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R0160200 (rĭ-plās′)tr.v. re·placed, re·plac·ing, re·plac·es 1. a. To put back into a former position or place: replaced the sofa after vacuuming.b. To restore or return: replaced the money he had stolen.2. To take the place of: Jets have largely replaced propeller planes. Nurse practitioners are replacing doctors in some clinics.3. To fill the place of; provide a substitute for: replaced the team's coach; replaced the wall-to-wall carpeting with hardwood floors. See Usage Note at substitute.

re·place′a·ble adj.re·plac′er n.Synonyms: replace, supersede, supplant
These verbs mean to put someone or something in the place of another. To replace is to be or to furnish an equivalent or substitute, especially for one that has been lost, depleted, worn out, or discharged: "We can learn to replace turbulent passions with peaceful emotions" (Margaret Visser).
To supersede is to replace one person or thing by another held to be more valuable or useful, or less antiquated: "In our island the Latin appears never to have superseded the old Gaelic speech" (Thomas Macaulay).
Supplant often suggests the use of intrigue or underhanded tactics to take another's place: "The rivaling poor Jones, and supplanting him in her affections, added another spur to his pursuit" (Henry Fielding).

replace

(rɪˈpleɪs) vb (tr) 1. to take the place of; supersede: the manual worker is being replaced by the machine. 2. to substitute a person or thing for (another which has ceased to fulfil its function); put in place of: to replace an old pair of shoes. 3. to put back or return; restore to its rightful place reˈplaceable adj reˌplaceaˈbility n reˈplacer n

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v.t. -placed, -plac•ing. 1. to assume the function of; substitute for: to replace gas lights with electric lights. 2. to provide a substitute for: to replace a broken dish. 3. to return; make good: to replace borrowed money. 4. to restore to the proper place. [1585–95] re•place′a•ble, adj. re•place`a•bil′i•ty, n.

replace

Past participle: replaced
Gerund: replacing

Imperative
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Present
I replace
you replace
he/she/it replaces
we replace
you replace
they replace

Preterite
I replaced
you replaced
he/she/it replaced
we replaced
you replaced
they replaced

Present Continuous
I am replacing
you are replacing
he/she/it is replacing
we are replacing
you are replacing
they are replacing

Present Perfect
I have replaced
you have replaced
he/she/it has replaced
we have replaced
you have replaced
they have replaced

Past Continuous
I was replacing
you were replacing
he/she/it was replacing
we were replacing
you were replacing
they were replacing

Past Perfect
I had replaced
you had replaced
he/she/it had replaced
we had replaced
you had replaced
they had replaced

Future
I will replace
you will replace
he/she/it will replace
we will replace
you will replace
they will replace

Future Perfect
I will have replaced
you will have replaced
he/she/it will have replaced
we will have replaced
you will have replaced
they will have replaced

Future Continuous
I will be replacing
you will be replacing
he/she/it will be replacing
we will be replacing
you will be replacing
they will be replacing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been replacing
you have been replacing
he/she/it has been replacing
we have been replacing
you have been replacing
they have been replacing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been replacing
you will have been replacing
he/she/it will have been replacing
we will have been replacing
you will have been replacing
they will have been replacing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been replacing
you had been replacing
he/she/it had been replacing
we had been replacing
you had been replacing
they had been replacing

Conditional
I would replace
you would replace
he/she/it would replace
we would replace
you would replace
they would replace

Past Conditional
I would have replaced
you would have replaced
he/she/it would have replaced
we would have replaced
you would have replaced
they would have replaced

