instead
US /ɪnˈstɛd/
・UK /ɪnˈsted/
A1 初級英檢中級多益
adv.副詞代替
I was supposed to go to London but I decided to visit Japan instead
adv.副詞寧願
I would prefer to stay home instead.
adv.副詞寧願
I was going to order pizza, but I made pasta instead.
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白宮誤發川普爆料戰爭真相的影片！ (White House accidentally releases video of Trump saying the truth about war's priority)
- And we should all remember that, during the campaign, candidate Donald Trump promised that he would keep us out of foreign wars and focus instead on trying to make things better right here at home.
我們都應該記得，在競選期間，候選人唐納·川普承諾過他會讓我們遠離外國戰爭，轉而專注於讓國內變得更好。
- And we should all remember that, during the campaign, candidate Donald Trump promised that he would keep us out of foreign wars and focus instead on trying to make things better right here at home.
我們都應該記得，在競選期間，候選人唐納·川普承諾過他會讓我們遠離外國戰爭，轉而專注於讓國內變得更好。
【國外新聞】泰王任命「貝東塔」出任總理，成該國史上最年輕總理 (Thailand’s king endorses Paetongtarn Shinawatra as prime minister)
- Thaksin returned to Thailand almost a year ago after 15 years of self-exile, and while he was right away sentenced for abuse of power and corruption from his rule back then, he was released on parole just half a year later after spending that time in hospital instead of a prison cell.
他信在自我放逐 15 年後於近一年前回到泰國，雖然他因濫用權力和當年統治期間的腐敗行為而立即被判刑，但僅過了半年，他信就被假釋出獄，這段時間他不是在牢房而是在醫院度過的。
- and while he was right away sentenced for abuse of power and corruption from his rule back then, he was released on parole just half a year later after spending that time in hospital instead of a prison cell.
當然，他的所有評論對我來說都很有價值，是的，我只是希望能和所有人一起工作，包括我的父親。
首場總統辯論：希拉蕊．柯林頓 vs. 唐納．川普 (完整版)｜NBC新聞 (The First Presidential Debate: Hillary Clinton And Donald Trump (Full Debate) | NBC News)
- And instead of bringing it back and putting the money to work because they can't work out a deal to and everybody agrees it should be brought back, instead of that, they're leaving our country to get their money because they can't bring their money back into our country because of bureaucratic red tape, because they can't get together, because we have a president that can't sit them around a table and get them to approve something.
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- COUNTRY AND INSTEAD OF
國家，而且
戒掉中式英文！學會外國人真正的說話方式，讓你的英語更道地（If you want to sound like a native English speaker, stop saying phrases like this）
- So instead of saying "I should have known better," say "I should have known better." "I should have known better." We really contract these words, "should have," into "shoulda." "I should have known better." You may also hear "should have." "I should have known better." They're both variations on the same expression.
所以這是一個你可以經常使用的句子。
- So instead of saying "I should have known better," say "I shoulda known better."
所以與其說 "I should have known better"，不如說 "I shoulda known better"。
為了出國正在找行李箱嗎？這 10 種無用的行李箱功能請你千萬要跳過！ (10 Dumb Luggage Features That Drive Travelers CRAZY)
- Another option is using bags with no zippers at all, opting instead for latches, which can be more theft deterrent.
另一種方法是使用完全沒有拉鍊的袋子，而使用鎖釦，這樣更能防止盜竊。
- For example, Soul Guard uses latches instead, some of the Monos models use latches instead.
例如，"靈魂衛士 "使用的是鎖釦，"Monos "的一些型號使用的是鎖釦。