英语小点心：替补（运动员）怎么说？

sub·sti·tute\ˈsəb-stə-ˌtüt, -ˌtyüt\

noun

: a person or thing that takes the place of someone or something else

sports : a player who takes the place of another player during a game

Full Definition

: a person or thing that takes the place or function of another

substitute adjective

Examples

you'll be getting a substitute until your regular teacher is feeling better

if you like, you can use nuts as a substitute for coconut in that recipe

Origin: Middle English, from Anglo-French substitut, from Latin substitutus, past participle of substituere to put in place of, from sub- + statuere to set up, place — more at statute.

First use: 15th century

Synonyms: backup, cover, designated hitter, fill-in, locum tenens, pinch hitter, relief, replacement, reserve, stand-in, sub

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substitute

verb

: to put or use (someone or something) in place of someone or something else

: to do the job of someone else or serve the function of something else

: to replace (one person or thing) with another

Full Definition

transitive verb

1 a : to put or use in the place of another

b : to introduce (an atom or group) as a substituent; also : to alter (as a compound) by introduction of a substituent <a substituted benzene ring>

2 : to take the place of : replace

intransitive verb

: to serve as a substitute

Other forms: substitut·ed; substitut·ing

Examples

One of our teachers is sick, so we need someone to substitute.

They substituted real candles with electric ones.

First use: circa 1594

Synonyms: commute, exchange, shift, change, swap, switch, trade

英语小点心：替补（运动员）怎么说？