lieu
lieu 英 [lu:] 美 [lu]
n. 代替；场所
- To be in lieu of something is to replace it or substitute for it. A restaurant that's run out of clams might serve French onion soup in lieu of chowder.
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1. This can be in lieu of having to buy a humidifier and leaving it running.
这样可以代替不必买个加湿器而且让它不停地开着。
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2. For me, it represents a potent adjunct to antidepressant medications and, for some patients, it’s something you can take in lieu of pills.
对于我，它是一个抗抑郁剂曾用药物的强有力的助手，对一些病人来说，它是能够代替药丸的东西。
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3. Still, the Tokyo Girl insists on having fun, and that has manifested itself in the trend of carrying paper shopping bags in lieu of backpacks and briefcases.
但东京的女孩们仍然坚持自己的乐趣，而这种乐趣在以拎纸质购物袋代替背包和手提袋的潮流中更加得到满足。
- lieu (n.) late 13c., usually as part of the phrase in lieu of "in the place, room, or stead of," from Old French lieu, lou "place, position, situation, rank" (10c.) from Latin locum (nominative locus) "a place" (see locus).
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