surrogate

英 [ˈsʌrəɡət]

美 [ˈsɜːrəɡət]

adj.  替代的; 代用的
n.  代理，代表; 代用品，代替，代孕者，[心]代用人物; 〈美〉遗嘱检验法庭[法官]

复数：surrogates　

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牛津词典

adj.

• 替代的；代用的
  used to describe a person or thing that takes the place of, or is used instead of, sb/sth else
  1. She saw him as a sort of surrogate father.
     在她心目中，他仿佛是能替代父亲角色的人。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 代替的;代用的;代理的
  You usesurrogateto describe a person or thing that is given a particular role because the person or thing that should have the role is not available.
  1. Martin had become Howard Cosell's surrogate son...
     马丁代为当起了霍华德·科塞尔的儿子。
  2. John Brown was the latest in a series of surrogate father figures in Victoria's life...
     在一系列曾在女王维多利亚的一生中扮演过代理父亲角色的人物中，约翰·布朗是最近的一位。
  3. Leningrad was the third alien city to offer him a surrogate home.
     列宁格勒是他在异地安家的第三个外国城市。
  4. Surrogateis also a noun.
     
  5. Arms control should not be made into a surrogate for peace.
     武器控制不应该用来替代和平。

英英释义

noun

• a person appointed to represent or act on behalf of others
  Synonym:deputy
• someone who takes the place of another person
  Synonym:alternatereplacement

adj

• providing or receiving nurture or parental care though not related by blood or legal ties
  1. foster parent
  2. foster child
  3. foster home
  4. surrogate father
  Synonym:foster

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