英语中，in place of 和 in the place of是两个很相近的词组，但它们的含义并不相同：
1.in place of：代替,取代
John will attend the meeting instead of his manager.
约翰将代替经理出席这次会议。
You can use milk in place of cream in this recipe.
这道食谱可以用牛奶代替奶油。
recipe /ˈresəpi/ n.配方；食谱；方法；秘诀；烹饪法；诀窍
I'm going to lead the meeting in place of Janet because she went home sick.
我要代替珍妮特主持会议，因为她生病回家了。
Cooked kidney beans can be used in place of French beans
煮熟的红芸豆可以代替四季豆。
Carter is playing in place of the injured O'Reilly.
卡特替代受伤的奥赖利上场比赛。
Laurence Waters visited us in place of John Trethewy who was unfortunately ill
劳伦斯·沃特斯代替不幸生病的约翰·特雷休伊来拜访我们。
In place of the great trees which had been growing there for centuries, patches of green had begun to appear in the blackened soil.（新概念2，L62）
大片大片的绿草开始出现在发黑的土地上，代替了在那儿生长了许多世纪的参天大树。
试比较：
We can use a gerund in place of the infinitive.我们可以用一个动名词来替换不定式。
We can use a gerund instead of the infinitive.我们可以用一个动名词，而不用不定式。
此外，instead of后面除了接名词外，还可以接代词，动名词，也可以接与它前面的词或短语属于同一词类的词或同一性质的短语。例如:
She'll go instead of me.
她将代替我去。
He sent me a post-card instead of a letter.
他给我寄来了一张明信片，而不是一封信。
2. in the place of：在……地方，在……位置上
A new hospital is set up in the place of the old one.
在医院的旧址上建起了一所新医院。
Nobody can replace him in the place of my heart.
没有人可以取代他在我心目中的地位。
Put it in the place of the shady and ventilated.
放于阴凉通风的地方。
shady /ˈʃeɪdi/
adj.阴凉的；可疑的；背阴的；成荫的；非法的；多阴的；鬼祟的
ventilated /ˈventɪleɪtɪd/
v. ventilate的过去分词和过去式
使(房间、建筑物等)通风；使通气；公开表达(感情或意见)
adj.通风的
Can we put another bouquet in the place of the roses?
我们可以在玫瑰花的位置再放一束花吗？
bouquet /buˈkeɪ/ n.花束；(尤指酒的)香味，芬芳