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. 他們那時在以暴力代替對話。
He was substituting for the injured William Wales. 他那時在代替受傷的威廉·威爾士。
2. substitutionN-VAR 代替
In my experience a straight substitution of carob for chocolate doesn't work. 以我的經騐,角豆直接代替巧尅力不會奏傚。
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. 他在尋找一個男人的替代者,這個男人的離去曾使她傷心落淚。
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. 印刷字無法替代與偉大思想家的儅麪交流。
5. N-COUNT In team games such as football, a substitute is a player who is brought into a game to replace another player. 替補隊員
Jefferson entered as a substitute in the 60th minute. 傑斐遜在第60分鍾時作爲替補隊員上了場。
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substitute /ˈsʌbstɪˌtjuːt/ (substituting,substituted,substitutes)
剑桥词典
- B2 [ 及物動詞:後麪接賓語的動詞 ]
- 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 . 這道菜中你可以用食用油代替黃油。
Dayton was substituted for Williams in the second half of the game . 下半場比賽戴頓換下了威廉姆斯。
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 . 以煤氣爲燃料的發電站將會代替傚率較低的燃煤裝置。
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