supplanting
present participle ofsupplant
| 单词 | supplanting |
| 释义 | supplanting present participle ofsupplant supplant verb[T] formaluk/səˈplɑːnt/us/səˈplænt/toreplace: Printedbookswillsoonbe supplanted bye-books. Smallchildrencan oftenfeelsupplanted intheirparents'affections(= thattheirparentsnolongerlike them as much)when a newbrotherorsisterisborn. Synonyms replace(CHANGE FOR) supersede Replacing and exchanging
Examplesofsupplantingsupplanting In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. As she writes 'the state's sphere narrowed to replacing the absent father, not tosupplantingthe present one' (p. 158). From theCambridge English Corpus By performing this duty he was in effectsupplantingwomen in their traditional role. From theCambridge English Corpus Perhaps it is precisely this way of thinking that the current global culture wars aresupplantingin favour of a more unequivocal power struggle between the cultures. From theCambridge English Corpus Patterned long-term interactions, such as those promoted by informal networks, made reputation serve as a potential enforcement mechanism,supplantingformal rules, supporting commitments, and enhancing cooperation. From theCambridge English Corpus Even if they had hoped to do so, authors of contrafacta would have had no chance of completelysupplantingthis original text with their new one. From theCambridge English Corpus Thus, at the core, the meaning of hypothetical judgments relies upon substitution on the level of proofs, that is,supplantingthe use of a hypothesis by evidence for it. From theCambridge English Corpus Surely strike-breaking meanssupplantingthose concerned in the service which they are not prepared to carry on. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Both economy and the health of our society depend on our strengthening and encouraging the voluntary effort, wherever possible, rather thansupplantingit. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These three differing approaches are not to be seen as simply succeeding each other chronologically, eachsupplantingits predecessors. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We are often told that we are in danger of other countriessupplantingus in the breeding of thoroughbred horses. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 In the three agreements which we are nowsupplantingthere were differences of treatment in that particular respect. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They ought not to be taken assupplantingor crushing out any existing food agency. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We must prevent that informal body from effectivelysupplantingthe formal mechanisms that we have agreed, which are vital to protect our position. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There is no intention of the new townsupplantingthe existing towns. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Any other co-existing orsupplantinginsolvency procedure would thwart that rescue attempt. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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