displaceKK [dɪˋsples] /dɪˈspleɪs/發音dis- 分開+place 位置→使離開原位展開收合dis-字首分開place單字位置字面:使離開原位把人或物從原來的位置移開,即移位、迫使遷離,也引申為取代原有者。動詞1取代、替代Streaming services have largely displaced rental stores.串流服務大致上已取代了影片出租店。2使流離失所、迫使遷離常用被動Thousands of families were displaced by the flooding.數千戶家庭因水患而流離失所。3使移位、移動The earthquake displaced several sections of the railway track.地震使好幾段鐵軌移位。4排開A floating object displaces its own weight in water.漂浮的物體會排開與自身重量相等的水。5免職、解職正式Two senior managers were displaced during the reorganization.在組織重整期間,兩名高階主管被免職。