取而代之：instead的常見意思

Instead of complaining about it, I'm just gonna go in every day and give it my all.

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——The Big Bang Theory

與其每天抱怨不停，不如卯足全力去做好它。

——《生活大爆炸》

一、關於instead，你應該知道的用法有

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1.作爲替代

The teapot has lost its proper lid but this one will do instead.

茶壺蓋兒不見了，但這個可代替使用。

2.反而，卻

He tried to blow up a fire. The fire died out, instead.

他試圖把火吹旺，誰知火卻熄了。

二、接下來，做個填詞遊戲吧

She said nothing, preferring ______ to save her comments till later.
她什麼也沒說,而是想稍後再作評論。