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instance
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instanced
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instancing
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- instance
['ɪnstəns]
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noun
[c]
(example) 例子
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for instance
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例如
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in many instances
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很多情况下
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in the first instance
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首先
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- instance
[ˈɪnstəns]
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1.
n.[c]
事件，情况
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2.
n.[c]
例子，例证，典型事例
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3.
n.[u]
建议，要求
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4.
n.[u]
[Law]
诉讼；诉讼程序
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5.
vt.
举例说明
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6.
vt.
引证，以……为例
Collins English-English Dictionary
- instance
['ɪnstəns]
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1.
n
a case or particular example
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2.
n
a specified stage in proceedings; step (in the phrases in the first, second, etc, instance)
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3.
n
urgent request or demand (esp in the phrase at the instance of)
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4.
n
[logic]
an expression derived from another by instantiation
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5.
n
See substitution
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6.
n
[Archaic]
motive or reason
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7.
vt.
[tr]
to cite as an example
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8.
vt.
[Etymology]
C14 (in the sense: case, example): from Medieval Latin instantia example, (in the sense: urgency) from Latin: a being close upon, presence, from instans pressing upon, urgent; see instant
Examples
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Brown, for instance, used to be a simple earth color, but now it's perceived as more elegant.
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比如说棕色，过去被看作是土地的颜色，现在表示的却是高贵。
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in the first instance
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起初
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in the first instance
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首先
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Roman civilization was very advanced technologically. For instance, they had underfloor central heating.
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罗马文明在技术方面十分先进，例如，他们当时已经有了地下中央供暖系统。
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For instance, you don't often see stray cattle roaming the countryside.
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例如，你不会经常看见走失的牛群在村里闲逛。
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In the first instance, this was my best option.
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首先，这是我最好的选择。
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For instance, tonight I will rely on you to do the dishes.
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比如，今晚我将靠你来洗碗了。
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Roman rites, to Jupiter for instance, were transplanted to Palestine.
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罗马仪式，例如朱庇特，被迁到了巴基斯坦。
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