surrogate
UK ['sʌr.ə.gət] US ['sɝ:-] adjective [before noun]
■replacing someone else or used instead of something else 替代的；代理的•Because she had no children of her own, her friend's son became a kind of surrogate child to her.因为她自己没有孩子，所以她就把朋友的儿子当成自己的孩子。
UK ['sʌr.ə.gət] US ['sɝ:-] noun
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■something that replaces or is used instead of something else 替代的；代理的•For some people, reading travel books is a surrogate for actual travel.对某些人来说，读游记可以替代真正的旅行。 ■(also surrogate mother)
■a woman who has a baby for another woman who is unable to become pregnant or have a baby herself 代理孕母•She has agreed to act as a surrogate mother for her sister.她已经同意为她姐姐代孕。 |