substitute

英 ['s?bst?tju?t] 美['s?bst?tut]

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復(fù)數(shù):?substitutes;第三人稱單數(shù):?substitutes;過去式:?substituted;過去分詞:?substituted;現(xiàn)在分詞:?substituting;

1. 不和to 搭配，和for 搭配.

substitute 代替，替代

sub-,在下，向上，-stit,站立，詞源同 stand,institute.即站在下面的，隨時(shí)準(zhǔn)備站上去的，引申詞義代替，替代。

substitute: substitute: see statue
substitute (v.): early 15c. (transitive), from Latin substitutus, past participle of substituere "put in place of another" (see substitution). Transitive use is from 1888. Related: Substituted; substituting.
substitute (n.): "one who acts in place of another," early 15c., from Middle French substitut (noun use) and directly from Latin substitutus, past participle of substituere "put in place of another" (see substitution). Military draft sense is from 1777, American English. Team sports sense is from 1849. Of foodstuffs, from 1879. As an adjective from early 15c.

1. Men fantasise as a substitute for acting out forbidden desires.: 人類通過幻想宣泄壓抑的欲望。

2. Reduced-calorie cheese is a great substitute for cream cheese.: 低卡路里干酪是奶油干酪的極佳替代品。

3. Coming on as a substitute, he scored four crucial goals for Cameroon.: 作為替補(bǔ)隊(duì)員上場(chǎng)的他為喀麥隆隊(duì)打入了四粒關(guān)鍵進(jìn)球。

4. There is no substitute for practical experience.: 實(shí)踐經(jīng)驗(yàn)是無法替代的。