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sub1 /sʌb/ noun [countable] informal  1. PMNTTWa submarine 潜艇2. DSa substitute in sports such as football 〔足球等体育运动的〕替补队员3. TCNa subscription 捐赠款；会费4. British EnglishBEC part of your wages that you receive earlier than usual because you need money 〔工资中的〕预支款 SYN advance5. American EnglishDF a long bread roll, split open and filled with meat, cheese etc 潜艇[大型]三明治〔长面包纵向切开，中间夹肉、奶酪等〕6. American EnglishSE a substitute teacher 代课教师7. British EnglishTCN a sub-editor 助理编辑，文字编辑

Examples from the Corpus

sub• The annual sub will vary between £200 for men and £65 for juveniles, but entrance fees have been waived for the time being.• But the real workhorse of the Galapagos operation was the tiny sub called the Alvin.

Related topics: Wages, Newspapers, printing, publishing

sub2 verb (subbed, subbing) informal  1  [intransitive]REPLACE to act as a substitute for someone 代替；当替补队员sub for Roy’s subbing for Chris in tonight’s game. 今晚的比赛罗伊要给克里斯当替补。2  [transitive] British EnglishBEW to give someone part of their wages earlier than usual or lend them money 预支工资给…，预付；借钱给… I subbed Fenella a tenner to get a decent bunch of flowers. 我借给费奈拉十英镑，去买一束像样的鲜花。3. [transitive] British EnglishTCN to subedit something 审校〔文稿〕，对〔稿件〕作文字加工→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

sub• Finally, with less than two minutes left in the game, she starts subbing.• With four minutes left, the Ducks are up by twenty-two, and Jody is confident enough to start subbing.• Jody starts subbing deep from the bench.sub for• Could you sub for me Monday? I have a doctor's appointment.• Lassiter was subbed for Ramos in the second half.• Eisenreich subbed for the injured Alou in Wednesday's game.sub- /sʌb/ prefix  1  XXunder or below a particular level or thing 在…下面的 sub-zero temperatures 零度以下的温度 subsoil (=beneath the surface) 底土层2  LESSless important or powerful than someone or something, or of lower rank than someone 〔重要性或级别〕次于…，低于… a sublieutenant 海军中尉3  PARTpart of a bigger whole 分支 a subsection 分部 a subcommittee 〔委员会下设的〕专门小组4  LIKE/SIMILARnot as good as other people or things 〔品质〕次于…的，低于…的 substandard housing 低于标准的住宅 subnormal intelligence 低于正常的智力5  technicalALMOST almost 近于，亚 subtropical heat 亚热带的高温

Examples from the Corpus

sub-• the Indian subcontinent• sub-zero temperaturesFrom Longman Business Dictionarysubsub1 /sʌb/ noun [countable] informal1a SUBSCRIPTION2British English part of your wages that you receive earlier than usual because you need moneySYN AmE advancesubsub2 verb (subbed, subbing) [transitive] British English informal to give someone part of their wages earlier than usual or lend them moneyCan you sub me £20 until pay day?→ See Verb tableOrigin sub- Latin sub “under, close to”

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sub¹ /sʌb/ noun [countable] informal
1. a submarine
2. a substitute in sports such as football
3. a subscription
4. British English part of your wages that you receive earlier than usual because you need money
   SYN  advance
5. American English a long bread roll, split open and filled with meat, cheese etc
6. American English a substitute teacher
7. British English a sub-editor

II

sub² verb (past tense and past participle subbed, present participle subbing) informal
1. [intransitive] to act as a substitute for someone
    sub for
    Roy’s subbing for Chris in tonight’s game.
2. [transitive] British English to give someone part of their wages earlier than usual or lend them money:
    I subbed Fenella a tenner to get a decent bunch of flowers.
3. [transitive] British English to subedit something

III

sub‧ma‧rine¹ /ˈsʌbməriːn, ˌsʌbməˈriːn/ (also sub) noun [countable]
a ship, especially a military one, that can stay under water:
    a nuclear submarine
     

THESAURUS

■ military ships
   ▪ warship a military ship with guns, used in a war
   ▪ battleship the largest type of ship used in war, with very big guns on it
   ▪ aircraft carrier a military ship that planes can fly from or land on
   ▪ destroyer a small fast military ship with guns, often used for protecting battleships
   ▪ gunboat a small fast ship with guns on it, often used in shallow water near a coast
   ▪ submarine a military ship that can stay under water: a nuclear submarine
   ▪ minesweeper a military ship used for removing bombs from under water

IV

ˌsubstitute ˈteacher (also substitute, sub informal) noun [countable]
American English a teacher who teaches a class when the usual teacher is ill
   SYN  supply teacher British English