instead

US /ɪnˈsted/

UK /ɪnˈsted/

1.

代替, 反而

as an alternative or substitute

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I don't want coffee; I'll have tea instead.

我不要咖啡；我反而要茶。

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He couldn't go, so I went instead.

他不能去，所以我代替他去了。

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alternatively rather in its place as a substitute

:

instead of