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sup·plant /səˈplɑːnt; -ˈplænt/
vt.
1. 取代；代替
supplant the teachings of rule of love with the practice of the rule of fear 以实行恐怖统治来取代宣扬爱的统治
Machinery has largely supplanted hand labour in making shoes. 在制鞋业中，机器已基本替代了手工劳动。
2. 把…排挤掉；篡…之位；撵走
The general plotted to supplant the king with the help of the army. 将军阴谋借助陆军势力篡夺王位。
The pretty young wife finds herself having been supplanted by a brisk, unlovely woman. 年轻美貌的妻子发现自己竟被一个轻佻丑陋的女人取而代之。
3. 〈废〉连根拔掉，根除
4. 〈废〉使跌倒
5. 〈古〉使垮台
[OFr < L supplantāre to trip up < sub- + planta sole of the foot] |