to replace; to take the place of

dài tì

d+ài·4th tonet+ì·4th tone

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He went there instead of his father.

他代替他的父亲去。

It won't be easy to find someone capable of taking his place.

找到一位能够代替他的人不会是容易的任务。

I don't think television will take the place of books.

我不觉得电视会代替书籍。

Plastics have taken the place of many conventional materials.

塑料代替了许多传统的原料。

The result of the invention of the steam engine was that human power was replaced by mechanical power.

机械力代替人力, 这是蒸汽机发明的结果。

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