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stead

noun
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🔊/sted/
Word OriginOld English stede ‘place’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch stad ‘town’, German Statt ‘place’, Stadt ‘town’, from an Indo-European root shared by the verb stand.
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in somebody’s/something’s stead
  1. (formal) instead of somebody/something代替某人（或某物）
    • Foxton was dismissed and John Smith was appointed in his stead.福克斯顿被解职，受命接替他的是约翰 · 史密斯。🔊🔊
stand somebody in good stead
  1. to be useful or helpful to somebody when needed（需要时）对某人有用，对某人有利
    • Your languages will stand you in good stead when it comes to finding a job.你懂得几种语言，找工作时就会显出优势。🔊🔊