alternate
alternate
al∙ter∙nate¹ / ˈɔltəˌnɪt ; ɔ:lˈtɜ:nət /
◙adj [usually before noun]
1. if something happens on alternate days, weeks etc, it happens on one day etc and not the next, and continues in this pattern
• 间隔的:
»alternate Mondays / weekends etc
»The service runs on alternate days.
该项服务隔天一次。
2. two alternate things are placed one after the other in a regular pattern
• 轮流的，相间的，交替的:
»alternate blue and red stripes
蓝红条纹相间
»Arrange the leeks and noodles inalternate layers.
一层韭葱、一层面条地交替放置。
3. used to replace another thing of the same type
• 可供替代的;
【SYN】 alternative
»the appointment of an alternate director
任命一位候补董事
al∙ter∙nate² / ˈɔltəˌnet ; ˈɔ:ltəneɪt /
◙verb [I,T]
1. if two things alternate, or if you alternate them, they happen one after the other in a repeated pattern
• （使）轮流，（使）交替:
▪ [+between]
»She alternated between outrage and sympathy.
她时而愤怒，时而同情。
▪ [+with]
»Periods of depression alternate with excited behavior.
沮丧期与兴奋交替出现。
»alternate sth and / with sth
»Twist your body, alternating right and left stretches.
扭动身体，向左和向右交替伸展。
♦alternation / ˌɔltəˈneʃən ; ˌɔ:ltəˈneɪʃən /noun [C,U]
