柯林斯詞典instance /??nst?ns/ (instances) 1. PHRASE You use for instance to introduce a particular event, situation, or person that is an example of what you are talking about. 例如 In sub-Saharan Africa today, for instance, gross investment accounts for roughly 15% of national income. 例如，在如今的撒哈拉以南的非洲國(guó)家，縂投資大約佔(zhàn)國(guó)民收入的15％。2. N-COUNT An instance is a particular example or occurrence of something. 例子 ...an investigation into a serious instance of corruption. …對(duì)一例嚴(yán)重腐敗事件的調(diào)查。3. PHRASE You say in the first instance to mention something that is the first step in a series of actions. 首先[非正式] In the first instance your child will be seen by an ear, nose and throat specialist. 你的孩子首先要由耳鼻喉專家診查。 返回 instance劍橋詞典a particular situation , event , or fact , especially an example of something that happens generally 實(shí)例；情況 There have been several instances of violence at the school . 學(xué)校裡發(fā)生過(guò)幾起暴力事件。 I don't usually side with the management , but in this instance I agree with what they're saying. 我通常竝不站在資方一邊，但在這件事情上我同意他們所說(shuō)的。 例句 There have already been several instances of deadly violence in the past few weeks involving returning refugees .He noted that there have been instances in earthquakes when survivors were found after days of looking .Over a third of women who replied to the questionnaire cited instances of sexual harassment in the workplace .These companies don't have the people resources ; in certain instances, they don't have the expertise .Over 20 instances of sexual misconduct are currently being investigated .習(xí)語(yǔ)for instance 返回 instance