REPLACE1 to start doing a job that someone else used to do2 to do someone's job or work for a temporary period3 someone who replaces another person4 to put someone into someone else's job5 to replace an older type of machine, method etc6 to put something new in the place of something old, damaged, or broken7 to use one thing instead of something else or change one thing for anotherRELATED WORDSinstead of someone or something else 替代某人或某物INSTEADto put something where it was before 把某物放回原处PUT (2)1 to start doing a job that someone else used to do 开始做以前由别人做的工作replace /rɪˈpleɪs/ [transitive verb] We're looking for someone to replace our managing director. 我们正在找人接替我们的总经理。 The lead singer was replaced by Ray Willis back in 1992. 1992年时，主唱歌手的位置由雷·威利斯接替了。 It was Johnson's first season after replacing Tom Landry as coach of the Cowboys. 那是约翰逊接替汤姆·兰德利担任牛仔队教练后的首个赛季。succeed /səkˈsiːd/ [transitive verb]to be the next person to have a job or position, especially an important or powerful position, after someone else has left it or died 继位；继任；继承〔别人离开或死后的工作或职位，尤重要或有势力的职位〕 The President appointed Harold Brown to succeed Les Aspin as chairman of the Commission in 1995. 1995年总统任命哈罗德·布朗接替莱斯·阿斯平任委员会主席。 George VI died in 1952, leaving his elder daughter Elizabeth to succeed him. 乔治六世于1952年逝世，由大女儿伊丽莎白继位。take somebody's place/take the place of somebody /ˌteɪk somebodyˈs ˈpleɪs, ˌteɪk ðə ˈpleɪs əv somebody/ [verb phrase]to replace someone in a job or position, especially because you have similar skills and experience to them 替代某人的位置〔尤因有相似的技能和经验〕 There's no one suitable to take Simon's place when he leaves. 西蒙离开后，没有合适的人能取代他的位置。 If Mark fails to qualify as a trainee, Margaret is designated to take his place. 如果马克不合资格当实习生，就选派玛格丽特去接替他的位置。 Thielen will take the place of Ray Owens on the board following Owens's retirement. 雷·欧文斯退休后，蒂伦将接替他在董事会的职位。take over /ˌteɪk ˈəʊvəʳ/ [intransitive/transitive phrasal verb]to replace someone in a job or position, and to continue the work they started 接管；接任 The new manager took over in July. 新经理于7月份接任了。take over from/for Do you think you'd be able to take over me when I'm gone? 你觉得我走后你能接替我吗？ The attorney general of New Jersey took over from the local district attorney in the case. 新泽西州的首席检察官从当地的地区律师手里接手了此案。take over as We're pleased to announce that Mr. Schmidt will be taking over as Executive Director. 我们很高兴地宣布施密特先生将接任执行董事一职。take over something (from somebody) Glover's understudy took over the role on Broadway. 格洛弗的替角接替了他在百老汇的角色。take something over (from somebody) Maria's been my partner since I took the business over from my father. 自从我接管了父亲的生意以后，玛丽亚一直是我的搭档。supplant /səˈplɑːntǁsəˈplænt/ [transitive verb]to replace a competitor or enemy in a position of authority or influence, especially by using unfair methods 〔尤指以不正当手段〕把〔竞争对手或敌人〕排挤掉；篡夺 General Salan was supplanted soon after the invasion by General Henri Navarre. 亨利·纳瓦拉将军入侵后，很快就排挤掉了萨朗将军。 Adams, an excellent new pitcher, may supplant Hayes as starting pitcher by the end of the year. 出色的新投手亚当斯可能到年底就会取代海斯而成为先发投手。