alternate
柯林斯词典
1. V-RECIP When you alternate two things, you keep using one then the other. When one thing alternates with another, the first regularly occurs after the other. 交替
Her aggressive moods alternated with gentle or more cooperative states. 她的挑衅情绪与温和或更为合作的情绪互相交替。
Now you just alternate layers of that mixture and eggplant. 现在你只用把那种混合物与茄子一层层交叠起来。
2. ADJ Alternate actions, events, or processes regularly occur after each other. 交替的[ADJ n]
They were streaked with alternate bands of colour. 他们都带有色彩交替相间的条纹。
3. alternatelyADV 交替地
He could alternately bully and charm people. 他能时而欺负人,时而吸引人。
4. ADJ If something happens on alternate days, it happens on one day, then happens on every second day after that. In the same way, something can happen in alternate weeks, years, or other periods of time. 间隔的[ADJ n]
Lesley had agreed to Jim going skiing in alternate years. 莱斯丽已经同意了吉姆隔年去滑雪。
5. ADJ You use alternate to describe a plan, idea, or system which is different from the one already in operation and can be used instead of it. 供替换的[ADJ n]
His group was forced to turn back and take an alternate route. 他的小组被迫返回并采用了替代路线。
6. N-COUNT An alternate is a person or thing that replaces another, and can act or be used instead of them. 替补[美国英语]
In most jurisdictions, twelve jurors and two alternates are chosen. 在大多数审判中,12名陪审员和2名替补人员会被选出。
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alternate (alternating,alternated,alternates)
动词读作ˈɔːltəneɪt。形容词和名词读作ɔːlˈtɜːnɪt。
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- In this type of mental illness , the usual pattern is bouts of depression alternating with elation .
- Throughout the holiday , the weather alternated between rain and sunshine every day .
- She swam up and down, alternating between crawl and backstroke .
- Saturdays at the club alternate between 1970s disco and house /garage .
- The area boasts miles of unspoilt coastline alternating between cliffs and sandy beaches . 返回 alternate
to happen or exist one after the other repeatedly
轮流,交替
She alternated between cheerfulness and deep despair . 她时而情绪亢奋,时而又深陷绝望之中。
[ 及物动词:后面接宾语的动词 经常 后面必须接副词或介词的动词 ]
to make something happen or exist one after the other repeatedly
使轮流,使交替
He alternated working in the office with long tours overseas . 他在办公室工作一段时间后就会安排一次海外长途旅行。
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