alternate
alternate
英[ɔːlˈtɜːnət , ˈɔːltəneɪt , ˈɔːltɜːnət]美[ˈɔːltərnət , ˈɔːltərneɪt]
v.（使）交替，轮流；
adj.交替的，间隔的，备用的；
n.代替者，候补者，代理人；
第三人称单数：alternates;
过去式：alternated;
过去分词：alternated;
现在分词：alternating;
副词：alternately;
名词：alternation;
例句
Professor Smith and professor Brown will alternate in giving the class lectures.史密斯教授普和布朗教授轮流给这个班上课。
Farmers usually alternate their crops.农民通常实行轮种。
Day and night alternate.昼夜更替。
This is an alternate plan.这是一个替代计划。
He and I clean our room on alternate days.我和他隔日轮流打扫我们的房间。
That was a week of alternate rain and sunshine.那是晴雨天交替的一周。
alternate aerodrome备用场
They found any alternate ways to stop the meltdowns?他们找到什么别的方法阻止核泄漏了 么 ?
The Star Ushak is named for the large star - shaped medallions which alternate with smaller diamond - shaped units.星形乌沙克地毯是指那种具有大型形状团花图案与较小的菱形图案交替排列的地毯.
Alternate use of systemic and protectant fungicides may delay the onset of resistance.内吸性杀菌剂与保护性杀菌剂交替使用可以延缓抗药性的出现.
同义词
alternate的同义词之：
takeinterchangeswitchspellturns反义词
alternate的反义词之：
consecutive柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
V-RECIP-ERG
（使）交替；（使）轮流
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.
例句
Her aggressive moods alternated with gentle or more co-operative states...她情绪多变，时而咄咄逼人，时而又显得温柔平和或乐于合作。The three acts will alternate as headliners throughout the tour...这3个节目将在整个巡回演出中轮流打头牌。ADJ
交替的；轮流的
Alternate actions, events, or processes regularly occur after each other.
例句
They were streaked with alternate bands of colour.它们都带有各种色彩相间的条纹。ADJ
每隔一（天等）的
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.
例句
Lesley had agreed to Jim going skiing in alternate years.莱斯莉已同意吉姆每隔一年去滑一次雪。ADJ
供选择的；备用的；其他的
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.
例句
His group was forced to turn back and take an alternate route.他的小组被迫返回并选择了另一条路线。...alternate forms of medical treatment.其他可供选择的医疗方案N-COUNT
代替者；候补者
An alternate is a person or thing that replaces another, and can act or be used instead of them.
例句
In most jurisdictions, twelve jurors and two alternates are chosen...大多数辖区都会选出12名陪审员和2名候补陪审员。The six food groups include grain products, vegetables, fruits, milk and milk products, meats and meat alternates, and a miscellaneous group.这6类食物包括谷类产品、蔬菜、水果、牛奶和奶制品、肉类和肉类替代品以及杂类食品。ADJ
（尤其在美国英语中，当alternative作义项3、4和5解时，代替alternative使用）
Alternate is sometimes used, especially in American English, instead of alternative in meanings 3, 4, and 5.
例句
...an alternate lifestyle.另一种生活方式英汉词典释义
adj.
轮流的, 交替的
That was a week of alternate rain and sunshine.那是晴雨天交替的一周。间隔的
He and I clean our room on alternate days.我和他隔日轮流打扫我们的房间。代替的
This is an alternate plan.这是一个替代计划。vt. & vi.
ˈɔ:ltə:neit
(使)交替, (使)轮换
Day and night alternate.昼夜更替。Farmers usually alternate their crops.农民通常实行轮种。The young man alternated singing and dancing.那年轻人一会儿唱, 一会儿跳。vi.
交替
Professor Smith and professor Brown will alternate in giving the class lectures.史密斯教授普和布朗教授轮流给这个班上课。n.
代替者；代理人；候补者
英英词典释义
Noun
1. someone who takes the place of another person
Verb
1. go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions
2. exchange people temporarily to fulfill certain jobs and functions
3. be an understudy or alternate for a role
4. reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)
5. do something in turns;
"We take turns on the night shift"Adjective
1. every second one of a series;
"the cleaning lady comes on alternate Wednesdays""jam every other day"- the White Queen2. allowing a choice;
"an alternative plan"3. occurring by turns; first one and then the other;
"alternating feelings of love and hate"4. of leaves and branches etc; first on one side and then on the other in two ranks along an axis; not paired;
"stems with alternate leaves"行业词典
体育： 候补队员；替补队员；依次的；预备队员；
法律： 签署轮换制；候补；