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	replace - 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"exchange, convert, commute, change - exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category; "Could you convert my dollars into pounds?"; "He changed his name"; "convert centimeters into inches"; "convert holdings into shares"change - remove or replace the coverings of; "Father had to learn how to change the baby"; "After each guest we changed the bed linens"novate - replace with something new, especially an old obligation by a new oneregenerate, renew - reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new; "We renewed our friendship after a hiatus of twenty years"; "They renewed their membership"supercede, supersede, supervene upon, supplant, replace - 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"
	2.	replace - 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"supercede, supersede, supervene upon, supplantreplace - 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"put back, replace - 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"deputise, deputize, step in, substitute - act as a substitute; "She stood in for the soprano who suffered from a cold"displace, preempt - take the place of or have precedence over; "live broadcast of the presidential debate preempts the regular news hour"; "discussion of the emergency situation will preempt the lecture by the professor"usurp - take the place of; "gloom had usurped mirth at the party after the news of the terrorist act broke"oust - remove and replace; "The word processor has ousted the typewriter"come after, succeed, follow - be the successor (of); "Carter followed Ford"; "Will Charles succeed to the throne?"
	3.	replace - 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"put backhang up - put a telephone receiver back in its cradlelay, place, put, set, position, pose - put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"supercede, supersede, supervene upon, supplant, replace - 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"
	4.	replace - 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"; "synonyms can be interchanged without a changing the context's meaning"interchange, substitute, exchangealter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"shift - move and exchange for another; "shift the date for our class reunion"reduce - simplify the form of a mathematical equation of expression by substituting one term for anothertruncate - replace a corner by a planeretool - provide (a workshop or factory) with new toolssubrogate - substitute one creditor for another, as in the case where an insurance company sues the person who caused an accident for the insured

replace

verb1. take the place of, follow, succeed, oust, take over from, supersede, supplant, stand in lieu of, fill (someone's) shoes or boots, step into (someone's) shoes or boots the man who deposed and replaced him2. substitute, change, exchange, switch, swap, commute Replace that liquid with salt, sugar and water.3. put back, return, restore, return to its place Replace the caps on the bottles.

replace

verb1. To put (someone) in the possession of a prior position or office:give back, reinstate, restore, return.2. To substitute for or fill the place of:supersede, supplant, surrogate.

Translations

取代把...放回更换替换

replace

(rəˈpleis) verb1. to put, use etc (a person, thing etc), or to be put, used etc, in place of another. I must replace that broken lock; He replaced the cup he broke with a new one; Cars have replaced horses as the normal means of transport. 更换，替换 2. to put (something) back where it was. Please replace the books on the shelves. 把...放回（原处） reˈplaceable adjective可替换的reˈplacement nounI must find a replacement for my secretary – she's leaving next week. 替换的人（物），替代品代替者

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Can you replace ....? → 能不能更换...

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be replaced with (someone or something)

To have one's or something's role, function, status, capacity, etc., taken over by someone or something else; to have someone or something take one's or something's place. I feel like we're all going to be replaced with machines someday. The manager is being replaced with a younger, better educated person. All his anger was replaced with sadness after the initial shock wore off.See also: replace

be replaced by (someone or something)

To have one's or something's role, function, status, capacity, etc., taken over by someone or something else; to have someone or something take one's or something's place. I feel like we're all going to be replaced by machines someday. The manager is being replaced by a younger, better educated person. All his anger was replaced by sadness after the initial shock wore off.See also: by, replace

replace (someone or something) by (someone or something)

To substitute a person or thing in the place of someone or something; to provide someone or something that assumes the function, role, or status of someone or something. A less common variant of "replace (someone or something) with (someone or something)," except in passive constructions. They're looking to replace the manager with someone who is a bit better educated. I feel like we're all going to be replaced by machines someday.See also: by, replace

replace (someone or something) with (someone or something)

To substitute a person or thing in the place of someone or something; to provide someone or something that assumes the function, role, or status of someone or something. They're looking to replace the manager with someone who is a bit better educated. I feel like we're all going to be replaced by machines someday.See also: replace

replace someone or something by someone or something

and replace someone or something with someone or somethingto remove someone or something and add someone or something in place of the first. The manager replaced two workers by a machine. Walter replaced his old lawn mower with a newer one.See also: by, replace

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verb take the place of

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verb to put (someone) in the possession of a prior position or office

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verb to substitute for or fill the place of

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verb substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected)

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verb put something back where it belongs

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verb put in the place of another

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