because of a knee injury. l)A[X±^/72L7#f^@0£l^fft j$#j&T^7₀ 2 [V] ~ (for sb) to do sb else’s job for them for a short time frft; ( HP#E H771 substi

tute 3 [VN] ~ sth for sth to use sth instead of sth else, especially instead of the thing you would normally use

#ft( mn SUBSTITUTE:

For a lower-calorie version of the recipe, try subbing milk for cream. W?&it, rT „

4 [VNN] ~ sb sth (BrE, informal) to lend sb money for a short time ( ifc ) in: Could you sub me £50 till

next week? 50 TMJB&ffc, Rfl«? sub- /sAb/ prefix 1 (in nouns and adjectives fP W i^l) below; less than |E • ■ • IM T ; 'P 7; fE£ T; If; 7 : sub-zero temperatures ^ Iff B T H M. 0 a subtropical {= almost tropical) climate *%\y& o

substandard |E£7 2 (in nouns and adjectives

under Tffi ( i£J£T ) : subway MX 0 submarine 3 (in verbs and nouns jfl^is]) a smaller part of sth 7 A; 7nP; 7: subdivide ##J7 o subset =f%

subaltern /'sAbltan; NAmE sa'boiltarn/ noun any officer in the British army who is lower in rank than a captain (

,sub-'aqua adj. [only before noun] (BrE) connected with sports that are done underwater tRT JS3& W: sub-aqua diving jf7]C o sub-aqua equipment jfAi&ilr subatom ic /.sAbe'tnmik; NAmE -'ta:m-/ adj. [usually before noun] {physics #j) smaller than, or found in, an atomMJITW; tfcJITTW; subatomic

particles 3EJK7$t7

sub-clause /'sAbklorz/ noun {law one of the parts of a clause (= section) in a legal document ( A#

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sub-com-mit-tee /'sAbkamiti/ noun [C+sing./pl. v.] a smaller committee formed from a main committee in order to study a particular subject in more detail ( H

sub-com pact /'SAbkampaekt/ noun (NAmE) a small car, smaller than a compact

sub con scious /.sAb'knnJas; NAmE-'ka:n-/ adj., noun madj. [usually before noun] connected with feelings that influence your behaviour even though you are not aware of them T M iR W ; iff M, iR W : subconscious desires T M. iR W ^ H o the subconscious mind itf M iR — compare conscious, unconscious ► sub-con- scious-ly adv._; Subconsciously, she was looking for the father she had never known.

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unoun the/your subconscious [sing] the part of your mind that contains feelings that you are not aware of T IciR; itHciR — compare unconscious sub-con-tin-ent /.SAb'knntinant; NAmE -'ka:n-/ noun [usually sing] a large land mass that forms part of a continent, especially the part of Asia that includes India, Pakistan and Bangladesh St. ) : the

Indian subcontinent EpUf^cAl⁵® sub-con-tract verb, noun

» verb /,SAbkan'traekt; NAmE .SAb'karntraekt/ ~ sth (to sb) to pay a person or company to do some of the work that you have been given a contract to do 7£L; :

[VN, VN to inf] We subcontracted the work to a small engineering firm. ill JE 7 7 —'J

_e o We subcontracted a small engineering firm to do the work.

► sub con tract ing noun [U]

a noun /.SAb'kontraekt; NAmE -'ka:n-/ a contract to do part of the work that has been given to another person or company fKH'tf|WJ;

subcontract or /.sAbkan'traekta^); NAmE SAb'kain- traek-/ noun a person or company that does part of the work given to another person or company 7 £>,]£[; 7 feA

sub-cul-ture /'SAbkAltfa(r)/ noun (sometimes disapproving) the behaviour and beliefs of a particular group of people in society that are different from those of

