the place or role that someone or something should have or fill (used in referring to a substitute)
替代;接替
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you wish to have him superseded and to be appointed in his stead .你想有人取代他,而且想被任命接替他。
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stand someone in good stead be advantageous or useful to someone over time or in the future (将来)对某人有好处,对某人有用处his early training stood him in good stead . 他早期受的训练对他的将来有好处
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