单词 | replace |
释义 | replace —replace /rɪˈpleɪs/ verb [T] (CHANGE FOR) ↑Verb Endings for replace B1 to take the place of something, or to put something or someone in the place of something or someone else: » The factory replaced most of its workers with robots.» Tourism has replaced agriculture as the nation's main industry.Thesaurus+: ↑Replacing and exchangingB1 If you replace something broken, damaged, or lost, you provide a new one: » I promised to replace the plate that I'd dropped.Thesaurus+: ↑Replacing and exchangingreplaceable /-ˈpleɪ.sə.bl̩/ adjective► F0» Don't worry - all that stolen stuff is replaceable.Thesaurus+: ↑Replacing and exchangingWord Builder:–Nouns: place, placement, replacement, displacement–Adjectives: misplaced–Verbs: place, displace, replace • • • Extra Examples:» Do a global search for 'organise' and replace it with 'organize'.» The Council plans to knock the library down and replace it with a hotel complex.» Imperial units have in many cases been replaced by metric ones in Britain.» Doctors have replaced the top of his hip bone with a metal sphere.» He's bought me a smart new camera to replace my old one.verb [T] (PUT BACK) ↑Verb Endings for replace ► C2 to put something back where it was before: » The librarian replaced the books correctly on the shelves.Thesaurus+: ↑Giving, bringing or getting backWord Builder:–Nouns: place, placement, replacement, displacement–Adjectives: misplaced–Verbs: place, displace, replace |
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