| 单词 | supersede |
| 释义 | su·per·sede or su·per·cede transitive verb 1. law a. b. c. obsolete d. 2. obsolete 3. a. < the lapse of time has superseded his astronomical system — Benjamin Farrington > b. < established the principle that the welfare of a child superseded judgments rendered by the courts — Current Biography > c. < this brief account … is intended to supersede the necessity of a long and minute detail — Jane Austen > 4. < the automobile began to supersede the horse — American Guide Series: Minnesota > < the canal never paid … because railroads soon superseded it — Samuel Van Valkenburg & Ellsworth Huntington > 5. a. < in course of time this organization would have to be superseded by another — Shlomo Katz > b. < the department … superseded the geologic and economic survey — American Guide Series: North Carolina > < supersede another as chairman > 6. < as truth prevails over error … goodness tends to supersede badness — Samuel Alexander > 7. < the movement for adjournment supersedes the bill under discussion > intransitive verb < supersede to name the many other difficulties — F.W.Newman > Synonyms: see replace |
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