Tra từ substitute - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

sub·sti·tute AW [substitute substitutes substituted substituting] noun, verb BrE [ˈsʌbstɪtjuːt] NAmE [ˈsʌbstɪtuːt]
noun
1. a person or thing that you use or have instead of the one you normally use or have
•a meat substitute
•a substitute family
•~ for sb/sth Paul's father only saw him as a substitute for his dead brother.
• The course teaches you the theory but there's no substitute for practical experience.
•The local bus service was a poor substitute for their car.
2. (also informal sub)a player who replaces another player in a sports game
•He was brought on as (a) substitute after half-time.

Word Origin:
late Middle English (denoting a deputy or delegate): from Latin substitutus ‘put in place of’, past participle of substituere, based on statuere ‘set up’.

Example Bank:
•His teacher acted as a father substitute.
•The company produces substitutes for engine oil.
•The company produces substitutes for lead in petrol.
•The television is a poor substitute for human companionship.
•There's no substitute for hard work.
•He was brought on as a substitute after half-time
•I regarded them as a substitute family.
•Paul's father only saw him as a substitute for his dead brother.
•The book will teach you the theory but there's no substitute for practical experience.
•a meat/milk substitute
Derived Word: ↑substitution

verb intransitive, transitive
to take the place of sb/sth else; to use sb/sth instead of sb/sth else
•~ for sb/sth Nothing can substitute for the advice your doctor is able to give you.
•~ A for B Margarine can be substituted for butter in this recipe.
•~ B with/by A Butter can be substituted with margarine in this recipe.
•~ sb/sth Beckham was substituted in the second half after a knee injury (= somebody else played instead of Beckham in the second half). When for, with or by are not used, as in the last example, it can be difficult to tell whether the person or thing mentioned is being used, or has been replaced by somebody or something else. The context will usually make this clear.
•Can you find someone to substitute for you at the meeting?
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Word Origin:
late Middle English (denoting a deputy or delegate): from Latin substitutus ‘put in place of’, past participle of substituere, based on statuere ‘set up’.

Example Bank:
•Gerrard was substituted in the second half after a knee injury.

See also: ↑sub