take the place of

基本解释

In semiconductor receivers transistors take the place of vacuum tubes.
在半导体收音机中晶体管代替了真空管。
《新英汉大辞典》
I always remember his words: Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence!
我会永远记得他的话：在这世上，没有什么能代替坚持！
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I believe that over time, XML files -- in specified locations on the file system -- will take the place of all these earlier mechanisms and formats.
随着时间的变化，我越来越相信，文件系统特定位置的 XML 文件将代替所有这些早期的机制和格式。

New soldiers would soon take the place of those lost in battle.
Conversations, some of the deepest conversations take place in the quietest spaces or the most out-of-the-way places.
对话，尤其是一些有深度的对话,都是在最安静的地方,或是最偏僻的地方发生的。
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Okay. Now I want to turn to Tony as an instance of the way in which reading for the plot can take place.
好了，现在我想回头讲《托尼的拖车》,这是一个说明我们会去阅读情节的好例子。
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As a window on public opinion, language can hardly take the place of polls and surveys.
NPR: 'Talking Right': Why the Left Is Losing, Linguistically