- An instance is a specific example or case of something. One instance of being chased by a growling dog can make a person spend his whole life being afraid of animals.
- 请先登录
- n. 实例；情况；建议
- vt. 举...为例
-
1. The report highlights a number of instances of injustice.
这篇报道重点列举了一些不公正的实例。
-
2. In most instances, there will be no need for further treatment.
多数情况下，不必继续治疗。
-
3. What would you do, for instance, if you found a member of staff stealing?
比如说，如果你发现有职员偷东西，你该怎么办？
-
4. In the first instance, notify the police and then contact your insurance company.
首先是报警，然后与你的保险公司联系。
- instance (n.) late 14c., "urgency, insistence" (a sense now archaic), from Old French instance "effort, application; urgency, eagerness, anxiety" (13c.), from Latin instantia "presence, effort, intention; earnestness, urgency," literally "a standing near," from instans (see instant).
- instance (v.) "cite as an instance" (in the logical sense), c. 1600, from instance (n.). Middle English had a verb instauncen "to plead with, urge, entreat." Related: Instanced; instancing.
in·stance ★ AWL / ˈɪnstəns ; NAmE ˈɪnstəns / noun , verb instance instances instanced instancing noun ★ a particular example or case of sth 例子；事例；实例 ◆ The report highlights a number of instances of injustice. 这篇报道重点列举了一些不公正的实例。 ◆ In most instances, there will be no need for further treatment. 多数情况下，不必继续治疗。 ◆ I would normally suggest taking time off work, but in this instanceI'm not sure that would do any good. 我通常会建议休假，但就这个情况而言，我不敢保证休假会有什么好处。 ☞synonyms at example IDIOMS ★ for ˈinstance for example 例如；比如 ◆ What would you do, for instance, if you found a member of staff stealing? 比如说，如果你发现有职员偷东西，你该怎么办？ ☞language bank at e.g. in the ˈfirst instance ( formal) as the first part of a series of actions 第一；首先 ◆ In the first instance, notify the police and then contact your insurance company. 首先是报警，然后与你的保险公司联系。 verb instancesth ( formal) to give sth as an example 举…为例 in·stance / ˈɪnstəns ; NAmE ˈɪnstəns /
- 请先登录
0 个回复