Supplant
[ sə'plænt ]
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vt. 把…排挤掉，取代;代替;
💡 词根助记
sup在…下面+plant种植→种在下面，把上面的取代→取代，排挤
📝 例句
The duke plotted to supplant the king.
公爵阴谋取代国王的地位。
To take the place of;supplant.
取代…的位置；替代
The steam engine began to supplant the muscular power of men and animals
蒸汽机开始取代人和动物的劳动
To take the place of, especially by force;supplant.
取代取代，尤指使用武力；代替
The law of momentum conservation could supplant Newton's third law.
动量守恒定律可以取代牛顿第三定律。
🌱 联想助记
【记】sup-前缀“在下面”,plant-种植:在下面种植自己的势力→取代
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
🔤 词根
sub-在p前变为sup-
表示“下”
📖 牛津释义
supplant
v[Tn]
(fml 文) take the place of (sb/sth); replace 取代（某人[某事物]）; 代替
Oil has supplanted coffee as our main export. 我们的主要出口货已由原来的咖啡改为石油了.
The party leader has been supplanted by his rival. 那位党的领导人已被其对手取而代之.
She has been supplanted by another in his affections, ie He now loves sb else. 他爱上了另一个女人, 不再爱她了.
🔁 扩展释义
*[sә'plɑ:nt]vt. 排挤掉, 代替
🌿 同词根单词
📖 同为「GRE」词汇
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That's the way it goes.
现实就是这样。
A chain is no stronger than its weakest link.
链条的坚固程度取决于它最薄弱的环节。
Some of the bigger firms are engaged in researches which are of such general and fundamental nature that it is a positive advantage to them not to keep them secret.
某些大公司进行的研究属于一般和基础性的研究。因此不保密对他们才有利。