动 take the place of，be in place of，act on behalf of，acting；名 historical period，dynasty，generation，[地]era ；

[例句] 一些较老式的电话机仍然只收代币。 Some of the older telephones still only accept tokens.

[例句] 渡船搅起豪湾的海水，从兰代尔驶向霍斯舒湾。 Ferries churn the waters of Howe Sound from Langdale to Horseshoe Bay.

agent，proxy，deputize，act on behalf of someone in a responsible position；

[例句] 考兰叫助理哈希姆在自己外出时代理其职。 Kalan called his assistant, Hashim, to take over while he went out.

[例句] 广告代理公司正逐渐丧失曾经对品牌营销的有力控制。 Advertising agencies are losing their once-powerful grip on brand marketing.

substitute for，supersede，replace，substitution，edge out ；

[例句] 这些表达方式经常相互替代使用，但它们的含义却有所不同。 These expressions are often used interchangeably, but they do have different meanings.

[例句] 小块腌洋葱可用来替代切片洋葱。 Small pickling onions can be used instead of sliced ones.

modern times，the contemporary age [era]，modern，contemporary ；

[例句] 我们正在经历现代最严重的一段经济衰退。 We are in one of the most severe recessions in modern times.

[例句] 电话是现代生活中让人最反感的必需品之一。 The telephone is one of the great tyrannies of modern life.

ancient，archaic，ancient times，antiquity，ancientry ；

[例句] 在古代，狗也与治病有关。 Dogs were also associated with healing in the ancient world.

[例句] 他们认为古代希腊罗马是知识的重要发源地。 They believed ancient Greece and Rome were vital sources of learning.

turn over，hand over，tell，leave words，account for ；

[例句] 她交代人是她杀的，并带警察去他的尸首处。 She confessed to the killing and led police to his remains.

[例句] 如果他出了事故，他怎么向他的父母交代？ What would he tell his parents if he had a wreck?

[数] algebra ；

[例句] 他中学时不擅长代数. He was not good at algebra in middle school.

[例句] 在代数里, 符号X常用来表示未知数. In algebra, the sign X usually denotes an unknown quantity.

deputy，delegate，representative，represent；

[例句] 国际参展代表参展费将优惠至825美元. International delegations will a reduced rate of US $ 825.

[例句] “美元”用美元符号“$”代表. The dollar is represented by the dollar sign, $.

[计] code ；

[例句] 我很快就学会了识别牌照前面的代码。 I soon learnt to read the licence plates' prefixes.

[例句] 采自该录像带的模拟信号被转换成数字代码。 The analogue signals from the video tape are converted into digital code.

progeniture succeeding era，later periods ，later generations，posterity，afterworld；

[例句] 当然，并不是所有的酗酒者和吸毒者都会生育出不正常的后代。 Of course, not all alcoholics and drug abusers produce deviant offspring.

[例句] 摄影师用摄像机为后代记录下了这个场景。 A photographer recorded the scene on video for posterity.

replace，substitute，take the place of；

[例句] 你觉得谁会代替她参加这场演出？ Who do you suppose will replace her on the show?

[例句] 加收了10%的服务费以代替小费。 A 10 percent service charge is added in lieu of tipping.

times，age，a period in one's life，era，epoch ；

[例句] 这个团体与叙利亚的关系可以追溯到《圣经》时代。 The community's links with Syria date back to biblical times.

[例句] 我认为你在南美度过的青少年时代让你产生了偏见。 I think your South American youth has prejudiced you.

agent，deputy，proxy，[律] procurator，a man of business；

[例句] 他是一家大型钢铁公司的代理人. He is a representative for a large steel company.

[例句] 我的代理人通知我,你还欠我50英镑. My agent has instructed me that you still owe me ￡50.

age，years，time，a decade of a century ；

[例句] 在20世纪80年代越来越多的人喜欢上了远足或是打高尔夫球。 Walking and golf increased in popularity during the 1980s.

[例句] 上世纪50年代时，劳申伯格就早早地预见到了80年代的概念艺术运动。 In the 50s, Rauschenberg anticipated the conceptual art movement of the 80s.

substitute ；

[例句] 可以用来换取粮票的食物只有这些：代用咖啡、通心粉和小块的人造黄油。 There were few provisions available in exchange for food stamps: ersatz coffee, macaroni, small cubes of margarine.

[例句] 这一新的代用甜味剂是用一种野生植物制成的. The new substitute sweetener is made from a wild plant.

price，cost，expense，toll，wage ；

[例句] 他现在正为酗酒付出沉重的代价。 He drank too much and is paying dearly for it.

[例句] 斯洛文尼亚将为独立付出巨大的代价。 Slovenia will have to pay a high price for independence.

compensatory ；

[例句] 尿液和甲烷气体的变化部分地代偿了营养水平的影响. The variation in urine and methane production compensates partly for the plane of nutrition effect.

[例句] 据医生估计,这种现象是由体内代偿引起的. The doctor estimated that the phenomenon was caused by intracorporal compensation.

subrogate，subrogation ；

[例句] 摘要债权人代位权行使效果归属有入库原则和直接受偿两种学说. There are two theories on subrogation, rule of warehousing and direct - discharge.

[例句] 对于代位权和撤销权严格适用. Prudentials is important to adoption of subrogation and the right to rescind.

[生] offspring，filial generation ；

[例句] 双亲本子代的生活力多半是相似的. The vigour of two - parent progenies was likely to be similar.

[例句] 子代和亲代相似性之定律是同一的. The laws of resemblance of the child to its parents are the same.

Kainozoic era，Cenozoic era，caenozoicus，Cainozoic，Cenozoic ；

[例句] 在沉积速率分析曲线上,往往是古生代 、 生代和新生代呈单峰状态. The deposition velocity of Paleozoic, Mesozoic and Cenozoic assumes unimodal pattern.

[例句] 辽宁省中新生代盆地地层中赋有有丰富的地热资源. Rich geothermal resources are hosted in the Meso - Cenozoic basins in Liaoning Province.