Instead of和Instead的用法歸納
1. instead of作為短語介詞,后面常跟名詞、代詞和動名詞,偶爾也跟復(fù)合結(jié)構(gòu)。
I have come instead of my brother. He is ill.
If I hadn’t got a cold I’d be working instead of lying here inbed.
Instead of doing it himself, he got a man to do it.
Instead of lending a hand, he laughed atus.他不僅沒有幫我們一把,反而嘲笑我們。
They must make up their own minds instead of our making up theirminds for them. 他們必須自己做出決定,而不是有我們來代替他們作決定。
It’s me that should ask you instead of you asking me.應(yīng)該是我問你而不是你問我。
2. Instead of作為連詞,后面跟形容詞、副詞、動詞、不定式、介詞短語和從句。
Taking exercise every day makes him look younger instead of older.每天鍛煉身體使他顯得更年輕而不是蒼老。(連接形容詞)
I go to bed late instead of early.我總是很晚才睡。(連接副詞)
He proposes to do some work instead of to watchtelevision.他提議做些工作而不是看電視。(連接不定式)
A word of encouragement might have made me respect instead of hatehim.他若是說一句鼓勵的話,那么我或許不會恨他,反而會敬重他。(連接動詞)
In warm weather he often reads under a tree instead of in thelibrary.
天氣暖和的時候,他常常是在樹下而不是在圖書館里讀書。(連接介詞短語)
3. Instead 單獨使用的時候做副詞,常用于句末。
We’ve no coffee. Would you like tea instead. 我沒有咖啡了,喝茶行嗎?
It will take days by car, so let’s fly instead.坐汽車得好幾天時間,所以我們還是改乘飛機吧。
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