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。
instead of 后面跟许多形式,动词,名词,动名词,不定式,等等.至于跟什么要取决于前边的形式,因为它后面的形式要跟前面的形式一样.如: I like watching TV instead of swimming. I will go to see a film instead of to watch TV.