🔍 牛津詞典
🔍 朗文詞典 🎯
🔍 劍橋詞典
🔍 柯林斯詞典
🔍 麥美倫詞典
🔍 韋氏詞典

檢索以下詞典：
(Mr. Ng 不推薦使用 Google 翻譯！)
最近搜尋：
BNC: 2441 COCA: 2957

instance

Word family 
in·stance1 /ˈɪnstəns/ ●●○ W2 AWL noun  
1  for instance EXAMPLEfor example 例如
 We need to rethink the way we consume energy. Take, for instance, our approach to transport.
我们需要重新考虑我们使用能源的方式，例如我们的运输方式。
Examples from the Corpus
for instance• Old English was in many ways similar to Modern German. For instance, the nouns, adjectives, and verbs were highly inflected.
2  [countableC]EXAMPLE an example of a particular kind of situation 〔特定情况的〕例子，实例
instance of
 They came across many instances of discrimination.
他们遇到很多歧视的事例。
instance where/when
 instances where safety regulations have been breached
违反安全规章的例子
 In this instance I think she was mistaken.
在这一点上我认为她弄错了。
► see thesaurus at example
3  in the first instance BEGINNINGat the beginning of a series of actions 〔一连串行动的〕第一步，首先
 Anyone wishing to join the society should apply in the first instance to the secretary.
任何人想加入协会都得先向干事提出申请。
Examples from the Corpus
in the first instance• A limited contract for a few sessions, at least in the first instance, is always preferable.• It was not designed as a dwelling place in the first instance.• It will be screened in the first instance for Tory Party workers throughout Britain.• Making contact with the families in the first instance was the most difficult problem.• Smith regarded this distribution as depending in the first instance on relative bargaining strength.• Soviet forces were not, at least in the first instance, to be withdrawn unconditionally.• The decision should be made in the first instance as if it were easy to be made.
4. at somebody’s instance formalASK FOR something/ASK somebody TO DO something because of someone’s wish or request 应某人的愿望[请求]
Examples from the Corpus
instance• Another instance of Charles's outspokenness was his attack on his sister's choice of husband.• These three cases are instances of a civilization working over its own heritage something rarely brought fully to light.• But here Golding offers the extremest instance of how it might be tragic too.• The rise from 7,000 to 8,000, for instance, equaled a gain of 14. 3 percent.• Scholars have found, for instance, surprising links between Taylor and a number of literary figures.• Fiscal policy, for instance, is commendably tight; there are no signs of any government-led dash for growth.• Elizabeth had said so and she had been, as she was in so many instances, quietly right.• It outlined a set of principles and indicated how they would work in particular instances.• Rather than any theory of civilizations, therefore, we must study real instances if we wish to understand what civilization is.• The grey suit has been replaced in some instances with pink trousers and sandals.• Some users of Ecstasy have actually died, but such instances are very rare.
In this instance• In this instance , I have decided there is not enough evidence to bring the case to court.• After all, virtually no funding would be needed in this instance.• In this instance that meant three emergency pumps.• In this instance the fieldwork was conducted during the first period of Margaret Thatcher's administration.• In this instance, the sodium chloride is entirely excluded from the intracellular compartment.• It matters not that in this instance the Government has used the carrot rather than the stick.• The answer must lie ultimately in the perceptions of those making the decisions, in this instance the court.• Treatment in this instance is likely to require the bathing of the region with a safe insecticide.• What does it mean in this instance?
instance2 AWL verb [transitiveT] formal  
EXAMPLEto give something as an example 以…为例
 She instanced the first chapter as proof of his skill in constructing scenes.
她以第一章为例阐述他构思情节的技巧。
Examples from the Corpus
instance• The connections and friendships of Surrealism can also be instanced as opportunities for advocacy.• Minton's sober and workmanlike drawings instance his delight in registering rhythmic activity and industrial shapes.
Origin instance
(1300-1400) French Latin instantia “presence, urgency”, from instans; → INSTANT1
in·stance1 nouninstance2 verb
Chinese
Syllable
Corpus
BNC: 2441 COCA: 2957
instance

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + INSTANCE | INSTANCE + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤countless, innumerable, many, multiple, numerous, several數不清的事例；無數的例子；許多事例；大量的事例；幾個例子▸➤few, occasional, rare很少的／偶然的／罕見的事例◇This is one of the few instances where the director does not succeed.這是這位導演少數不成功的作品之一。➤isolated個別事例▸➤certain, given, particular, specific某種情況；特定情況；特指的例子；具體實例◇Further information is required to determine the correct answer in any given instance.在任何情況下，要作出正確的回答都需要有更多的信息。➤documented, recorded, reported有文獻記載的／記錄在案的／有報道的實例◇There are many documented instances of mass hysteria.許多群發性癔症的實例有案可查。➤extreme極端事例▸➤notable, striking著名的／突出的事例▸➤classic典型事例◇This is a classic instance of Dostoevsky's writing operating on two levels.這是陀思妥耶夫斯基的寫作同時在兩個層面上展開的典型實例。VERB + INSTANCE➤give, provide, represent舉例；提供實例；是例證◇North America provides the most striking instance of European settlement on a grand scale.北美洲就是歐洲大規模移民最為突出的例證。➤describe, document, record, recount, report描述事例；記錄事例；敍述情形；報道實例◇Students described many instances in which they had felt uncomfortable speaking in class.同學們描述了感覺在課堂上發言不自在的種種情況。➤cite (sth as), take引用（⋯作為）例證；選取實例◇Experts cite the country as an instance where human rights violations could lead to international intervention.專家們以該國為例，說明侵犯人權有可能招致國際干預。◇To take a particular instance of this problem:...就此問題舉個例子：⋯➤recall, remember想起／記得實例◇I cannot recall any other instance in modern times in which a huge and mighty state crumbled to dust.我想不出當代還有哪個疆域遼闊、國力強大的國家像這樣分崩離析、灰飛煙滅。INSTANCE + VERB➤occur情況出現◇An instance of this controversy occurred last year.去年出現過類似的爭議。➤show sth事例表明⋯◇This instance shows how important it is to check that the machine is working properly before you use it.這一事例表明在使用前檢查機器運轉是否正常有多麼重要。PREPOSITION➤for instance (= for example) 例如◇Murder, theft and tax evasion, for instance, all have different motives and consequences.例如，謀殺、盜竊和逃稅，它們都有不同的動機和後果。➤in... instance在⋯情況中◇In one instance, several people had their phones stolen.有一次好幾個人的手機都被偷了。◇It is not always helpful to draw analogies, but in this instance it is useful.進行類比並非總能有所助益，但在這種情形下還是有用的。➤instance of⋯的事例◇This is an instance of his general attitude to his employees.這個例子表明了他對待雇員的慣常態度。PHRASES➤in the first instance (formal) 首先◇In the first instance, a letter from your employer may be all you need.首先，你所需要的或許只是雇主寫的一封信。
BNC: 2441 COCA: 2957
instance noun
⇨ example 1
BNC: 2441 COCA: 2957

👨🏻‍🏫 Mr. Ng 朗文詞典 📚 – longman.mister5️⃣.net
切換為繁體中文
Site Uptime