instead of
prep as an alternative or replacement to (sb/sth) 作为(某人[某事物])的替换
Let's play cards instead of watching television. 咱们玩纸牌吧, 别看电视了.
We sometimes eat rice instead of potatoes. 我们有时候吃大米, 不吃土豆.
Instead of Graham, it was Peter who moved in. 搬进来的不是格雷厄姆, 而是彼得.
The worst thing about the do-it-yourself game is that sometimes even men live under the delusion that they can do anything, even when they have repeatedly been proved wrong.