instead /inˈsted/ adv.代替，顶替：It’s too hot to walk, we’ll go swimming instead.天太热不便行走，我们改去游泳。instead of 代替，而不是 (后可接名词或代词，动词原形，不定式，形容词或介语短语等)： I’ll go instead of you. 我想替你去。His words have made me respect instead of hate him. 他的话使我敬重他而不是恨他。