单词 | replace |
释义 | replacereplace /rɪˈpleɪs/ ●●○ S3 W3 verb [transitive] 1to start doing something instead of another person, or start being used instead of another thing: Have they hired anybody to replace Ken? A new computer has replaced the old one.2to remove someone from his or her job or something from its place, and put a different person or thing there: Anderson was replaced in the fifth inning after a wrist injury.replace something with something The apartments will be torn down and replaced with a shopping plaza.3to get something new to put in the place of something that is broken, stolen, too old, etc.: Two of the tires had to be replaced.4to put something back in its correct place SYN put back: replace something in/on/beside etc. something She replaced the phone handset on its base.5written to happen instead of a previous feeling, thought, atmosphere, etc.: My enthusiasm had been replaced by anxiety.—replaceable adjective |
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