Instead of和Instead的用法归纳
1. instead of作为短语介词,后面常跟名词、代词和动名词,偶尔也跟复合结构。
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.他不仅没有帮我们一把,反而嘲笑我们。
They must make up their own minds instead of our making up theirminds 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作为连词,后面跟形容词、副词、动词、不定式、介词短语和从句。
Taking exercise 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)
I go to bed late instead of early.我总是很晚才睡。(连接副词)
He proposes to do some work instead of to watchtelevision.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 hatehim.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。(连接动词)
In warm weather he often reads under a tree instead of in thelibrary.
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)
3. Instead 单独使用的时候做副词,常用于句末。
We’ve no coffee. Would you like tea instead. 我没有咖啡了,喝茶行吗?
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。