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lieu /ljuː, luː $ luː/ noun in lieu (of something) formalINSTEAD instead of 代替(某事物) extra time off in lieu of payment 代替报酬的额外休假Examples from the Corpuslieu• When that happens, police have to cancel leave, pay overtime rates and give officers a lieu day.• Isiah Chestnut, has been discharged in lieu of a court-martial.• James was held in lieu of $ 100,000 bail.• When I go on trips, I consider sending her menus in lieu of postcards.• In some instances an interview with a nutritionist will be desirable in addition to or in lieu of laboratory studies.• It pays 5 percent of income to its seven customer states in lieu of taxes.Origin lieu (1500-1600) French Latin locus; → LOCUSlieu nounChinese of instead Corpus |