1. He was hanged for plotting to supplant the king. 他因阴谋篡夺皇位而被绞死。
2. In the long run growth depends on replacing obsolete methods of production with better ones, and supplanting old industries with new ones. 长远看来，经济增长靠的是生产方式的优胜劣汰，靠的是产业结构的更新换代。
3. The difference, this year from last year, is an oozing mind 今年和前两年的不同，在于灵感缓缓流出的思维代替了一颗空洞的心灵，那样的平静，我追逐了很久。
英英解释
n.
1. act of taking the place of another especially using underhanded tactics
