英语词汇“substitute”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词

substitute

释义

noun | verb

substitutesubstitute1 /ˈsʌbstəˌtut/ ●●○ AWL noun [countable]

ETYMOLOGYsubstitute¹

Origin: 1400-1500 Latin, past participle of substituere to put in place of, from statuere; ➔ STATUTE

THESAURUSa different person or thing, or some other type of person or thing► another

a different person or thing, or some other type of person or thing: They finally moved to another apartment. Greg didn’t like that dentist, so he went to another.

► substitute

another person or thing that does what the usual person or thing does: Our usual teacher was sick so we had a substitute today.

► replacement

another person or thing that takes the place of person or thing that was there before: My new computer had a problem that couldn't be fixed, so the company gave me a replacement.

1something new or different that you use instead of something else that you used previously: a sugar substitutesubstitute for Chewing tobacco is not a safe substitute for cigarettes.2someone who does someone else’s job for a limited period of time, especially on a sports team or in a school: We had a substitute today for history.3be no substitute for something to not have the same good or desirable qualities as something or someone else: Vitamin pills are no substitute for a healthy diet.

noun | verb

substitutesubstitute2 ●●○ AWL verb

VERB TABLE

substitute

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	substitute
	he, she, it	substitutes
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	substituted
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have substituted
	he, she, it	has substituted
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had substituted
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will substitute
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have substituted

Continuous Form
Present	I	am substituting
	he, she, it	is substituting
	you, we, they	are substituting
Past	I, he, she, it	was substituting
	you, we, they	were substituting
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been substituting
	he, she, it	has been substituting
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been substituting
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be substituting
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been substituting

1[transitive] to use something new or different instead of something else: substitute something for/with something You can substitute yogurt for cream in the recipe.2[intransitive, transitive] to do someone’s job until the person who usually does it is able to do it again: substitute for He substituted for the lead singer, who was sick.

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