Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #6936
displace
取代；替代
to take the place of someone or something; to replace, often because of being better or more suitable
- 1.
To put out of place; to disarrange.
使不在原位；弄乱。
- 2.
To move something, or someone, especially to forcibly move people from their homeland.
移动某物或某人,尤其是强迫人们离开家园
- 3.
To supplant, or take the place of something or someone; to substitute.
取代；替代。
- 4.
To replace, on account of being superior to or more suitable than that which is being replaced.
因优于或更适合而取代
- 5.
To have a weight equal to that of the water displaced.
排开与自身重量相等的水。
- 6.
To repress.
压制
迫使（人们）离开家园；使流离失所；使离开原位；移动；（船）排水量为；排开（水）；压抑；抑制；使不在原位；弄乱。
In use
The earthquake displaced thousands of families.
New technology often displaces older methods.
The company displaced several employees during the restructuring.
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。
displace someone from + noun phrase
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。
displace someone as + noun phrase
表示取代某人的角色或身份。
Connections
Collocations
- displace population
- 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。
- displace workers
- 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。
- displace someone from office
- 将某人免职
- The scandal displaced the CEO from his office.丑闻使首席执行官被免职。
- displace water
- 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。
- be displaced by
- 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。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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/.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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