2 to do someone's job or work for a temporary period 暂时替代某人的职位或工作stand in for /ˌstænd ˈɪn fəʳ somebody/ [transitive phrasal verb]to replace someone at work for a short time or on a particular occasion, because they are unable to be there 暂时替代，暂时顶替 Can you stand in for me at the meeting next week? 你能代我去开下星期的会议吗？ The President was unavailable and had the Vice President stand in for him. 总统没有空，就让副总统暂时代替他。 During the dangerous scenes, a stunt woman stood in for Goldie Hawn. 拍摄危险镜头时将由一位女特技演员代替戈尔迪·霍恩。take over /ˌteɪk ˈəʊvəʳ/ [intransitive/transitive phrasal verb]to replace someone and do the same job as they were doing, so that they are free to have a rest or to do something else 接管；接替〔以腾出时间来休息或做其他事〕 Liz, could you take over in reception while I make a couple of phone calls? 莉兹，我去打几个电话，你能接替一下接待工作吗？take over from/for Can I see you in my office, Carl? I'm sure Dan can take over from you. 你到我办公室来一下好吗，卡尔？丹会帮你照看的。take over something After we'd stopped for lunch Sheila took over the driving for a while. 我们停下来吃午饭以后，希拉替我们开了一会儿车。deputizealsodeputise /ˈdepjɑtaɪz/ [intransitive verb]Britishto replace someone in a higher position for a limited period or on a particular occasion, especially when they are busy doing something else 代理，代表〔较高职位的人，尤因他们忙于做别的事情〕 My boss had to go to the Caribbean unexpectedly and asked me to deputize. 我的老板忽然要去加勒比海办事，于是就让我代理一下。deputize for The Foreign Minister will be deputizing for the Prime Minister while he recovers from his operation. 首相在手术后的恢复期间将由外交部长代理其职务。 Paine, the second in command, deputized for the Colonel. 副指挥佩因代理上校的指挥工作。sub for /ˈsʌb fəʳ somebody/ [transitive phrasal verb]American informalto replace someone at work on a particular occasion, especially as a teacher or a member of a sports team 【美，非正式】代替，作替补〔尤指教师或运动员〕 Could you sub for me Monday? I have a doctor's appointment. 星期一你能代我的课吗？我和医生约好了。 Eisenreich subbed for the injured Alou in Wednesday's game. 星期三的比赛中，艾森赖希代替受伤的阿洛乌上场。relieve /rɪˈliːv/ [transitive verb]to replace someone, especially a soldier, when they need a rest or when they have completed their hours of work 接替，换班〔尤指士兵〕 Can anyone relieve Tammy? She's been on duty for ten hours without a break. 谁能接替塔米？她已连续值班十小时没有休息过了。 He was sent to Cairo to relieve Captain Roberts for a few days. 他被派往开罗去接替罗伯茨上尉几天。cover for /ˈkʌvəʳ fəʳ somebody/ [transitive phrasal verb]to do the work, or to be ready to do the work, of someone who is absent 代替〔不在的人做某事〕 Go and get some lunch. I'll cover for you. 去吃午饭吧，我来替你。 My name's Dr Brown. I'm covering for Dr Steele while he's on holiday. 我叫布朗博士，斯蒂尔博士去度假了，我来代他。3 someone who replaces another person 接替别人的人replacement /rɪˈpleɪsmənt/ [countable noun]someone who replaces another person in a job or in a team, especially permanently 接替者〔尤指永久性的〕 Steve just announced he was leaving, but the coach has already started looking around for a replacement. 史蒂夫刚宣布他要走，教练就已经开始到处找接替他的人了。replacement for I'm just a temporary replacement for the receptionist. 我只是暂时接替一下当接待员而已。 They asked Barbara to stay on until they could find a suitable replacement for her. 他们叫芭芭拉在找到合适的接替者之前继续留任。successor /səkˈsesəʳ/ [countable noun]the next person to have a permanent job or position after someone else has left it 接替人，继任者；继承人 Mason is Case's chosen successor as committee chairman. 