lieu

英 [luː]

美 [luː]

n. 代替; 场所，处所

Collins.1 / BNC.26664 / COCA.13855

习惯用语

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。

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

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

Previously heavily controlled economies such as China, Russia and India have embraced competitive marketsin lieu of bureaucratic edict.
之前管控严密的经济体如中国、俄罗斯和印度都已接纳竞争性市场，取代官僚法令。
He used an inked thumbprint in lieu of signature.
他用按手印替代签字。
Some kiosks make use of hardware buttons mapped to onscreen functions in lieu of touch screens.
有些信息亭用硬按键来对应屏幕上的功能，以此取代触摸屏。
He gave us an i.o.u.in lieu of cash.
他以一张欠条代替现金付给我们。
Enclosed is our new Quotation No.______ in lieu of the previous one.
随附我公司第号新的报价单以替代前发的报价单。
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。
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。
Using a "deed in lieu of foreclosure," the bank claims the title and possession of the property back in full satisfaction of a debt, usually on contract.
用“代赎契”称号和拥有债权银行的全部财产回债务清偿，通常合同。
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。
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。