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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-derived
surunder, below
+
rogask, request, propose
+
ateto make, having
=surrogate

Common 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.

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