displace /dɪsˈpleɪs/ star2 CET6 TEM4 (displacing,displaced,displaces)

• 1.  

  V-T（及物动词） If one thing displaces another, it forces the other thing out of its place, position, or role, and then occupies that place, position, or role itself. 取代

  例：

  These factories have displaced tourism as the country's largest source of foreign exchange.

  这些工厂已经取代了旅游业而成为该国最大的外汇来源。

• 2.  

  V-T（及物动词） If a person or group of people is displaced, they are forced to move away from the area where they live. 使背井离乡 [usu passive]

  例：

  More than 600,000 people were displaced by the tsunami.

  超过60万人被海啸搞得背井离乡。