supplant

supplantsupplantD.J.:[səˈplɑ:nt]K.K.:[səˈplænt]vt.1.■把…排挤掉, 取代In most offices, the typewriter has now been supplanted by the computer.当今许多办公室里, 打字机已被电脑取代。

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supplant[sə'plɑ:nt; -'plænt]vt.1.■(以暴力、阴谋等手段)排挤掉，撵走；篡夺…的位置：He was supplanted out of the house by his wife.他被妻子撵出了家门。He was hanged for plotting to supplant the king.他因阴谋篡夺皇位而被绞死。2.■代替；取代：Most hand labour has been supplanted by the computers.大多数手头工作已被计算机所取代。No man could supplant him.没有人能够代替他的工作。3.■[古语]使垮台4.■[废语]使跌倒5.■[废语]根除，连根拔掉近义词replace

supplantsupplant[səˈplɑ:nt]vt.1.■(以不正当的手段)排挤; 取而代之2.■代替, 取代Trams in London have been supplanted by buses.伦敦的电车已经由公共汽车取代了。

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继承用法supplantation[səpˌlɑ:nˈteiʃən]n.supplantern.

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参考词汇见replace;