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replace

英 [rɪ'pleɪs]美[rɪ'ples]
  • vt. 取代,代替;替换,更换;归还,偿还;把…放回原处

英英释意


1. substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected);
"He replaced the old razor blade"
"We need to replace the secretary that left a month ago"
"the insurance will replace the lost income"
"This antique vase can never be replaced"
2. take the place or move into the position of;
"Smith replaced Miller as CEO after Miller left"
"the computer has supplanted the slide rule"
"Mary replaced Susan as the team's captain and the highest-ranked player in the school"
3. put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items;
"the con artist replaced the original with a fake Rembrandt"
"substitute regular milk with fat-free milk"
4. put something back where it belongs;
"replace the book on the shelf after you have finished reading it"
"please put the clean dishes back in the cabinet when you have washed them"
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