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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。

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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in the first instance on relative bargaining strength.• Soviet forces were not, at least in the first instance, to be withdrawn unconditionally.• The decision should be made in the first instance as if it were easy to be made.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]

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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

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