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substitute
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- Conjugation :
past
substituted
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substituting
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Derivatives :
adj
substitutable
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- substitute
['s^bstɪtjuːt]
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1.
noun
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(person) 代替者
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2.
noun
(thing) 代用品
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3.
noun
[Soccer]
替补队员
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4.
vt.
to substitute sth (for sth) 用某物代替(某物)
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5.
vi.
[person+]
to substitute for 接替
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6.
vi.
[thing+]
代替
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- substitute
[ˈsʌbstɪtjuːt]
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1.
vt.
替换,交换,交替
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The USSR wishes to substitute gas for oil for its European satellites.
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前苏联希望在其欧洲附属国实行燃气换石油计划。
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A free system of administration was substituted for an official system.
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一个自由的行政系统替换了一个官方系统。
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2.
vi.
作替补,作替代品
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Lime juice can also be used as a substitute for lemon jiuce in the recipe.
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酸橙汁也可以作为食谱中柠檬汁的替代品。
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The skim milk substitutes for cream--we are on a strict diet.
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用脱脂奶代替奶油吧,我们必须按照严格的规定饮食。
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The young teacher had to substitute for the sick colleague.
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这名年轻老师必须替他生病的同事上课。
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3.
vi.
接替,替代
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He will substitute him in the meeting today.
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他将代他参加今天的会议。
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4.
n.[c/u]
替代者,代替物
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Frozen sea food can be useful substitutes for fresh foods.
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冰冻的海鲜可以代替新鲜食物。
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Her grandmother became a substitute for her dead mother.
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她的奶奶代替了她死去的妈妈。
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5.
n.[c]
替补,替补队员
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Ray is back in the squad and is likely to be on the substitutes' bench.
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雷归队了,并且可能坐到替补席上。
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6.
n.[c]
替身
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7.
adjective
(球类运动中)能打各种位置的,多用途的,多面手的
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He is a subsitute teacher and travels a lot from school to school.
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他是一位可以从事不同工作的老师,常常游历于不同学校。
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8.
adjective
作为替代的,替换的
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The range of substitute homes offered by the local authorities varies considerably.
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当地政府提供的替用房屋有相当大的变动范围。
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adjective
代用的,作为代用品的
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Those who put forward this argument are thinking of video as a substitute television set.
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这些提出争议的人在想着把录像机当作电视机的代用品。
Collins English-English Dictionary
- substitute
['s^bstɪ"tjuːt]
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n
(as modifier) sub
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a substitute goalkeeper
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2.
vb
[often foll by for]
to serve or cause to serve in place of another person or thing
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3.
vb
[chem]
to replace (an atom or group in a molecule) with (another atom or group)
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4.
vb
[logic]
[maths]
to replace (one expression) by (another) in the context of a third, as replacing x + y for x in 3x = k gives 3x + 3y = k
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5.
n
a person or thing that serves in place of another, such as a player in a game who takes the place of an injured colleague
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6.
n
another name for pro-form
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7.
n
another name for supply teacher
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8.
n
another word for repeater
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9.
n
[grammar]
[Canadian]
[nautical]
(formerly) a person paid to replace another due for military service
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10.
n
[Etymology]
C16: from Latin substituere, from sub- in place of + statuere to set up
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11.
n
[Usage]
substitute is sometimes wrongly used where replace is meant: he replaced (not substituted) the worn tyre with a new one
Examples
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Similar to truncation, wildcards substitute a symbol for one letter of a word.
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与截取类似,通配符替代了单词中的某一个字母。
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We often substitute margarine for butter.
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我们经常用人造奶油代替奶油。
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Vitamin pills are no substitute for healthy diet.
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维他命药片不能代替健康饮食。
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This artificial sweetener is a safe sugar substitute.
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这种人工甜味剂是安全的代糖。
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The recipe says that you can substitute regular milk with fat-free milk.
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菜谱上说你可以用脱脂牛奶代替普通牛奶。
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The teacher had to substitute for her sick colleague.
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老师不得不替她生病的同事代班。
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Terry made his Chelsea debut on 28 October 1998 as a third substitute in a League Cup match.
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特里在1998年10月28日的联赛杯比赛中作为第三替补球员为切尔西队初次登场比赛。
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The coach has to find a substitute for Cristiano.
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教练不得不为克里斯蒂亚诺找一个替补。
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The children were reprimanded for abusing the substitute teacher.
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孩子们因辱骂代课老师而遭到严厉训斥。
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