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单词 substitute
释义 substitute

substitute /ˈsʌb.stɪ.tjuːt/ aep /-tuːt/

noun [C]
1
B2 a thing or person that is used instead of another thing or person:
» Tofu can be used as a meat substitute in vegetarian recipes.» Vitamins should not be used as a substitute for a healthy diet.Thesaurus+: ↑Replacing and exchanging
2
F0 (INFORMAL sub) in sports, a player who is used for part of a game instead of another player:
» Johnson came on as a substitute towards the end of the match.» The manager brought on (US ALSO sent in) another substitute in the final minutes of the game.Thesaurus+: ↑Replacing and exchangingThesaurus+: ↑Competitors and participants in sports and games
there is no substitute for sth
3
F0 nothing is as good as the stated thing:
» You can work from plans of a garden, but there's no substitute for visiting the site yourself.Thesaurus+: ↑Replacing and exchanging
4
F0 (ALSO substitute teacher, INFORMAL sub) US FOR SUPPLY TEACHER(Cf. ↑supply teacher)
Thesaurus+: ↑Teachers
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Extra Examples:» I'm allowed to eat ersatz chocolate made from carob beans, but it's a poor substitute for the real thing.» Lime zest can be used as a substitute for lime leaves.» Email is all well and good but it's a poor substitute for a hand-written letter.» This is not intended as a substitute for a lawyer's advice.» There is no substitute for proper training.
verb ↑Verb Endings for substitute
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B2 [T] to use something or someone instead of another thing or person:
» You can substitute oil for butter in this recipe.» Dayton was substituted for Williams in the second half of the match.Thesaurus+: ↑Replacing and exchanging
substitute for sth
2
F0 to perform the same job as another thing or to take its place:
» Gas-fired power stations will substitute for less efficient coal-fired equipment.Thesaurus+: ↑Replacing and exchanging
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Extra Examples:» I use that recipe but substitute wheat-free flour for regular flour.» I took out the words 'he' and 'his' and substituted them with 'they' and 'their'.» You can always substitute tofu for meat, if you like.» Computers can't substitute for human interaction.» Of course, no book or course of study can substitute for experience.
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