/ɪnˈsted ||; ɪnˈstɛd/adv prepinstead (of sb/sth/doing sth) in the place of sb/sth 代替:
I couldn't go so my husband went instead. 我去不了,所以我先生代我去。You should play football instead of just watching it on TV. 别只管对着电视机看足球,你要亲自去踢一踢。Instead of 7.30 could I come at 8.00? 我7点半不来,8点来行吗?