sub

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

sub [sub subs subbed subbing] noun, verb BrE [sʌb] NAmE [sʌb]
noun (informal)
1. = ↑submarine
2. a substitute who replaces another player in a team
•He came on as sub.
3. (BrE)a ↑subscription (= money that you pay regularly when you are a member of a club, etc.)
4. (BrE)a ↑subeditor
5. (NAmE, informal)a ↑substitute teacher
 
verb
1. transitive ~ sb to replace a sports player with another player during a game
Syn: ↑substitute
•He was subbed after just five minutes because of a knee injury.
2. intransitive ~ (for sb) to do sb else's job for them for a short time
Syn: ↑substitute
3. transitive ~ sth for sth to use sth instead of sth else, especially instead of the thing you would normally use
Syn: ↑substitute
•For a lower-calorie version of the recipe, try subbing milk for cream.
4. transitive ~ sb sth (BrE, informal)to lend sb money for a short time
•Could you sub me £50 till next week?
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• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  submarine, pigboat, U-boat, substitute, stand in, fill in