Men fantasize as a substitute for acting out forbidden desires.

人们以幻想来作为宣泄禁欲的替代方式。

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Marconi's conception of the radio was as a substitute for the telephone, a tool for private conversation.

马可尼构想的无线电是作为电话的替代品，一种私人交谈的工具。

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Paul's father only saw him as a substitute for his dead brother.

保罗的父亲只是把他当作他死去的哥哥来看待。

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I don't know that I have an answer to this, but perhaps the Republic as a whole is itself a piece of this Socratic poetry that will substitute for the Homeric kind.

我不确定我对这有预备答案，但也许整部《理想国》,就是一部苏老式的诗学,用以取代荷马史诗。

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The president accuses the opposition of resorting to mudslinging as a substitute for policies.

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Administrative improvisation is being taken as a substitute for genuine reforms that open up the economy.

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