英语词汇“surrogate”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

surrogate

(sʌrəgət , US sɜːr- )

Word forms: surrogates

adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]

You use surrogate to describe a person or thing that is given a particular role because the person or thing that should have the role is not available.

Martin had become Howard Cosell's surrogate son.

John Brown was the latest in a series of surrogate father figures in Victoria's life.

Leningrad was the third alien city to offer him a surrogate home.

Surrogate is also a noun.

Arms control should not be made into a surrogate for peace.

Collocations:

surrogate family

I go out on the road into my little world with my surrogate family.

The Sun

An international cricket team are like a surrogate family.

Times, Sunday Times

These days, they need to nurture, listen, share and praise, almost like a surrogate family.

Times, Sunday Times

Turning her back on conventional family life, she sought comfort in a surrogate family of friends.

Times, Sunday Times

The central four remain, their relative importance waxes and wanes, and their relationships, involving love, friendship and surrogate family, are traced and retraced over years of living together.

The Times Literary Supplement

Translations:

Chinese: 替代的

Japanese: 代理の

单词	surrogate
释义	surrogate (sʌrəgət , US sɜːr- ) Word forms: surrogates adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] You use surrogate to describe a person or thing that is given a particular role because the person or thing that should have the role is not available. Martin had become Howard Cosell's surrogate son. John Brown was the latest in a series of surrogate father figures in Victoria's life. Leningrad was the third alien city to offer him a surrogate home. Surrogate is also a noun. Arms control should not be made into a surrogate for peace. Collocations: surrogate family I go out on the road into my little world with my surrogate family. The Sun An international cricket team are like a surrogate family. Times, Sunday Times These days, they need to nurture, listen, share and praise, almost like a surrogate family. Times, Sunday Times Turning her back on conventional family life, she sought comfort in a surrogate family of friends. Times, Sunday Times The central four remain, their relative importance waxes and wanes, and their relationships, involving love, friendship and surrogate family, are traced and retraced over years of living together. The Times Literary Supplement Translations: Chinese: 替代的 Japanese: 代理の
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