displace

verb

/dɪsˈpleɪs/

[often passive] (formal)

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they displace	/dɪsˈpleɪs/ /dɪsˈpleɪs/
he / she / it displaces	/dɪsˈpleɪsɪz/ /dɪsˈpleɪsɪz/
past simple displaced	/dɪsˈpleɪst/ /dɪsˈpleɪst/
past participle displaced	/dɪsˈpleɪst/ /dɪsˈpleɪst/
-ing form displacing	/dɪsˈpleɪsɪŋ/ /dɪsˈpleɪsɪŋ/

to take the place of somebody/something取代；替代；置换 synonym replace
- be displaced (by somebody/something) Gradually factory workers have been displaced by machines.工厂的工人已逐渐被机器取代。
to force people to move away from their home to another place迫使（某人）离开家园
- be displaced (by something) Around 10 000 people have been displaced by the fighting.大约 1 万人因战争而背井离乡。
- displace somebody If the dam is built it will displace 100 000 people.如果大坝建成，将使10万人流离失所。
Topics Social issuesc1
to move something from its usual position移动；挪开；转移
- be displaced (by something) Check for roof tiles that have been displaced by the wind.检查一下屋顶上是否有瓦被风刮得挪了位。
displace somebody (especially North American English) to remove somebody from a job or position撤职；免职；使失业
- displaced workers辞退的工人
displace something (physics物理) (especially of a ship) to take the place of an amount of liquid when put or floating in it, used as a way of measuring size取代；替代；置换
- The ship displaces 58 000 tonnes.这艘轮船的排水量为 58 000 吨。

词源mid 16th cent.: from Old French desplacer.