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displace + noun phrase
常指因外力或压力而移动。
The earthquake displaced thousands of people.
地震使数千人被迫转移。
取代；替代
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取代；替代
to take the place of someone or something; to replace, often because of being better or more suitable
The earthquake displaced thousands of people.
地震使数千人被迫转移。
使不在原位；弄乱。
To put out of place; to disarrange.
移动某物或某人,尤其是强迫人们离开家园
To move something, or someone, especially to forcibly move people from their homeland.
取代；替代。
To supplant, or take the place of something or someone; to substitute.
因优于或更适合而取代
To replace, on account of being superior to or more suitable than that which is being replaced.
displace
Base
原形
displaces
3rd person
第三人称单数
displacing
-ing
现在分词
displaced
Past
过去式
displaced
Past participle
过去分词
The new technology displaces old methods.
新技术取代了旧方法。
Machines are displacing human workers in many factories.
机器正在许多工厂中取代人类工人。
The earthquake displaced thousands of people.
地震使数千人被迫离开家园。
常用作及物动词，表示‘取代’或‘迫使离开’。
The earthquake displaced thousands of families.
地震迫使成千上万个家庭迁移。
New technology often displaces older methods.
新技术常常取代旧方法。
The company displaced several employees during the restructuring.
公司在重组期间解雇了几名员工。
常指因外力或压力而移动。
The earthquake displaced thousands of people.
地震使数千人被迫转移。
强调从某一位置或职位上移除。
The new manager displaced the old one from his position.
新经理将旧经理从其职位上替换下来。
表示取代某人的角色或身份。
The younger player displaced the veteran as team captain.
年轻选手取代了老将成为队长。
Not this
The displace of workers caused unrest.
Use this
The displacement of workers caused unrest.
displace 是动词，不能用作名词；应使用名词形式 displacement。
Not this
He displaced his old phone with a new one.
Use this
He replaced his old phone with a new one.
displace 强调迫使离开或取代位置，而 replace 强调以新换旧。更换物品应用 replace。
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迫使人口迁移
The conflict has displaced millions of people.
冲突迫使数百万人离开家园。
解雇工人
The company displaced 200 workers due to automation.
由于自动化，公司解雇了200名工人。
将某人免职
The scandal displaced the CEO from his office.
丑闻使首席执行官被免职。
排开水
A floating object displaces an amount of water equal to its weight.
漂浮物排开的水量等于其重量。
被……取代
Manual labor is being displaced by machines in many industries.
在许多行业，体力劳动正被机器取代。
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用dis（不）+place（位置）记忆：使离开原来位置，如地震迫使搬家或裁员。
多用于正式或专业语境（如地理、物理、职场），日常口语中较少使用。
All listed words share the ending sound /eɪs/ and rhyme with the stressed final syllable of 'displace' (/dɪˈspleɪs/). Beware of lookalikes such as 'displease' (/dɪˈspliːz/) which ends with /iːz/ and sounds different, and 'display' (/dɪˈspleɪ/) which ends with /eɪ/.
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