1. instead of

代替；而不是…

eg. His success plays his luck instead of his skill.

他取得的成功靠的是运气而不是技术。

eg. Why don't you play football instead of just looking on?

你为什么不参加踢足球而只是看热闹?

2. dry up

干涸；住口

eg. As the day goes on, the pollen dries up and becomes hard.

随着日子一天天过去，花粉变得又干又硬。

eg. Reservoirs are drying up and farmers have begun to leave their land in search of water.

水库正在干涸，农民开始离开田地去寻找水源。

3. one by one

一个接一个

eg. We always went one by one out the back.

我们总是一个一个地从后门出去。

eg. One by one, all the kidnappers were knocked out.

一个接一个，所有的绑匪都被击倒了。