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- pronunciation:
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An instance is a particular time or example of something happening.
例子, 情况
There have been three instances of lightning striking the barn in the last four years.I agreed with you about the last time this happened, but, in this instance, I think you are wrong.The students couldn't understand what the teacher was talking about until she explained an instance of it.- synonyms:
- case, example, occasion
- similar words:
- illustration, model, occurrence, sample, time, type
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event |
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