转而不是恶化
We made the trip by train instead of by car
我们是乘火车旅行的,不是乘汽车
A word of encouragement might have made me respect instead of hating him
一句鼓励的话当可时可能使我尊敬他而不是恨他
Instead of putting it off till the next day, he started working right away
他立即开始工作,不把它拖到明天
2、instead of/ instead/ in place of/ take the place ofHe went to attend the meeting instead of me
I was ill so he went to attend the meeting ins tead
注意:instead 可用于句首,表示“相反的”
如:She never studies
Instead, she plays tennis all day
相反地,她整天打网球
in place of 很多时候可与 instead of 换用,但更强调“取代”之意
如:He isn’t fit for the job, s