Word
substituting
作为生病或请假人员的替代者。
Working as a substitute for someone who is ill or on leave of absence.
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n working as a substitute for someone who is ill or on leave of absence；v put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items；v be a substitute；v act as a substitute
代入；取代
代入；取代
In use
She is substituting honey for sugar in the recipe.
He will be substituting for the manager while she is on vacation.
The coach is substituting a new player in the second half.
substituting A for B
A为取代物，B为被取代物。
The chef is substituting olive oil for butter.
厨师正在用橄榄油代替黄油。
substituting for someone/something
表示临时替代某人或某物。
He is substituting for the absent teacher.
他正在代替缺席的老师。
Common mistakes
He made several substituting during the game.He made several substitutions during the game.
将substituting（动名词）误用为可数名词，表示多次替代时应使用名词形式'substitutions'。
She is substituting honey with sugar in the recipe.She is substituting sugar for honey in the recipe.
搭配错误：'substitute A with B' 应改为 'substitute A for B'，表示用A代替B。这里要用sugar代替honey，因此说'substituting sugar for honey'。
Connections
Confusing words
- replacing
- 代替, 替换 · 'substituting' 强调临时替代某人的角色或位置，而 'replacing' 通常指永久或彻底更换，例如替换一个物件或人。
- exchanging
- 交换, 互换 · 'substituting' 是用一个事物代替另一个，而 'exchanging' 则涉及双方互相对换，如交换礼物或意见。
Word family
- substitute
- 替代；替换 · v
- substitute
- 替代品；替代者 · n
- substitution
- 替代；替换 · n
- substitutable
- 可替代的 · adj
Dictionary facts from ECDICT.