lieu

英 [luː]

美 [luː]

n.  代替; 场所，处所

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Collins.1 / BNC.26664 / COCA.13855

习惯用语

n.

in lieu (of sth)
• 替代
  instead of
• They took cash in lieu of the prize they had won.
  他们没有领奖品而是领了现金。
• We work on Saturdays and have a day off in lieu during the week.
  我们每周星期六上班，用其他的日子补休一天。

柯林斯词典

• PREP-PHRASE 代替…；作为…的替代
  If you do, get, or give one thingin lieu ofanother, you do, get, or give it instead of the other thing, because the two things are considered to have the same value or importance.
  1. He left what little furniture he owned to his landlord in lieu of rent.
     他把自己仅有的那点家具留给了房东抵房租。
• PHRASE …以代之
  If you do, get, or give somethingin lieu, you do, get, or give it instead of something else, because the two things are considered to have the same value or importance.
  1. ...an increased salary or time off in lieu.
     加薪或代之以休假

英英释义

noun

• the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another
  1. can you go in my stead?
  2. took his place
  3. in lieu of
  Synonym:steadpositionplace

双语例句

• Only this misty and hazy lieu can allow your dream fly and your imagination stretch itself.
  隐约模糊中，才容许你做梦和想象。
• We give him three month 'wages in lieu of notice.
  我们给了他三个月的工资而来向他发离职通知。
• The paintings were left to the nation by the Duke of Norfolk in lieu of inheritance taxes.
  这些画由诺福充公爵代替继承税留给该国。
• He worked on Sunday, so he took Monday off in lieu.
  他星期天工作了，所以代之以星期一休息。
• At this time a bowknot was adopted to be worn in lieu of the medal.
  在此一蝴蝶结，通过了在奖牌的代替旧的时间。
• In lieu of or in addition to this compensation the court may also award kinds of reparation.
  在这种场合中或者除补偿之外，法庭也可以判决恢复原状的贵任。
• We get extra time off in lieu of payment for working overtime.
  我们加班没有加班费，可以以休假代替。
• I get time off in lieu of pay when I do a lot of overtime.
  我长期加班就顾不上考虑时间了，是为了多赚钱。
• Creating EAz using Enums and EnumSets in lieu of custom bit vectors turned out to be quite straightforward.
  事实证明，使用Enum和EnumSet代替自定义位向量来创建EAz非常简单。
• Pre-baked lighting in lieu of dynamic lighting, lets them push more on the texture side.
  预烘焙光源代替了动态光源，节省资源用在贴图纹理。