Word · Frequency #4548
substituting
代替;替换
substituting is the present participle of substitute.
to use someone or something instead of another person or thing
常与 for 连用:substitute A for B(用 A 代替 B)
- 1.
To use in place of something else, with the same function.
用来代替其他东西,具有相同功能
- 2.
To use X in place of Y.
用X替代Y
- 3.
To use Y in place of X; to replace X with Y.
用Y代替X;用Y替换X
- 4.
To remove (a player) from the field of play and bring on another in his place.
将(球员)从场上换下并换上另一名球员
- 5.
To serve as a replacement (for someone or something).
作为(某人或某物的)替代
替换(球员);换人;顶替;代替;用来代替其他东西,具有相同功能;用X替代Y;用Y代替X;用Y替换X
In use
You can substitute olive oil for butter in this recipe.
The coach substituted a new player in the second half.
Honey can substitute for sugar in many desserts.
Verb forms
base substitute · third person substitutes · -ing substituting · past substituted · past participle substituted
规则动词,意为'代替',常与for或with搭配。
Connections
Collocations
- substitute A for B
- 用A代替B
- You can substitute chicken for beef in this recipe.在这个食谱中,你可以用鸡肉代替牛肉。
- substitute for somebody/something
- 代替某人/某物;顶替
- Our assistant will substitute for the manager during the meeting.会议期间,助理将代替经理。
- substitute A with B
- 用B替换A;把A换成B
- You can substitute butter with olive oil.你可以用橄榄油代替黄油。
- substitute one player for another
- (体育比赛中)用一名球员替换另一名球员;换人
- The coach substituted one player for another in the final minutes.教练在最后几分钟用一名球员替换了另一名球员。
Idioms & figurative uses
- no substitute for
- 无可替代;没有什么能取代There is no substitute for hard work.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想:替补队员坐在场边(sub-像“下面”),等着被换上场代替别人。
Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:日常对话、学术写作、体育解说/报道 substitute 作动词时语气通常中性,在正式与非正式场合都适用;搭配会随语境变化,如体育中用 substitute 表示“换人”,配方或说明中表示“用……代替”。实际使用时要注意介词搭配(substitute A for B 与 substitute B with/for A 不同),这更多是习惯搭配问题,而非正式程度差异。
Grammar Note
常用结构:substitute A for B(用A代替B)
Pronunciation & Spelling
constitute、institute、destitute、prostitute 与 substitute 尾部的 -stitute 读音一致,均为 /stɪtjuːt/;cute 与 substitute 的 -ute 尾部都读 /juːt/。注意:brute 拼写同为 -ute,但读 /bruːt/,没有 /j/ 音;minute(名词)读 /ˈmɪnɪt/,拼写相似但读音不同。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇,值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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