adv.应…之请，经…提议

在…的请求下；经…的提议；因…的主张

at the cost of───以…为代价

at the expense of───以…为代价；由…支付费用

at the hand of───在……的手上；由于......的作用；出自某人之手

at the hands of───由某人或通过某人的机构完成

at the service of───服务于……

at the touch of───一触及到……

note the absence of───注意没有

affirm the importance of───确认

make the acquaintance of───vt.和…相识，结识

Robert applied for the scholarship at the instance of his professor.───罗伯特根据教授的建议申请了奖学金.

It was issued at the instance of either party.───它是应当事双方任何一方的请求发布的.

I did it at the instance of my colleagues.───我做这件事是应同事们之请.

At the instance of the losing team, we agreed to play them again next week.───应输队之请, 我们同意下周再和他们比赛.

of several persons of influence in this quarter, I am induced to make application for an agency of your company.───数名有影响人士的劝说，我公司愿当贵公司的代理。 惏。

Stephen defined crime as a legal wrong the remedy for which is punishment of the offender at the instance of the society.───Stephen将犯罪定义为社会所要求的对侵权行为的惩罚的法律补救措施。

I did it at the instance of one of my colleagues.───我是经我一位同事的提议才做了这件事.

The proposal was accepted at the instance of the majority.───这一建议经大多数的请求得到采纳.

I came here at the instance of Dr. Jekyll.───我是应吉基尔博士的邀请来这儿的.

We came here at the instance of Dr Stein.───我们是应斯坦博士之请来这的.