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sub·sti·tute /ˈsʌbstəˌtut, ˌtjut/
代理,代理人,代用品,代替物(vt.)代替(vi.)替代,取代
sub·sti·tute /ˈsəbstəˌt(j)ut/ 名詞
取代,置換,代用品,代替者,代替物,取代物,置換物,置換物,代入,代替,置換(計算機)
substitute
取代
substitute
替代
Sub·stit·ute n. One who,
or that which,
is substituted or put in the place of another;
one who acts for another;
that which stands in lieu of something else;
specifically Mil.,
a person who enlists for military service in the place of a conscript or drafted man.
Hast thou not made me here thy substitute? --
Milton.
Ladies [in Shakespeare's age] . . . wore masks as the sole substitute known to our ancestors for the modern parasol. --
De Quincey.
Sub·stit·ute v. t. [
imp. & p. p. Substituted p. pr. & vb. n. Substituting ]
To put in the place of another person or thing;
to exchange.
Some few verses are inserted or substituted in the room of others. --
Congreve.
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substitute
adj 1:
being a replacement or substitute for a regular member of a
team [
syn:
second-string,
substitute(a)]
2:
capable of substituting in any of several positions on a
team; "
a utility infielder" [
syn:
utility(a),
substitute(a)]
3:
artificial and inferior; "
ersatz coffee"; "
substitute
coffee" [
syn:
ersatz]
n 1:
a person or thing that takes or can take the place of
another [
syn:
replacement]
2:
an athlete who plays only when another member of the team
drops out [
syn:
reserve]
3:
someone who takes the place of another (
as when things get
dangerous or difficult); "
the star had a stand-in for
dangerous scenes"; "
we need extra employees for summer
fill-ins" [
syn:
stand-in,
relief,
reliever,
backup,
backup man,
fill-in]
v 1:
put in the place of another;
switch seemingly equivalent
items; "
the con artist replaced the original with a fake
Rembrandt"; "
substitute regular milk with fat-free milk"
[
syn:
replace]
2:
be a substitute; "
The young teacher had to substitute for
the sick colleague"; "
The skim milk substitutes for
cream--we are on a strict diet" [
syn:
sub,
stand in, {
fill
in]
3:
act as a substitute; "
She stood in for the soprano who
suffered from a cold" [
syn:
deputize,
deputise, {
step
in]