substitute

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¹ substitute /ˈsʌbstəˌtuːt/ Brit /ˈsʌbstəˌtjuːt/ noun

plural substitutes

¹ substitute

/ˈsʌbstəˌtuːt/ Brit /ˈsʌbstəˌtjuːt/

noun

plural substitutes

Learner's definition of SUBSTITUTE

[count]

: a person or thing that takes the place of someone or something else替代者；替代物

— often + for

Carob is used as a substitute for chocolate.角豆粉是巧克力的替代品。
When learning a language, there is no substitute for living among native speakers.学习一种语言，没有比生活在母语使用者当中更好的方法了。
Watching the movie is a poor substitute for reading the book.看电影难以代替看书。

sports : a player who takes the place of another player during a game替补队员

Gonzales came on as a substitute [=replacement] during the second half.冈萨雷斯在下半场作为替补队员出场。

— substitute

adjective, always used before a noun

² substitute /ˈsʌbstəˌtuːt/ Brit /ˈsʌbstəˌtjuːt/ verb

substitutes; substituted; substituting

² substitute

/ˈsʌbstəˌtuːt/ Brit /ˈsʌbstəˌtjuːt/

verb

substitutes; substituted; substituting

Learner's definition of SUBSTITUTE

[+ object] : to put or use (someone or something) in place of someone or something else用…代替

If cream is unavailable, you can substitute milk. [=you can use milk instead of cream]如果没有奶油，可以用牛奶来代替。

— often + for

You can sometimes substitute applesauce for vegetable oil in cake recipes.做蛋糕时有时可以用苹果酱代替植物油。
The coach substituted Jones for Smith in the last few minutes of the game.教练在比赛的最后几分钟用琼斯换下了史密斯。

[no object] : to do the job of someone else or serve the function of something else代替；替换

One of our teachers is sick, so we need someone to substitute.我们的一位老师生病了，所以需要找人代课。

— often + for

She'll be substituting for the regular teacher today.今天将由她代替正式教师。
Applesauce can substitute for vegetable oil in this recipe.在这个食谱中，可以用苹果酱代替植物油。

[+ object] : to replace (one person or thing) with another（用…）代替，替换

— often used as (be) substituted常用作(be) substituted

Real candles were substituted by/with electric ones.真正的蜡烛被电子蜡烛所取代。
(chiefly Brit) Smith was substituted by Jones in the last few minutes of the game.在比赛的最后几分钟，史密斯被琼斯替换下场。