substitute

noun

1. 代替者；代替物；代用品
   a person or thing that you use or have instead of the one you normally use or have
   1. a meat substitute
      肉食替代品
   2. Paul's father only saw him as a substitute for his dead brother.
      保罗的父亲只是把他当作他死去的哥哥来看待。
   3. a substitute family
      收养家庭
   4. The course teaches you the theory but there's no substitute for practical experience.
      这门课教的是理论，但没有任何东西能代替实践经验。
   5. The local bus service was a poor substitute for their car.
      他们坐当地的公交车，这比坐自己的汽车可差远了。
2. 替补（运动员）
   a player who replaces another player in a sports game
   1. He was brought on as (a) substitute after half-time.
      他作为替补队员在下半场上场。

verb

1. （以…）代替；取代
   to take the place of sb/sth else; to use sb/sth instead of sb/sth else
   1. Nothing can substitute for the advice your doctor is able to give you.
      大夫所能给你的忠告是无可替代的。
   2. Margarine can be substituted for butter in this recipe.
      做这道菜可以用人造黄油代替黄油。
   3. Butter can be substituted with margarine in this recipe.
      做这道菜可以用人造黄油代替黄油。
   4. Beckham was substituted in the second half after a knee injury (= somebody else played instead of Beckham in the second half) .
      下半场贝克汉姆膝盖受伤被换下。

1. V-ERG 用…代替;取代;替换
   If you substitute one thing for another, or if one thing substitutes for another, it takes the place or performs the function of the other thing.
   1. They were substituting violence for dialogue...
      他们在用暴力取代对话。
   2. You could always substitute a low-fat soft cheese...
      你总是可以代之以低脂肪的软奶酪。
   3. Would phone conversations substitute for cosy chats over lunch or in the pub after work?...
      打电话能代替午餐时或下班后在酒吧里的惬意闲谈吗？
   4. He was substituting for the injured William Wales.
      他替下了受伤的威廉·威尔士。
2. N-COUNT 代替者;代替物;代用品
   A substitute is something that you have or use instead of something else.
   1. She is seeking a substitute for the very man whose departure made her cry.
      那个男人的离去令她伤心痛哭，她正想找一个人填补内心的空缺。
   2. ...tests on humans to find a blood substitute made from animal blood.
      为从动物血液中提取人血的替代品而在人体上进行的试验
3. N-COUNT 令人满意的替代物;与之媲美的事物
   If you say that one thing is no substitute for another, you mean that it does not have certain desirable features that the other thing has, and is therefore unsatisfactory. If you say that there is no substitute for something, you mean that it is the only thing which is really satisfactory.
   1. The printed word is no substitute for personal discussion with a great thinker...
      阅读印在纸上的内容远不如与伟大的思想家面对面探讨那般受益。
   2. There is no substitute for practical experience.
      实践经验是无法替代的。
4. N-COUNT 替补(运动员)
   In team games such as football, a substitute is a player who is brought into a match to replace another player.
   1. Coming on as a substitute, he scored four crucial goals for Cameroon.
      作为替补队员上场的他为喀麦隆队打入了四粒关键进球。