梅森是凯斯指定的委员会主席接班人。 Smyth resigned as Chief Superintendent two months ago and they still haven't appointed his successor. 史密斯在两个月以前辞去了总警司的职务，他们仍没有委任继任人。successor to The Orchestra is currently searching for a successor to music director James Sedares. 管弦乐队目前正在寻找接替音乐总监詹姆斯·赛达瑞斯的人。stand-in /ˈstænd ɪn/ [countable noun]someone who temporarily takes another person's place in a job or performance when they are unable to do it themselves, especially when this happens unexpectedly 临时代替人；替身演员〔尤指某人突然不能做某项工作或进行表演时〕 Ms Green couldn't be here today, so I'm her stand-in. 格林女士今天不能来了，所以我来临时替代她。 Ann was Shirley MacLaine's stand-in in the movie. 安是雪莉·麦克雷恩在这部影片中的替身。stand-in for I'd like Tom to act as a stand-in for Julian until he returns to work. 朱利安回来工作之前，我希望由汤姆临时代替他。substitutealsosubinformal /ˈsʌbstɪtjuːt, ˈsʌbstətjuːtǁ-tuːt, sʌb/ [countable noun]someone who takes someone else's place in a team for a limited period of time, especially because the other person is injured or tired 替补〔队员〕，替换者〔尤因球队中某人受伤了或累了〕 If Marsh has not fully recovered, his likely substitute will be Robinson. 如果马什未能完全康复，那么担任替补的很可能是罗宾逊。 With key players out of energy, it was a sub who scored six points in the last two minutes and won the game. 当主力队员都精疲力竭之际，一名替补队员在最后两分钟内得了六分，赢了比赛。bring somebody on as a substitute for somebody Ten minutes into the second half Davies was brought on as substitute for Ward. 下半场开始十分钟后，戴维斯被派上场代替沃德。acting /ˈæktɪŋ/ [adjective only before noun]anacting chairman, director, manager is someone who replaces someone in a position of authority for a limited period of time 代理的〔主席、董事、经理等〕 While Kershaw was in the hospital Saunders became acting chairman. 克肖住院期间，桑德斯任代理主席。 Mrs Hamilton has been appointed acting head of the school until a permanent replacement can be found. 汉密尔顿夫人被任命为代校长，直至找到正式的接替者。supply teacherBritish/substitute teacherAmericanalsosubAmerican informal /səˈplaɪ ˌtiːtʃəʳ, ˈsʌbsttjuːt ˌtiːtʃəʳǁ -tuːt-, sʌb/ [countable noun]informala teacher who replaces another teacher for a limited period of time 【非正式】代课教师 We'll need a sub for Dawn's class tomorrow. 我们需要找个代课老师去上明天唐的班级的课。 The kids always misbehave when they have a substitute teacher. 孩子们遇到代课教师上课时总要捣蛋。 Ray was working as a supply teacher to earn some extra money. 雷在做代课老师来挣点外快。4 to put someone into someone else's job 使某人代替别人的工作replace /rɪˈpleɪs/ [transitive verb] They still haven't replaced three of the managers who resigned. 他们仍未找到人来替代那三名辞职的经理。 I hate to see Gretchen go - we'll never be able to replace her. 我不希望格蕾琴离开，我们再也找不到能替代她的人了。replace somebody with somebody The firm has been dismissing experienced staff and replacing them with younger people on lower salaries. 公司在解雇经验丰富的员工，并以较低的薪水雇用年轻人取代他们。5 to replace an older type of machine, method etc 更换掉较旧式的机器、方法等replace/take the place of /rɪˈpleɪs, ˌteɪk ðə ˈpleɪs ɒv/ [transitive verb/verb phrase] In most offices, computers have replaced the old typewriters. 在大多数办公室内，电脑已取代了旧式的打字机。 One ‘smart card’ can take the place of cash, cheques, and credit cards. 一张“智能卡”就可代替现金、支票和信用卡。 Gas and electricity have almost completely replaced coal for domestic cooking and heating in Britain. 