Instead of leaving an etymology blank if they don't believe any of the theories associated with a word they seem to be at least entertaining possibilities.

不再是留下空白的词源条目，如果编者们不相信用一句相关的理论就可以解释清楚的话，那么在他们看来至少这样还有点娱乐性。

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But instead of leaving everything up to fate, why not enjoy a meal to increase your good fortune?

不过，相比把一切都交给命运，干嘛不给自己煮一餐幸运食物，给自己来年添点运气呢？

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Instead the scripts are run automatically leaving the tester more time to exploratory testing.

相反，自动运行的脚本让测试人员有更多的时间来挖掘测试。

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It says the decision will be an obstacle to further European integration, leaving instead a "minimal Europe, with cooperation between single governments that can be revoked, with no joint or federal institutions, with no political investment in solidarity between countries".

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Instead of leaving, he turned around and demanded I give him the keys of my door.

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But if it endures, companies will turn to domestic lenders instead, leaving less credit to go around.

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