| 单词 | substitute |
| 释义 | substitute (once / 220 pages) nvadj Something or someone that takes the place of another is said to be a substitute. You may be sent into a game as a substitute for an injured player, or you might substitute chocolate chips for blueberries in a pancake recipe. Substitute can be used as an adjective to describe something or someone that takes the place of another. Teenagers are notoriously hard on substitute teachers, sometimes giving them fake names or wrong information about classroom work. Substitute can also be used as a verb. So if you are asked to substitute for a teacher, you probably shouldn't believe everything the students tell you! WORD FAMILYsubstitute: substitutable, substituted, substitutes, substituting, substitution+/substitutable: substitutability/substitution: substitutions USAGE EXAMPLESAnd despite my willingness to experiment with substitutes, there’s nothing like the real thing when the real thing is at its best. The New Yorker(Jan 02, 2017) A full-time substitute will replace Weichmann at the high school for second semester. Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) “The world will be laughing at us. He’s like a substitute president. Trump is the substitute teacher of presidents!” Salon(Dec 30, 2016) 1n a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another Syn|Hypo|Hyper replacement ersatz an artificial or inferior substitute or imitation successora thing or person that immediately replaces something or someone succedaneum(medicine) something that can be used as a substitute (especially any medicine that may be taken in place of another) equivalent a person or thing equal to another in value or measure or force or effect or significance etc 2n someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult) Syn|Hypo|Hyper backup, backup man, fill-in, relief, reliever, stand-in locum, locum tenens someone (physician or clergyman) who substitutes temporarily for another member of the same profession double, stunt man, stunt womana stand-in for movie stars to perform dangerous stunts alternate, replacement, surrogatesomeone who takes the place of another person compeer, equal, match, peer a person who is of equal standing with another in a group 3n an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced Syn|Hypo|Hyper reserve, second-stringer bench warmer (sports) a substitute who seldom plays pinch hitter(baseball) a substitute for the regular batter athlete, jock a person trained to compete in sports 4v put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items substitute regular milk with fat-free milk Syn|Hypo|Hyper exchange, interchange, replace shift move and exchange for another reducesimplify the form of a mathematical equation of expression by substituting one term for another truncatereplace a corner by a plane retoolprovide (a workshop or factory) with new tools subrogatesubstitute one creditor for another, as in the case where an insurance company sues the person who caused an accident for the insured alter, change, modify cause to change; make different; cause a transformation 5v 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|Hyper fill in, stand in, sub change, exchange, interchange give to, and receive from, one another 6v act as a substitute Syn|Hypo|Hyper deputise, deputize, step in cover help out by taking someone's place and temporarily assuming his responsibilities replace, supercede, supersede, supervene upon, supplant take the place or move into the position of 7adj serving or used in place of another Syn alternate, alternative secondary being of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate 8adj artificial and inferior substitute coffee Syn ersatz artificial, unreal contrived by art rather than nature 9adj capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team Syn utility secondary being of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate |
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