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单词 instance
释义
instance
noun[C]
uk
/ˈɪn.stəns/us
/ˈɪn.stəns/
C1
aparticularsituation,event, orfact,especiallyanexampleof something thathappensgenerally:
实例；情况
There have been several instancesofviolenceat theschool.学校里发生过几起暴力事件。
I don't usuallysidewith themanagement, butin thisinstance Iagreewith what they're saying.我通常并不站在资方一边，但在这件事情上我同意他们所说的。
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  • There have already been several instances ofdeadlyviolencein the past fewweeksinvolvingreturningrefugees.
  • Henotedthat there have been instances inearthquakeswhensurvivorswerefoundafterdaysoflooking.
  • Over a third of women whorepliedto thequestionnairecitedinstances ofsexualharassmentin theworkplace.
  • Thesecompaniesdon't have thepeopleresources; incertaininstances, they don't have theexpertise.
  • Over 20 instances ofsexualmisconductarecurrentlybeinginvestigated.
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Idiom

for instance
instance
verb[T]
UKformal
uk
/ˈɪn.stəns/us
/ˈɪn.stəns/
to give something as anexample:
引证；举例
Shearguedthe need forlegalreformand instanced severalrecentcaseswithgrosslyunfairverdicts.她极力说明有必要进行司法改革，并引证了最近出现的几起非常不公平的判例。
Synonyms
exemplify
illustrate
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(Definition ofinstancefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

instance| American Dictionary

instance
noun[C]
us
/ˈɪn·stəns/
aparticularsituation,event, orfact:
There were several instances ofcomputerfailurebefore we got thesystemtoworkproperly.
Usually thiskindofskinconditioniscausedby afoodallergy, but in this instance it may becausedby themedicineyou are taking.
Can youtellus a little aboutyourbackground?For instance(= As anexample), where were youborn?
(Definition ofinstancefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofinstance

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Forinstance, we have situated these dynamics in motor plans for reaching.
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Burials, forinstance, are underneath platforms, within the limits of the dwellings.
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Thus, the formation of regular plurals is aninstanceof ordinary combinatoriality.
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Forinstance, is it the phonetic quality that counts, or its distribution?
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In several instances, he returns to subjects treated earlier in the book, such as children's education and the evolution from scrolls to codices.
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In such instances, reviewers may need to consider reanalyzing.
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Forinstance, over-blowing on a wind instrument can cause an octave rise, which holds as the pressure is reduced.
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Her requests in these instances were somewhat more restrained than earlier ones.
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There were very few instances of fasciculation between fibers in which fibers were closely associated with each other following essentially identical paths within the tectum.
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In the firstinstance, it is difficult to conceive what might motivate such random substitutions.
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Note that intractability assumptions for random instances are much stronger than complexity-theoretic assumptions, which usually refer only to the worst case.
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We can then measure the average running time of these algorithms on random instances.
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The method could be taken further if specific requirements were needed and technical variety (telecom forinstance) was introduced.
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Forinstance, when a child is scared, the parent tells the child not to be frightened.
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The intuition behind the symbolic counterpart of a natural level mapping is that natural level mappings are instances of it.
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Collocationswithinstance

instance

These are words often used in combination withinstance.

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classic instance
As such, it is aclassicinstanceof beneficence twisted into paternalism.
From theCambridge English Corpus
concrete instance
In order to verify the design, aconcreteinstanceof the sound space was constructed.
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exceptional instance
The one exceptional instance where things did not go smoothly might easily have been the general pattern.
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