supplant

英 [səˈplɑːnt]

美 [səˈplænt]

v.  取代，替代(尤指年老者或落后于时代的事物)

过去分词：supplanted　现在分词：supplanting　过去式：supplanted　第三人称单数：supplants　复数：supplants　

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Collins.1 / BNC.14209 / COCA.12090

牛津词典

verb

• 取代，替代（尤指年老者或落后于时代的事物）
  to take the place of sb/sth (especially sb/sth older or less modern)

柯林斯词典

• VERB 替代;取代
  If a person or thingis supplanted, another person or thing takes their place.
  1. He may be supplanted by a younger man...
     他可能会被一个年龄比他小的人取代。
  2. By the 1930s the wristwatch had almost completely supplanted the pocket watch.
     到了 20 世纪 30 年代，手表几乎完全取代了怀表。

英英释义

verb

• take the place or move into the position of
  1. Smith replaced Miller as CEO after Miller left
  2. the computer has supplanted the slide rule
  3. Mary replaced Susan as the team's captain and the highest-ranked player in the school
  Synonym:replacesupersedesupervene uponsupercede

双语例句

• After four seasons and four Outstanding Comedy awards, it felt like something was going to supplant Modern Family.
  《摩登家庭》已经出了四季，获得了四个杰出喜剧奖，人们感到或许有新片会取而代之。
• The duke plotted to supplant the king.
  公爵阴谋取代国王的地位。
• The summer web-based classes will supplant the40000-student district's traditional summer school courses, according to a district official.
  根据该区一位教育官员表示，区内一共有4000名学生，暑期网路课程将取代原本传统的暑期课程。
• People seem to think that Rip was written to "fix" or supplant RubyGems.
  看起来人们认为Rip是“修正”或者是补充RubyGems。
• It is destined, some say, to supplant not only internet advertising, the latest fad, but also television, radio, print and billboards, the four traditional pillars of the business.
  手机广告必定会取代的不仅仅是因特网广告这个当前的热宠，也包括电视机、收音机、出版物和广告牌这四类商业界的传统广告支柱。
• Several new XML schema languages have emerged to supplant or augment DTDs, including RELAX NG, which is renowned for its simplicity and expressiveness.
  出现了几种新的XML模式语言以替代或增强DTD，其中包括RELAXNG，它以简洁性和表达能力著称。
• It is my view that the new historical disciplines complement rather than supplant traditional history.
  我认为这些新的历史学科对传统历史学起到了补充而非排挤作用。
• He may be supplanted by a younger man
  他可能会被一个年龄比他小的人取代。
• Google Earth, though, gives the company a new way to bring its brand to the world, notably with students for whom the software will help supplant atlases and encyclopedias.
  不过，”谷歌地球“为公司带来了一个新方法，将品牌推广给世界，特别给那些它要通过替代地图集、百科全书去帮助的学生们。
• More specifically, market-driven, objective and transparent targets for planning and compensation should supplant politically-driven, subjective and negotiated targets.
  更具体地说，市场导向、客观和透明的规划及薪酬目标，应取代政治导向、主观和私下商定的目标。