Cách phát âm (4)
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/ɪnˈstɛd/
Ghi chú phát âm
- Canada
- General-American
- Received-Pronunciation
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/ɪnˈsted/
Ghi chú phát âm
- Australia
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/ɪnˈstiːd/
Ghi chú phát âm
- Northumbria
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ɪnˈstɛd
Trạng từ
In the place of something (usually mentioned earlier); as a substitute or alternative.
Cách dùng- not-comparable
- Từ đồng nghĩa
- Ví dụ
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I was going to go shopping, but I went dancing instead.
Thêm ví dụ (2)
‘It's rather like a beautiful Inverness cloak one has inherited. Much too good to hide away, so one wears it instead of an overcoat and pretends it's an amusing new fashion.’
Seeing the British establishment struggle with the financial sector is like watching an alcoholic […]. Until 2008 there was denial over what finance had become. […] But the scandals kept coming, […]. A broad section of the political class now recognises the need for change but remains unable to see the necessity of a fundamental overhaul. Instead it offers fixes and patches.
Trạng từ
in place of, or as an alternative to
- Từ đồng nghĩa
- Ví dụ
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Felix became a herpetologist instead
alternatively we could buy a used car
on the contrary
- Từ đồng nghĩa
- Ví dụ
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rather than disappoint the children, he did two quick tricks before he left
he didn't call; rather (or instead), he wrote her a letter
Thêm ví dụ (1)
used English terms instead of Latin ones