英语短语 "substitute…for" 的核心含义是 "用……代替……",强调主动用前者(A)替换后者(B),是英语中表达“替代”的常用动词短语。
结构为 substitute A for B,字面直译是“把A作为替代品放到B的位置上”,即“用A代替B”(A是新的替代物,B是被替换的原事物)。
例:
I substituted honey for sugar in the tea.(我在茶里用蜂蜜代替了糖。)
The teacher substituted a easier exercise for the difficult one.(老师用简单的练习代替了难的那个。)
例:
Sugar was substituted for honey in the recipe by the baker.(面包师在食谱中用糖代替了蜂蜜。)
(但被动语态不如主动常用,更自然的表达仍是主动句。)
当"substitute"作名词时,表示“替代品”,常用搭配是 a substitute for B(B的替代品),与动词短语呼应:
Honey is a good substitute for sugar.(蜂蜜是糖的好替代品。)
(对应动词句:I substitute honey for sugar.)
需注意与 replace…with 的区别(两者含义相同,但结构相反):
substitute A for B = replace B with A(均表示“用A代替B”)
例:
Substitute milk for cream. = Replace cream with milk.(用牛奶代替奶油。)
烹饪:The chef substituted olive oil for butter to make the dish healthier.(厨师用橄榄油代替黄油,让这道菜更健康。)
日常:I had to substitute my umbrella for a raincoat because it was too windy.(风太大,我不得不把雨伞换成雨衣。)
学习/工作:The student substituted a pen for a pencil when his pencil broke.(学生的铅笔断了,就用钢笔代替。)
结构:substitute + 替代物(A) + for + 原事物(B)
含义:用A代替B
关键:不要颠倒A和B的顺序(否则意思完全相反)!
记住这个逻辑:substitute 新的(A) for 旧的(B),就能准确使用啦~