英语词汇“sub-out”的音标、意思、用法及中文翻译-反思网

词汇

sub-out

释义

sub out something

phrasal verb with subverbuk /sʌb/ us /sʌb/-bb-
US(alsosub)
to use one thing instead of another:
The original recipe called for sesame oil instead of olive oil but sesame oil is expensive so I subbed out olive oil.
We're in Atlantic Canada where we can't get any good cotija or queso fresco, so we subbed out some local feta.
US
to not use one thing and use something else instead:
You can sub out the pecans for walnuts or almonds.
If even a small percentage of US drivers subbed out their big bad cars with one of these, the country would save boatloads of oil.
US
to pay someone else to do a job or part of a job that you have agreed to do:
In a super efficient model, you would sub out all work except for book keeping, inventory management and strategic management.
We could sub the whole thing out and get somebody else to make them.

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sub someone out

phrasal verb with subverbuk /sʌb/ us /sʌb/-bb-
US
to remove someone from a team and let someone else play in their place:
You play as long as you can and then you get subbed out.
He may well have found himself subbed out of the semi-final against Portland.
US
to remove someone from a job and give it to someone else instead:
When I was in seventh grade, our math teacher was subbed out.
The panel had to restart its work on Sept. 26 after the judge subbed one juror out with an alternate for undisclosed reasons.

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