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displace

英 [dɪs'pleɪs] 美[dɪs'ples]
  • vt. 取代;置换;转移;把…免职;排水

英英释意


1. take the place of
2. force to move;
"the refugees were displaced by the war"
3. move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a new and foreign environment;
"The war uprooted many people"
4. cause to move, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense;
"Move those boxes into the corner, please"
"I'm moving my money to another bank"
"The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"
5. remove or force from a position of dwelling previously occupied;
"The new employee dislodged her by moving into her office space"
6. put out of its usual place, position, or relationship;
"The colonists displaced the natives"