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
displaced — past of displace
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。
to take the place of someone or something; to replace, often because of being better or more suitable
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.
排开与自身重量相等的水。
To have a weight equal to that of the water displaced.
压制
To repress.
一般现在时
The new technology displaces old methods.
新技术取代了旧方法。
present progressive
Machines are displacing human workers in many factories.
机器正在许多工厂中取代人类工人。
一般过去时
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。
用法提示：displace 表示（因外力）使…离开原处。
New technology often displaces older methods.
新技术常常取代旧方法。
用法提示：displace 表示替换或替代。
The company displaced several employees during the restructuring.
公司在重组期间解雇了几名员工。
用法提示：displace 表示解雇或免除职务。
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。
强调用力移出固定位置，与 displace 的物理移动义相似
常用于人或政权，语气较强，指强行剥夺职位
强调以新代旧，常指通过策略替代
较中性，可指移动物体或位置，但不如 displace 强烈
最通用，不强调方式或力度
grammar · medium
易错句子The displace of workers caused unrest.
正确表达The displacement of workers caused unrest.
displace 是动词，不能用作名词；应使用名词形式 displacement。
grammar · medium
易错句子He displaced his old phone with a new one.
正确表达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。
replace强调用新物替代旧物，而displace强调强行移走原有物，未必有替代。
discharge指正式免职或解除职务，displace更侧重因外力被迫离开岗位。
misplace指无意中放错位置，displace是主动或被动的移动。
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。
dis- + place + -ment
dis- + place + -ed
dis- (away) + place (put, position)
dis- (opposite of) + cover (to cover)
re- (again) + place (to put)
base word
经常因战争或灾难而被迫流离失所的人
强制移动人员离开危险区域
移动到新位置
取代某人或某物的位置
大规模移动，常指动物或人群
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.