单词详解

vt.

A. 把……放回 (原处) (put something back where it belongs)

She replaced the book in the shelf. 她把书放回到书架上。
The boy thought and replaced the money. 这个男孩想了想，把钱放了回去。

B. 取代，以……代替 [(+with / by)] (take the place or move into the position of)

What can replace a mother’s love? 什么能取代母爱呢？

The curtains have to be replaced. 窗帘需要更换。
We’ve replaced the old adding machine with a computer.

我们用电脑取代了老式的加法计算器。

Electric lights have replaced candles. 电灯已经取代了蜡烛。

C. 归还，偿还 (put in the place of another，switch seemingly equivalent items)
I will replace the ruler I broke. 我愿用一把尺子赔还我弄坏的一把。

　If you broke the lost the book in the library you must replace it.

如果你弄丢了图书馆的书，你必须赔偿。

相关词组

replace …with / by 用……代替

The modern factory has replaced some of its workers with robots.

这个现代化工厂已经用机器人代替了一些工人。

The old and dark houses are replaced by tall and light buildings.

又旧又黑的平房为又高又亮的楼房所代替。

相关单词

形容词：replaceable

名词：replacer

过去式：replaced

过去分词：replaced

现在分词：replacing

第三人称单数：replaces