取而代之:instead的常見意思
Instead of complaining about it, I'm just gonna go in every day and give it my all.
——The Big Bang Theory
與其每天抱怨不停,不如卯足全力去做好它。
——《生活大爆炸》
一、關於instead,你應該知道的用法有
adv.
1.作為替代
The teapot has lost its proper lid but this one will do instead.
茶壺蓋兒不見了,但這個可代替使用。
2.反而,卻
He tried to blow up a fire. The fire died out, instead.
他試圖把火吹旺,誰知火卻熄了。
二、接下來,做個填詞遊戲吧
She said nothing, preferring ______ to save her comments till later.
她什麼也沒説,而是想稍後再作評論。