supplant

英 [səˈplɑːnt]

美 [səˈplænt]

v.  取代，替代(尤指年老者或落后于时代的事物)

过去分词：supplanted　现在分词：supplanting　过去式：supplanted　第三人称单数：supplants　复数：supplants　

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Collins.1 / BNC.14209 / COCA.12090

牛津词典

verb

• 取代，替代（尤指年老者或落后于时代的事物）
  to take the place of sb/sth (especially sb/sth older or less modern)

柯林斯词典

• VERB 替代;取代
  If a person or thingis supplanted, another person or thing takes their place.
  1. He may be supplanted by a younger man...
     他可能会被一个年龄比他小的人取代。
  2. By the 1930s the wristwatch had almost completely supplanted the pocket watch.
     到了 20 世纪 30 年代，手表几乎完全取代了怀表。

英英释义

verb

• take the place or move into the position of
  1. Smith replaced Miller as CEO after Miller left
  2. the computer has supplanted the slide rule
  3. Mary replaced Susan as the team's captain and the highest-ranked player in the school
  Synonym:replacesupersedesupervene uponsupercede

双语例句

• Officials fear that if China is put in the dock it will ignore the fund and develop Asian monetary arrangements to supplant it.
  官员们担心，如果把中国置于被告席，它将会无视IMF，并用亚洲货币安排来取而代之。
• Fortunately it was never my goal to supplant their real father in their affection.
  所幸的是，组成新家后，我从未想过自己要取代孩子心中对生父的爱。
• All over Latin america, meanwhile, there have been eager predictions of a massive boost to employment and economic growth, thanks to a new benefactor who could supplant, at least in part, the role played by American-dominated financial institutions and America itself.
  此时，拉美举国上下都已在迫切希望着由于新的捐助者取代了，至少部分取代了美国和美国主导的金融机构而带来的就业率提高和经济增长。
• It is destined, some say, to supplant not only internet advertising, the latest fad, but also television, radio, print and billboards, the four traditional pillars of the business.
  手机广告必定会取代的不仅仅是因特网广告这个当前的热宠，也包括电视机、收音机、出版物和广告牌这四类商业界的传统广告支柱。
• To take the place of, especially by force; supplant.
  取代取代，尤指使用武力；代替。
• The summer web-based classes will supplant the40000-student district's traditional summer school courses, according to a district official.
  根据该区一位教育官员表示，区内一共有4000名学生，暑期网路课程将取代原本传统的暑期课程。
• The duke plotted to supplant the king.
  公爵阴谋取代国王的地位。
• I believe one day electric cars will supplant petrol-driven ones.
  我相信电子汽车总有一天会取代汽油汽车。
• Several new XML schema languages have emerged to supplant or augment DTDs, including RELAX NG, which is renowned for its simplicity and expressiveness.
  出现了几种新的XML模式语言以替代或增强DTD，其中包括RELAXNG，它以简洁性和表达能力著称。
• Freedom helps supplant the conditions of hopelessness that extremists exploit to recruit terrorists and suicide bombers.
  自由能够取代绝望的状态，而正是这种绝望被极端分子利用来招募恐怖分子和自杀炸弹手。