surrogate
🇬🇧 UK/'sʌrәgit/🇺🇸 US
GREC2
Definitions
n.
A person or thing that acts as a substitute for another
替代者;代理人;代用品
adj.
Acting as or relating to a substitute for someone or something else
替代的;代理的
v.
To substitute one thing or person for another
替代;代理
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.surrogate mother代孕母亲
- 2.surrogate father精神父亲/代父
- 3.surrogate pregnancy代孕
- 4.act as a surrogate充当替代者
Example Sentences
- 1.
The couple used a surrogate to carry their child after years of failed fertility treatments.
- 2.
For many soldiers far from home, the local family became a surrogate for their own.
- 3.
The mentor served as a surrogate father figure for the young athlete.