substitute /'sʌbstitju:t/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another
• (n.) an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced
• (v.) put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items

Chinese translation

• n. 代理, 代理人, 代用品, 代替者, 代替物
• vt. 代替
• vi. 替代, 取代, 代用

Word details

Part of speech

verb / noun

Pronunciation

/'sʌbstitju:t/

Syllables

3

Exam levels

Gaokao · CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL · IELTS · GRE

Frequency

Zipf 4.17 · Rare

Word forms

substituted, substituting, substitutes

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