1·Now I can walk to work instead of going by car.
现在我可以步行去上班,而不必开车了。
—— 《牛津词典》
2·I want grits with my eggs instead of hash browns.
我想要粗玉米粉加鸡蛋而不是土豆煎饼。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
3·The islanders use a system of barter instead of money.
岛上的居民实行的是以物易物,而不是用货币。
—— 《牛津词典》
4·He builds furniture using wooden pegs instead of nails.
他用木钉而不是铁钉制作家具。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
5·Instead of rushing at life, I wanted something more meaningful.
我不想在生活中忙忙碌碌,而想做更有意义的事。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
6·The authorities used quiet persuasion instead of the big stick.
当权者平心静气地劝说,而不是施加压力。
—— 《牛津词典》
7·They raised prices and cut production, instead of cutting costs.
他们提高了价格,减少了产量,而没有削减成本。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
8·We were still playing at war – dropping leaflets instead of bombs.
我们仍然在把战争当儿戏–在空投传单而不是在投炸弹。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
9·He spent more time perfecting his dance moves instead of gym work.
他用更多的时间来完善他的舞蹈动作而不是健身。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
10·I would accompany the pictures with a running commentary, instead of music.
我会实况转播图像,而不是音乐。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
1·She put diesel fuel, instead of petrol, into the tank causing the motor to seize up.
她把柴油代替汽油灌入油箱,造成发动机失灵。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
2·Can we drink coffee instead of sleeping?
我们可以喝咖啡来代替睡觉吗?
3·If necessary, we can use aluminum instead of steel.
如果必要,我们可用铝代替钢。
4·They built a city with waterways instead of streets.
他们用水路代替街道建造了一座城市。
5·The quadrilateral area coordinate is adopted instead of the isoparametric coordinate.
采用四边形面积坐标来代替等参坐标。