replacement

Word family noun place placement placing displacement replacement replaceradjective displaced misplaced replaceable verb place displace misplace replace

re·place·ment /rɪˈpleɪsmənt/ W3 noun

1 REPLACE[uncountableU] when you get something that is newer or better than the one you had before 更换；替换

Our old car is badly in need of replacement.

我们的旧车急需更换。

replacement windows

新换的窗户

2. knee/hip/joint replacement an artificial knee etc that replaces a damaged one, given to people in a medical operation 人工膝关节/人工髋骨/人工关节

Examples from the Corpus

knee/hip/joint replacement• With 40,000 hip replacements a year, making joints is big business, now mostly done by multi-nationals companies.• I had been having trouble with arthritis for years, and nine years ago had a hip replacement.• A prosthesis used in a joint replacement costs between $ 5,000 and $ 10,000.• Just two months ago, he underwent bowel and hip replacement surgery that cost $ 120,000.• Carrying out the precision drilling in a delicate hip replacement operation is the world's first robotic surgeon.• For those over 65, it is knee or hip replacement.• One person's hip replacement operation certainly prevents the busy surgeon from doing something else at the same time.• She has undergone three hip replacement surgeries in the last three years.

3 [countableC]REPLACE someone or something that replaces another person or thing 替换的人[物]

replacement for

It was difficult to find a replacement for Ted.

很难找到人来接替特德。

Examples from the Corpus

replacement• Steve just announced he was leaving, but the coach has already started looking around for a replacement.• Your business would probably soon begin to struggle, as the search for a replacement proceeded.• Consultants undertook the highways valuation on a depreciated replacement cost basis.• A little more than a week later, the Dodgers purchased the contract of Mike Busch, a former replacement player.• At a surprise meeting before evening chow, he announced his retirement to Saigon and introduced his replacement, Major Williams.• She wondered what his replacement would be like.• Underlay will most likely require replacement following water damage.• They asked Barbara to stay on until they could find a suitable replacement for her.• I'm just a temporary replacement for the receptionist.• And when her Ford Capri was in a crash the replacement was a diesel-powered Ford Sierra.• If renal function is adequate, diuresis should be instituted after volume replacement, to induce urinary calcium losses.

replacement for• John's planning to retire as soon as they find a replacement for him.

From Longman Business Dictionary

replacementre·place·ment /rɪˈpleɪsmənt/ noun

1[countableC] a product, piece of equipment etc that takes the place of the one currently being used

replacement for

The device was designed as a replacement for the standard telephone.

2[countableC]HUMAN RESOURCES someone who takes the place of another person in a job, position etc

replacement for

The company will seek a replacement for its chief finance officer.

3[uncountableU]COMMERCE when a company gives someone a product instead of one that they bought that was damaged or not perfect

the replacement of damaged goods

单词	replacement
释义	replacement Word family noun place placement placing displacement replacement replaceradjective displaced misplaced replaceable verb place displace misplace replace re·place·ment /rɪˈpleɪsmənt/ ●●○ W3 noun 1 REPLACE[uncountableU] when you get something that is newer or better than the one you had before 更换；替换 Our old car is badly in need of replacement. 我们的旧车急需更换。 replacement windows 新换的窗户 2. knee/hip/joint replacement an artificial knee etc that replaces a damaged one, given to people in a medical operation 人工膝关节/人工髋骨/人工关节 Examples from the Corpus knee/hip/joint replacement• With 40,000 hip replacements a year, making joints is big business, now mostly done by multi-nationals companies.• I had been having trouble with arthritis for years, and nine years ago had a hip replacement.• A prosthesis used in a joint replacement costs between $ 5,000 and $ 10,000.• Just two months ago, he underwent bowel and hip replacement surgery that cost $ 120,000.• Carrying out the precision drilling in a delicate hip replacement operation is the world's first robotic surgeon.• For those over 65, it is knee or hip replacement.• One person's hip replacement operation certainly prevents the busy surgeon from doing something else at the same time.• She has undergone three hip replacement surgeries in the last three years. 3 [countableC]REPLACE someone or something that replaces another person or thing 替换的人[物] replacement for It was difficult to find a replacement for Ted. 很难找到人来接替特德。 Examples from the Corpus replacement• Steve just announced he was leaving, but the coach has already started looking around for a replacement.• Your business would probably soon begin to struggle, as the search for a replacement proceeded.• Consultants undertook the highways valuation on a depreciated replacement cost basis.• A little more than a week later, the Dodgers purchased the contract of Mike Busch, a former replacement player.• At a surprise meeting before evening chow, he announced his retirement to Saigon and introduced his replacement, Major Williams.• She wondered what his replacement would be like.• Underlay will most likely require replacement following water damage.• They asked Barbara to stay on until they could find a suitable replacement for her.• I'm just a temporary replacement for the receptionist.• And when her Ford Capri was in a crash the replacement was a diesel-powered Ford Sierra.• If renal function is adequate, diuresis should be instituted after volume replacement, to induce urinary calcium losses. replacement for• John's planning to retire as soon as they find a replacement for him. From Longman Business Dictionary replacementre·place·ment /rɪˈpleɪsmənt/ noun 1[countableC] a product, piece of equipment etc that takes the place of the one currently being used replacement for The device was designed as a replacement for the standard telephone. 2[countableC]HUMAN RESOURCES someone who takes the place of another person in a job, position etc replacement for The company will seek a replacement for its chief finance officer. 3[uncountableU]COMMERCE when a company gives someone a product instead of one that they bought that was damaged or not perfect the replacement of damaged goods
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