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supplant

英 [sə'plɑːnt] 美[sə'plænt]
英语单词supplant
  • vt. 代替;排挤掉

英英释意


1. take the place or move into the position of;
"Smith replaced Miller as CEO after Miller left"
"the computer has supplanted the slide rule"
"Mary replaced Susan as the team's captain and the highest-ranked player in the school"