在英国，煤气和电在家居煮食和取暖方面差不多已完全取代了煤。 Ugly new concrete buildings have taken the place of the old houses. 丑陋的新混凝土大楼已经取代了那些老房子。supersede /ˌsuːpəʳˈsiːd, ˌsjuː-ǁˌsuː-/ [transitive verb]if a new invention, idea, or methodsupersedes another one, it replaces it because it is more modern or effective 〔新的发明、思想或方法〕取代〔另一个，因为它更加现代或有效〕 Iron began to supersede bronze for tool making about 3000 years ago. 大约三千年前，铁开始取代铜用于制造工具。 The computers used to be top of the line, but they have been superseded by more recent models. 这种电脑曾是最尖端的，但现在已经被更新式的型号取代了。 It is unlikely that scientific thinking will ever entirely supersede superstition and religion. 科学的思维不大可能彻底取代迷信和宗教。give way to /ˌgɪv ˈweɪ tuː/ [verb phrase]to be gradually replaced by something better, more suitable, or more advanced 逐渐被〔更好、更合适或更先进的东西〕取代 Hunting and fishing settlements gave way to small towns as the population grew. 随着人口的增长，渔猎部落逐渐被小城镇所取代。 With the rise in oil prices, big American cars were forced to give way to smaller, more economical models. 随着石油价格的上涨，大型美国汽车被迫让位于更小巧、更经济的车型。6 to put something new in the place of something old, damaged, or broken 拿新的东西取代旧的或破损的东西replace /rɪˈpleɪs/ [transitive verb] Your car's in good condition but you ought to replace the tires. 你的汽车保养得很好，不过你应该把轮胎换一换了。 Before we move in, the place has to be redecorated and all the carpets replaced. 我们搬进来之前，这个地方要重新装修，所有地毯也都要换掉。replace something with something They're going to replace the old wooden bridge with one made of concrete. 他们打算造一座水泥桥来替换这座旧木桥。renew /rɪˈnjuːǁrɪˈnuː/ [transitive verb]Britishto replace something, such as a piece of machinery or equipment, after it has been used for a certain length of time and is damaged or likely to be damaged 【英】更换；更新〔已经用过一段时间，而且已经破损或可能破损的东西〕 You should check the engine carefully, renewing any parts that are worn or damaged. 你应该仔细检查一下引擎，把已经磨损或损坏的部件更换下来。 It is wise to renew your water filter every month, even though it may seem to be working satisfactorily. 滤水器可能看上去用得很好，但每月更换一下还是明智的。change /tʃeɪndʒ/ [transitive verb]to replace a piece of equipment when it is broken or not working 更换〔破损或不能运作的设备〕 Can you change this light bulb for me? I can't reach. 你能帮我把这个灯泡换下来吗？我够不着。 All drivers should really know how to change a flat tire. 所有的驾车者都应该很熟悉怎样更换漏气的轮胎。 You should change or clean your furnace filter once a month to improve performance. 你应该每月一次更换或清洁暖气炉上的过滤器以提高其性能。7 to use one thing instead of something else or change one thing for another 用一物代替另一物或换掉另一物substitute /ˈsʌbstɪtjuːt, ˈsʌbstətjuːtǁ-tuːt/ [transitive verb]to use something new or different instead of something else, especially when cooking 〔尤指烹饪时以新的或不同的一物〕代替〔另一物〕 If plums are difficult to find, figs can be substituted. 如果很难找到李子，可以用无花果代替。substitute something for something You can substitute margarine for butter in this recipe. 这道菜里可以用人造黄油来替代黄油。switch/swap /swɪtʃ, swɒpǁswɑːp/ [transitive verb]to secretly replace two things without someone knowing 〔秘密地〕掉换，偷换，掉包 Someone must have switched the suitcases at the airport when I wasn't paying attention. 在机场时肯定有人趁我不注意把旅行箱掉包了。switch/swap something for something Wait till he goes out, then we can swap your book for his. 等他出去，我们就可以把你的书跟他的偷换一下。