SUBSTITUTE — ТЛУМАЧЕННЯ
substitute
A person or thing that takes or can take the place of another.
Someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult).
Приклади
- The star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes.
- We need extra employees for summer fill-ins.
An athlete who plays only when another member of the team drops out.
Put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items.
Приклади
- The con artist replaced the original with a fake Rembrandt.
- Substitute regular milk with fat-free milk.
Be a substitute.
Приклади
- The young teacher had to substitute for the sick colleague.
- The skim milk substitutes for cream--we are on a strict diet.
Act as a substitute.
Приклади
- She stood in for the soprano who suffered from a cold.
Artificial and inferior.
Приклади
- Ersatz coffee.
- Substitute coffee.
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