Instead of 的意思是“代替……”、“而不……”，其主动用法如下：
1． 作为短语介词，instead of 后面常跟名词、代词和动名词，偶尔也跟复合结构。例如：
scott barnesI have come instead of my brother. He is ill.中文名字翻译英文名字
I will go instead of you.
If I hadn’t got a cold I’d be working instead of lying here in bed.
Instead of doing it himlf, he got a man to do it.
Instead of lending a hand, he laughed at us.他不仅没有帮我们一把，反而嘲笑我们。mackie
They must make up their own minds instead of our making up their minds for them. 他们必须自己做出决定，而不是有我们来代替他们作决定。
It’s me that should ask you instead of you asking me. 应该是我问你而不是你问我。
2． Instead of 后面还可跟形容词、副词、动词、不定式、介词短语和从句，这时他相当于连词，但也有不少人认为他们是介词。但是，对中学生来说，重要的不是他的词性，而是他的用法。请看下面的例句：上身胖如何穿衣
Taking exerci every day makes him look younger instead of older. 每天锻炼身体使他显得更年轻而不是苍老。（连接形容词）
汽修培训班But the businessman grew wor instead of better. 但这位商人的情况没有好转，反而进一步恶化了。褥垫
I go to bed late instead of early.我总是很晚才睡。（连接副词）
That incread instead of decread our courage. 这增加而不是减少了我们的勇气。（连接动词）
The price ris every day instead of sinks.
He propos to do some work instead of to watch television.他提议做些工作而不是看电视。（连接不定式）
A word of encouragement might have made me respect instead of hate him.他若是说一句鼓励的话，那么我或许不会恨他，反而会敬重他。（连接不定式）
In warm weather he often reads under a tree instead of in the library.天气暖和的时候，他常常是在树下而不是在图书馆里读书。（连接介词短语）
As a result, silver begar to flow out of, instead of into, the country.结果，银开始流出而不是流入该国。
3． Instead 单独使用的时候是副词，常用于句末。例如：
fucking是什么意思
We’ve no coffee. Would you like tea instead.我没有咖啡了，喝茶行吗？salad
It will take days by car, so let’s fly instead..坐汽车得好几天时间，所以我们还是改乘飞机吧。不过，用instead的句子也可以改成instead of：
She never studies. Instead, she plays tennis all day. à Instead of studying , she plays dustinhoffmantennis all days. 她成天打网球，而不是学习。
He didn’t give John the money, but he gave it to me instead. à Instead of giving John the money, he gave it to me.
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