Instead of a plan of action, they continue to press for more research--a classic case of ‘paralysis by analysis’.
instead of“代替;而不是”,相当于in place of或rather than,是副词instead加介词of而构成的短语介词(或成语介词)。又如:
Shall we have fish instead of meat today?我们今天吃鱼不吃肉好吗?
I will go instead of you我将代替你去。
Instead of moving at his usual stately pace, he was almost running. 他没像平时那样优雅庄重地走着,而是几乎跑了起来。
▲stead“代替”是名词,可构成in (the) stead of,意义同instead of。
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Instead of a plan of action(状语), they (主语)//continue(谓语动词)//(宾语)to press for more research--a classic case of ‘paralysis by analysis’.
参考译文:他们没有制定行动计划,而是继续推动更多的研究-这是一个典型的“分析瘫痪”案例。
instead of (用…)代替…, (是…)而不是…, (用…)而不用…
isntead of sth/doing sth不是/没有某事/做某事
Instead of complaining about what's wrong, be grateful for what's right. 别抱怨不好的事,要对好的事心存感恩。
Instead of moving at his usual stately pace, he was almost running.
他没像平时那样优雅庄重地走着,而是几乎跑了起来。
Instead of rushing at life, I wanted something more meaningful.
我不想混日子,我想做点更有意义的事情。
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