surrogate

名词

UK/ˈsʌr.ə.ɡət/
US/ˈsɝː.ə.ɡət/

定义 surrogate 名词

  1. Countable(可数名词)

    something that is used or done instead of something else

    替代物;代替品

    • For some, online gaming serves as a surrogate for actual physical exercise.

      对于一些人来说,线上游戏是实际体育锻炼的替代品。

    • Artificial lighting acts as a surrogate for sunlight when natural light is unavailable.

      当自然光不可用时,人工照明充当阳光的替代品。

    • The company introduced a new product as a surrogate for the older model.

      该公司推出了一款新产品作为旧型号的替代品。

  2. Countable(可数名词)

    a person who represents or acts on behalf of another person

    代理人;代替者;代言人

    • She acted as a surrogate for the chairperson during the meeting, handling all decision-making matters.

      她在会议期间作为主席的代理人,处理所有决策事宜。

    • The lawyer was appointed as a surrogate for the company to handle the legal proceedings.

      该律师被任命为公司的代理人,处理法律程序。

    • Due to the main speaker’s absence, a senior analyst will act as a surrogate and deliver the speech.

      由于主讲人缺席,一位高级分析师将作为代理人发表演讲。

  3. Countable(可数名词)

    a woman who carries and gives birth to a child for another person or couple

    代孕母

    • Due to medical reasons, they decided to have a child through a surrogate mother.

      由于医疗原因,他们决定通过代孕母亲来拥有孩子。

    • She carefully considered the responsibilities and implications of being a surrogate mother.

      她仔细考虑了成为代孕母亲的责任和影响。

    • The couple expressed their deep gratitude to their surrogate for bringing their child into the world.

      这对夫妇对他们的代孕母亲表达了深深的感激,因为她将他们的孩子带到了这个世界。

形容词

UK/ˈsʌr.ə.ɡət/
US/ˈsɝː.ə.ɡət/

定义 surrogate 形容词

  1. Before noun(前置形容词)

    being a replacement or substitute for something or someone else

    替代的;代理的

    • He played a surrogate captain role during the training period.

      他在训练期间扮演了代理队长的角色。

    • They viewed the small community center as a surrogate family space.

      他们将这个小型社区中心视为替代家庭空间。

    • She used her headphones as a surrogate companion during the long journey.

      她在漫长的旅程中使用耳机作为替代伴侣。