insteadin•stead /ɪn'sted/

adv 代替，作为替代

• He was ill and could not attend the meeting,so I went instead. 他病了，不能去开会，我替他去了。

词组instead of 代替…

• We went to the park by taxi instead of by bicycle. 我们打的去公园，没骑自行车。