instead of:的意思是 代替,而不是...关键的意思的“而不是'.take the place of 的意思是代替某人的位置,含义较为单纯
例句与用法:
1.I made this cake specially,with brown sugar instead of white.
我特别地以红糖代替白糖做了这个蛋糕.
2.I gave him advice instead of money.
我给了他忠告,而不是钱.
3.There is a growing tendency for people to work at home instead of in offices.
人们在家里而不是在办公室里工作的趋势日益增长.
4.The shopkeeper gave us short weight:we got 7.5 kilos instead of 10 kilos.
店主给我们的分量不足:应该10公斤我们只得到7.5公斤.
5.The economy is shrinking instead of growing.
经济正在萎缩而不是在增长中.