substitute
柯林斯词典
1. V-T/V-I If you substitute one thing for another, or if one thing substitutes for another, it takes the place or performs the function of the other thing. 以…代替; 代替
They were substituting violence for dialogue. 他们那时在以暴力代替对话。
He was substituting for the injured William Wales. 他那时在代替受伤的威廉·威尔士。
2. substitutionN-VAR 代替
In my experience a straight substitution of carob for chocolate doesn't work. 以我的经验,角豆直接代替巧克力不会奏效。
3. N-COUNT A substitute is something that you have or use instead of something else. 替代者
She is seeking a substitute for the very man whose departure made her cry. 他在寻找一个男人的替代者,这个男人的离去曾使她伤心落泪。
4. N-COUNT If you say that one thing is no substitute for another, you mean that it does not have certain desirable features that the other thing has, and is therefore unsatisfactory. If you say that there is no substitute for something, you mean that it is the only thing which is really satisfactory. 可替代者
The printed word is no substitute for personal discussion with a great thinker. 印刷字无法替代与伟大思想家的当面交流。
5. N-COUNT In team games such as football, a substitute is a player who is brought into a game to replace another player. 替补队员
Jefferson entered as a substitute in the 60th minute. 杰斐逊在第60分钟时作为替补队员上了场。
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substitute /ˈsʌbstɪˌtjuːt/ (substituting,substituted,substitutes)
剑桥词典
- B2 [ 及物动词:后面接宾语的动词 ]
- I use that recipe but substitute wheat-free flour for regular flour .
- I took out the words 'he' and 'his' and substituted them with 'they' and 'their '.
- You can always substitute tofu for meat , if you like.
- Computers can't substitute for human interaction .
- Of course , no book or course of study can substitute for experience . 返回 substitute
to use something or someone instead of another thing or person
用…代替,代之以
You can substitute oil for butter in this recipe . 这道菜中你可以用食用油代替黄油。
Dayton was substituted for Williams in the second half of the game . 下半场比赛戴顿换下了威廉姆斯。
substitute for sth
to perform the same job as another thing or to take its place
取代,代替
Gas-fired power stations will substitute for less efficient coal-fired equipment . 以煤气为燃料的发电站将会代替效率较低的燃煤装置。
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