v.  取代，替代 ≈ replace

v.  使〔人群或兽群〕离开家园

v.  排出，挤出

v.  撤职；免职；使失业

• displacement

  n.  替代

  n. 〔人群或兽群的〕被迫迁徙

  n. 〔尤指表示船舶等重量的〕排水量

• In addition, other factors are putting downward pressure on oil prices: … the long-term drop in petroleum consumption in the United States, and some displacement of oil by substitutes. 石油的替代品

• But renewable energy will have to displace fossil fuels to a much greater extent in the future to avoid unacceptable climate risks. 替代矿物燃料

• Coal has been displaced by natural gas as a major source of energy. 作为一种主要能源，煤的地位已为天然气所取代。

• Fifty thousand people have been displaced by the fighting. 五万人因为战争背井离乡。

• The water displaced by the landslides created a tidal wave.

  崩塌的泥石排出的水形成一股巨浪。

BrE /əˌbriːviˈeɪʃn/