1. Reduced-calorie cheese is a great substitute for cream cheese
   低卡路里干酪是奶油干酪的极佳替代品。
2. Men fantasise as a substitute for acting out forbidden desires
   人类通过幻想宣泄压抑的欲望。
3. They were substituting violence for dialogue
   他们在用暴力取代对话。
4. You could always substitute a low-fat soft cheese
   你总是可以代之以低脂肪的软奶酪。
5. Would phone conversations substitute for cosy chats over lunch or in the pub after work?
   打电话能代替午餐时或下班后在酒吧里的惬意闲谈吗？
6. He was substituting for the injured William Wales.
   他替下了受伤的威廉·威尔士。
7. She is seeking a substitute for the very man whose departure made her cry.
   那个男人的离去令她伤心痛哭，她正想找一个人填补内心的空缺。
8. The printed word is no substitute for personal discussion with a great thinker
   阅读印在纸上的内容远不如与伟大的思想家面对面探讨那般受益。
9. There is no substitute for practical experience.
   实践经验是无法替代的。
10. Coming on as a substitute, he scored four crucial goals for Cameroon.
    作为替补队员上场的他为喀麦隆队打入了四粒关键进球。
11. We mustn't rely on sheer enthusiasm and substitute our personal feelings for policy.
    我们不能仅凭着热情而用感情去代替政策。
12. Emotion should never be a substitute for sound policy.
    感情不能代替政策。
13. If you cannot go yourself, try to find someone to substitute for you.
    你要是自己不能去，可以找个人来代替。
14. It can be a many-to-many relationship between requesting and substitute providers.
    请求和替代提供商之间可以是多对多的关系。
15. We went out of butter when making a cake, so we used margarine as a substitute.
    我们做蛋糕的时候把奶油用完了，所以我们用人造奶油作了替代。
16. Can I substitute milk for cream?
    我可以用牛奶代替奶油吗？
17. These techniques substitute labor and other inputs for chemical inputs.
    这些技术以人力及其他投入替代了化学投入。
18. We have not found a substitute for him.
    我们还没有找到一个代替他的人。
19. You can substitute water for milk in the recipe.
    你可以在菜单中以水代替牛奶。
20. This equipment can't substitute proper ventilation and regular vacuum cleaning.
    这设备不能替换适当的通风和一般的真空清洁。
21. You can substitute margarine for butter.
    你可以用人造奶油代替奶油。
22. I hope you understand what you place in my heart there is no substitute.
    我希望你明白我的心你什么地方有不可替代的。
23. And I will find a substitute for sex.
    我会找到性的代替品的。
24. There is no substitute for good food and exercise.
    没有什么能够代替营养丰富的食物和运动。
25. Honey can substitute for sugar in this recipe.
    在这个食谱中，可用蜂蜜代替食糖。
26. He came to be my substitute and to provide the help I need.
    他来替代了我，为我提供了我需要的帮助。
27. He's a substitute for dad.
    他成了爸爸的替代品。
28. There's no question it kills germs, although it's not a substitute for washing;
    毫无疑问这消灭了细菌，尽管这不能代替洗手；
29. People are looking for and studying the secure substitute which is better than DOP.
    人们在寻找和研究比DOP更安全、性能更好的代用品。
30. Memory can not be replaced, who also can not substitute.
    回忆是不可以代替的，人也不可以代替。

  replace displace substitute【导航词义：替代，取代】

  replace v. 取代，更换

〔辨析〕普通用词，可以指取代、替换某人的工作，也可指用新的物品替代旧的、坏的物品。

  displace v. 取代，替代

〔辨析〕指取代、替换某人或某物的位置。

  substitute v. 替代，替换

〔辨析〕指用新的或不同的东西代替原来的，也指代理某人的职位或替代球员，常后接介词 for。

noun

1. a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another

   Synonym:    replacement

2. someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)
   1. the star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes
   2. we need extra employees for summer fill-ins

   Synonym:    stand-inreliefrelieverbackupbackup manfill-in

3. an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced

   Synonym:    reservesecond-stringer

verb

1. put in the place of another
   1. the con artist replaced the original with a fake Rembrandt
   2. substitute regular milk with fat-free milk
   3. synonyms can be interchanged without a changing the context's meaning

   Synonym:    replaceinterchangeexchange

2. be a substitute
   1. The young teacher had to substitute for the sick colleague
   2. The skim milk substitutes for cream--we are on a strict diet

   Synonym:    substand infill in

3. act as a substitute
   1. She stood in for the soprano who suffered from a cold

   Synonym:    deputizedeputisestep in

adj

1. artificial and inferior
   1. ersatz coffee
   2. substitute coffee

   Synonym:    ersatz

2. serving or used in place of another
   1. an alternative plan

   Synonym:    alternatealternative