replace
verb[T]
uk/rɪˈpleɪs/us/rɪˈpleɪs/replaceverb[T](CHANGE FOR)
B1
to take theplaceof something, or to put something or someone in theplaceof something or someoneelse:
代替;取代;接替;替换Thefactoryreplaced most ofitsworkerswithrobots.这家工厂用机器人取代了大多数工人。
Tourism has replacedagricultureas the nation'smainindustry.旅游业取代了农业成为这个国家的主要产业。
B1
If you replace somethingbroken,damaged, orlost, youprovidea new one:
更换;更新;赔偿Ipromisedto replace theplatethat I'ddropped.我答应赔偿我打碎的盘子。
- Do aglobalsearchfor 'organise' and replace it with 'organize'.
- The Councilplanstoknockthelibrarydown and replace it with ahotelcomplex.
- Imperialunitshave in manycasesbeen replaced bymetriconesinBritain.
- Doctors have replaced thetopof hishipbonewith ametalsphere.
- He'sboughtme asmartnewcamerato replace myoldone.
Replacing and exchanging
- alternate
- alternatively
- bargainsomethingaway
- change over
- instead
- instead of
- lieu
- make up forsomething
- name
- rep
- represent
- shoe
- sing
- someone'sanswer tosomeone/somethingidiom
- spare
- step intosomeone'sshoesidiom
- step into the breachidiom
- sub outsomething
- substitution
- succeed
replaceverb[T](PUT BACK)
C2
to put something back where it was before:
把…放回原处Thelibrarianreplaced thebookscorrectlyon theshelves.图书管理员把书一本不差地放回了原处。
Giving, bringing or getting back
- bring
- bringsomethingback
- chargeback
- clawsomethingback
- giver
- put
- recovery
- refund
- refundable
- regain
- regrow
- reintroduce
- reintroduction
- send
- sendsomethingback
- syndication
- takesomethingback
- turn
- turn in
- turnsomethingover tosomeone