most people ( &X

it : the criminal/drug/youth, etc. subculture ill IP,

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subcuta neous /.SAbkju'teinias/ adj. [usually before noun] {technical Ain) under the skin ATPI): a. subcutaneous injection AT&lt ► sub-cuta-ne-ous-ly adv. sub dir ec tory /'sAbdarektari; -di-; -dai-/ noun {pi. -ies) {computing if) a directory (= list of files or programs) which is inside another directory 7 @ ^ subdiv ide /'sAbdivaid; .SAbdi'vaid/ verb [VN, V] [often passive] r (sth) (into sth) to divide sth into smaller parts; to be divided into smaller parts ( $ ) ff7#!l, #7 subdivision noun 1 /.sAbdi'visn/ [U] the act of dividing a part of sth into smaller parts ; #7;

2 /'SAbdivi3n/ [C] one of the smaller parts into which a part of sth has been divided M — W

oPiA; 7A; 7nP: a police subdivision (= the area covered by one particular police force) ff^pPHTflW If $1:7 IX o subdivisions within the Hindu caste system £p M3 /'sAbdivi3n/ [C] {NAmE) an area of land that has been divided up for building houses on ( 7M$7#iW )

sub-due /sab'dju:; NAmE -'du:/ verb [VN] (rather format)

1 to bring sb/sth under control, especially by using force ffj'j A; H HI; M $!l *3771 defeat : Troops were called in to subdue the rebels.

2 to calm or control your feelings $ij, 7 $!], % ft¹] ( fill# ) PTI71 suppress : Julia had to subdue an urge

to stroke his hair. 3c|tj®T$# T3£$H± S fi, 7

sub dued /sab'djuid; NAmE -'durd/ adj. 1 (of a person A) unusually quiet, and possibly unhappy fSJ ^ 7 7 W; W fPPll; (ft: He seemed a bit subdued to me.

jilt % it ^ ff A fci pg A 7 o 0 She was in a subdued mood. M 7' 'I# jtp ftp ₀ o The reception was a subdued affair. Ph Wo 2 (of light or colours ft

%) not very bright fg fq W_: subdued lighting ffl W ft ft 3 (of sounds r h¹ ) not very loud jEEfS W; 7F W: a subdued conversation /Jn^ 4 (of business

activity jSfikfgglj) not very busy; with not much activity 7 tS Bfc W; W; M& W: a period of subdued trading

sub edi tor /,sAb'edita(r)/ (also informal sub) noun {BrE) a person whose job is to check and make changes to the text of a newspaper or magazine before it is printed 'AjStA ► sub-edit verb [V, VN]

sub-fuse /’sAbfAsk; .sAb’fAsk/ noun [U] formal clothing worn for examinations and formal occasions by students at Oxford University (

) mim

Sub-group /’SAbgruip/ noun a smaller group made up of members of a larger group /Jn M.; ( )

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sub head ing /.sAb'hediq/ noun a title given to any of the sections into which a longer piece of writing has been divided/J^^;

sub-human /.sAb'hjuiman/ adj. (disapproving) not working or behaving like a normal human; not fit for humans A A W ; 7^7A^W; 7ii7A^W; subhuman behaviour At&TpA^tWfrAl 0 They were living in subhuman conditions, it 71X tS 4 # A W ^ To — compare inhuman, superhuman Slib-ject 0-w noun, adj., verb m noun /‘SAbd3ikt; -d3ekt/

► OF CONVERSATION/BOOK fg tft ; f, 1 [C] a thing or person that is being discussed, described or dealt with ±IS; IE g ; i|fIS; MM\ Ir] ®: an unpleasant subject of conversation 0 books on many different

subjects 0 a magazine article on the

subject of space travel — |J jfcft A M fj W ^ M X M 0 I have nothing more to say on the subject. ^TjXAIrIM, M 'S W ^ W 7 o 0 I wish you’d change the subject {= talk about sth else). 0 How did

we get onto the subject of marriage? id Ir] 7 ? 0 We seem to have got off the subject we’re meant to be discussing. fSCI^7fiB ₀ o Nelson Mandela is the subject of a new biography.

2fc • 0 Climate change is