in lieu of

基本解释

For me, it represents a potent adjunct to antidepressant medications and, for some patients, it’s something you can take in lieu of pills.
对于我，它是一个抗抑郁剂曾用药物的强有力的助手，对一些病人来说，它是能够代替药丸的东西。
Still, the Tokyo Girl insists on having fun, and that has manifested itself in the trend of carrying paper shopping bags in lieu of backpacks and briefcases.
但东京的女孩们仍然坚持自己的乐趣，而这种乐趣在以拎纸质购物袋代替背包和手提袋的潮流中更加得到满足。
Rather, I'm suggesting that it is overused in object-oriented languages in lieu of alternative abstractions that have better characteristics.
而是说，它被过多地用于面向对象的语言中来取代其他拥有更优秀特征的抽象。

"But in lieu of that we have relied on the reports of government doctors who are inside the zone treating people.
Nor may you accept ransom in lieu of flight to a city of refuge."
那逃到逃城的人，你们不可为他收赎价“
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With all that decision-making on their own, this is basically coming in lieu of that."

In fact, some banks have accepted the numbers in lieu of a Social Security number.
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