Picture one thing into the slot another thing normally fills — a player coming off the bench, honey going into the recipe where sugar should be. The slot stays the same; only what sits in it changes. The word covers the one who steps in, the act of putting it in, and the doubt that often comes with it: is the replacement really as good?
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原始詞典資料10 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,摘錄並精簡格式,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
substituteverb/ˈsʌb.stɪ.tʃuːt/
- 1
To use in place of something else, with the same function.
- I had no shallots so I substituted onion.
- 2
To use X in place of Y.
- I had to substitute new parts for the old ones.
- 3
To use Y in place of X; to replace X with Y.
- I had to substitute old parts with the new ones.
- You know when you first have a baby, and you're like "I'm gonna die 'cause I've never slept"? … and you get [an] hour and a half in the middle of the night that you get to sleep. Your partner's like, "I'll take care of this." … I used that hour and a half, instead of sleeping, to watch The Pitt. … The most panic inducing show. … I was just like I was like, "Why do I feel like vomiting 24/7? Oh, I substituted sleep for watching The Pitt."
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hobbieslifestylesportsTo remove (a player) from the field of play and bring on another in his place.
- He was playing poorly and was substituted after twenty minutes
- Mario Balotelli replaced Tevez but his contribution was so negligible that he suffered the indignity of being substituted himself as time ran out, a development that encapsulated a wretched 90 minutes for City and boss Roberto Mancini.
- 5
To serve as a replacement (for someone or something).
- Accumulation of wealth by this route may substitute for personal saving.
substitutenoun/ˈsʌb.stɪ.tʃuːt/
- 1
A replacement or stand-in for something that achieves a similar result or purpose.
- Ladies [in William Shakespeare's age], again, universally wore masks as the sole substitute known to our ancestors for the modern parasol; a fact, perhaps, not generally known.
- Since you left me, if you see me with another girl / Seeming like I'm having fun / Although she may be cute, she's just a substitute / Because you're the permanent one
- 2
A substitute teacher.
- 3
hobbieslifestylesportsA player who is available to replace another if the need arises, and who may or may not actually do so.
- Dean Whitehead opened the scoring shortly after the break with a low finish and substitute Peter Crouch sealed the win with a tap-in.
- 4
historicalOne who enlists for military service in the place of a conscript.
這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形:
- substitute good
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