反而的英文：
instead
contrary to expectations

Lying down only intensified the pain.
躺着反而更痛了。

By undue profoundity we perplex and enfeeble thought.
过于认为奥妙，我们思想反而模糊不清。

My first failures only intensified my desire to succeed
我的首次失败反而增强了我想取得成功的欲望。

Mia realised her trick had rebounded on her.
米娅意识到她的把戏反而害了自己。

Instead of demoralizing the French,it whips them into a frenzy.
法军不但没有士气低落，反而更加激怒。

The KGB pigeonholed his report and reprimanded him for denigrating a brother officer
克格勃把他的调查报告扔在一边，不闻不问，反而说他往同志脸上抹黑。

Far from giving ella the sack, she had developed some wistful respect for her.
她不但没有解雇埃拉，反而渐渐地产生出对埃拉的真诚的敬意。

By contrast, the chilly californian nihilism of Robinson Jeffers was a refreshing tonic.
相形之下，罗宾逊·杰弗斯的加州冷冰冰的虚无主义反而给人以清新兴奋之感。

excitable and turbulent in trifling matters, when actual bodily danger threatened he was an abnormal quiet.
他往往会为了鸡毛蒜皮的小事脾气急躁，暴跳如雷，可是真正碰到了生命的威胁，却反而镇静异常。

Once the machine started skidding they accelerated its descent over the precipice rather than braked it in time
一旦机器开始下滑，他们不能及时把它刹住，反而会使它滑得更快，落入深渊。

They fled instead of making a stand.
他们逃跑而不进行抵抗。

The roof was slated instead of thatched.
那个屋顶不是用草而是用石板盖的。

Instead there was another fudge.
取而代之的是另外一种谎言。

the direct opposite [contrary]
正好相反的东西

He produced no evidence to the contrary.
他没有拿出相反的证据。

My view is clean contrary.
我的看法完全相反。

The children waited patiently in expectation of(ie expecting)the magician.
孩子们耐心地等待着魔术师.

Do you expect company for the weekend?
这个周末你家有客人吗？

Expectation is better than realization.
期待比实现更美好。