1[intransitiveI]REPLACE to act as a substitute for someone 代替;當替補隊員
sub for
Roy’s subbing for Chris in tonight’s game.
今晚的比賽羅伊要給克裏斯當替補。
2[transitiveT]British EnglishBrEBEW to give someone part of their wages earlier than usual or lend them money 預支工資給…,預付;借錢給…
I subbed Fenella a tenner to get a decent bunch of flowers.
我借給費奈拉十英鎊,去買一束像樣的鮮花。
3.[transitiveT]British EnglishBrETCN to subedit something 審校〔文稿〕,對〔稿件〕作文字加工
Examples from the Corpus
sub• Finally, with less than two minutes left in the game, she starts subbing.• With four minutes left, the Ducks are up by twenty-two, and Jody is confident enough to start subbing.• Jody starts subbingdeep from the bench.
sub for• Could you sub for me Monday? I have a doctor's appointment.• Lassiter was subbed for Ramos in the secondhalf.• Eisenreich subbed for the injured Alou in Wednesday's game.