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instance noun ADJECTIVE | VERB + INSTANCE | INSTANCE + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEcountless, innumerable, many, multiple, numerous, several 数不清的事例；无数的例子；许多事例；大量的事例；几个例子few, occasional, rare 很少的／偶然的／罕见的事例◆This is one of the few instances where the director does not succeed.这是这位导演少数不成功的作品之一。isolated 个别事例certain, given, particular, specific 某种情况；特定情况；特指的例子；具体实例◆Further information is required to determine the correct answer in any given instance.在任何情况下，要作出正确的回答都需要有更多的信息。documented, recorded, reported 有文献记载的／记录在案的／有报道的实例◆There are many documented instances of mass hysteria.许多群发性癔症的实例有案可查。extreme 极端事例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.这是陀思妥耶夫斯基的写作同时在两个层面上展开的典型实例。VERB + INSTANCEgive, provide, represent 举例；提供实例；是例证◆North America provides the most striking instance of European settlement on a grand scale.北美洲就是欧洲大规模移民最为突出的例证。describe, document, record, recount, report 描述事例；记录事例；叙述情形；报道实例◆Students described many instances in which they had felt uncomfortable speaking in class.同学们描述了感觉在课堂上发言不自在的种种情况。cite (sth as), take 引用（⋯作为）例证；选取实例◆Experts cite the country as an instance where human rights violations could lead to international intervention.专家们以该国为例，说明侵犯人权有可能招致国际干预。◆To take a particular instance of this problem:...就此问题举个例子：⋯recall, remember 想起／记得实例◆I cannot recall any other instance in modern times in which a huge and mighty state crumbled to dust.我想不出当代还有哪个疆域辽阔、国力强大的国家像这样分崩离析、灰飞烟灭。INSTANCE + VERBoccur 情况出现◆An instance of this controversy occurred last year.去年出现过类似的争议。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.这一事例表明在使用前检查机器运转是否正常有多么重要。PREPOSITIONfor instance (= for example) 例如◆Murder, theft and tax evasion, for instance, all have different motives and consequences.例如，谋杀、盗窃和逃税，它们都有不同的动机和后果。in... instance 在⋯情况中◆In one instance, several people had their phones stolen.有一次好几个人的手机都被偷了。◆It is not always helpful to draw analogies, but in this instance it is useful.进行类比并非总能有所助益，但在这种情形下还是有用的。instance of ⋯的事例◆This is an instance of his general attitude to his employees.这个例子表明了他对待雇员的惯常态度。PHRASESin the first instance (formal) 首先◆In the first instance, a letter from your employer may be all you need.首先，你所需要的或许只是雇主写的一封信。 |