■ instead of

instead of 后面通常是接上名词成分，但是有时候也可以接上介词短语、形容词，甚至动词的过去分词。

It hit me that with a few changes, the device could work for us instead of against us.我惊讶的是，只做了一点变通，这个装置就不是用来对付我们，而是为我们工作了。
Some adjectives come immediately after the noun, instead of before it.有些形容词直接放在名词后面，而不是放在前面。
Rent can be paid per week instead of per month.租金可以每周支付而不是每月支付。
They sided with the opposition instead of with the ruling party.他们站到在野派一边而不是站在执政党一边。
The air was hot and clotted with dock odors, and made matters inside her stomach worse instead of better.空气是热的，同码头的气息凝结在一起，使得她胃里的感觉更加难受而不是好受点。
The treaty allows the weapons to be stored instead of destroyed.该条约允许武器不销毁而是储存起来。
Our customers would have gained from dollar devaluations instead of lost.我们的顾客，本来不至于因为美元贬值而吃了亏，反而会获利。

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