1 V-ERG 用…代替;取代;替换 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. 用…代替;取代;替换 [Also VERB]
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They were substituting violence for dialogue. [VERB noun + for]
他们在用暴力取代对话。
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You could always substitute a low-fat soft cheese. [VERB noun]
你总是可以代之以低脂肪的软奶酪。
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Would phone conversations substitute for cosy chats over lunch or in the pub after work?. [VERB + for]
打电话能代替午餐时或下班后在酒吧里的惬意闲谈吗?
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He was substituting for the injured William Wales. [VERB + for]
他替下了受伤的威廉·威尔士。
SYN replace, exchange, swap, change
2 N-COUNT 代替者;代替物;代用品 A substitute is something that you have or use instead of something else. 代替者;代替物;代用品
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She is seeking a substitute for the very man whose departure made her cry.
那个男人的离去令她伤心痛哭,她正想找一个人填补内心的空缺。
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...tests on humans to find a blood substitute made from animal blood.
为从动物血液中提取人血的替代品而在人体上进行的试验
SYN replacement, reserve, equivalent, surrogate
3 N-COUNT [with neg, usually singular] 令人满意的替代物;与之媲美的事物 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. 令人满意的替代物;与之媲美的事物
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The printed word is no substitute for personal discussion with a great thinker. [+ for]
阅读印在纸上的内容远不如与伟大的思想家面对面探讨那般受益。
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There is no substitute for practical experience. [+ for]
实践经验是无法替代的。
4 N-COUNT 替补(运动员) In team games such as football, a substitute is a player who is brought into a match to replace another player. 替补(运动员)
Word Partnership | Use substitute with: |
ADJ. | good substitute 2 temporary substitute 2 4 |
VERB. | use someone/something as a substitute 2 4 |
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