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C1[Iusually+ adv/prep]tohappenorexistone after the otherrepeatedly: 轮流，交替 She alternatedbetweencheerfulnessanddeepdespair.她时而情绪亢奋，时而又深陷绝望之中。 [Tusually+ adv/prep]to make somethinghappenorexistone after the otherrepeatedly: 使轮流，使交替 He alternatedworkingin theofficewithlongtoursoverseas.他在办公室工作一段时间后就会安排一次海外长途旅行。 - In thistypeofmentalillness, theusualpatternisboutsofdepressionalternating withelation.
- Throughout theholiday, theweatheralternated betweenrainandsunshineeveryday.
- Sheswamup and down, alternating betweencrawlandbackstroke.
- Saturdaysat theclubalternate between 1970sdiscoandhouse/garage.
- Theareaboastsmilesofunspoiltcoastlinealternating betweencliffsandsandybeaches.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesChanging - about-face
- about-turn
- alterable
- altered
- alternately
- commute
- drip
- modulation
- move on
- move the goalpostsidiom
- move with the timesidiom
- new
- pivot
- rewrite
- shakesomeoneout ofsomething
- shakesomeoneup
- stead
- steepness
- sway
- switch up
See more results » with first one thing, then another thing, and then the first thing again: 轮流的，交替的adessertwith alternatelayersofchocolateandcream巧克力和奶油层叠的甜点 C1If somethinghappenson alternatedays, ithappensevery secondday: 间隔的；每隔（…时间）的 Privatecarsarebannedfrom thecityon alternatedays.该市私家车限隔日出行。 US(UKalternative)An alternateplanormethodis one that you can use if you do notwantto use another one. 供选择的，供替换的 Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examplesdifferent - differentI like her haircut - it's different!
- dissimilarThe twins may look alike, but they are quite dissimilar when it comes to personality.
- diverseLondon is a culturally diverse city.
- heterogeneousThey tested a heterogeneous population.
See more results » SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesSimultaneous and consecutive - accompany
- all the whileidiom
- along
- along the wayidiom
- alternately
- even
- in rotationidiom
- in tandemidiom
- in the processidiom
- live stream
- process
- step
- successive
- successively
- sync
- synchronized
- the minute (that)idiom
- through
- under
- while
See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: GrammarAlternate(ly),alternative(ly) The adjective alternate and the adverb alternately mean ‘first one thing, then another thing and then the first thing again’. When we refer to time, we can also use the phrase every other day, every other week, etc.… Alternate(ly) The adjective alternate and the adverb alternately mean ‘first one thing, then another thing and then the first thing again’. When we refer to time, we can also use the phrase every other day, every other week, etc.… Alternative(ly) Alternative(ly) means ‘something that is different and unusual and offers a possible choice’:… USapersonor thing that can take theplaceof another: 替代者 Davidwas toosicktoattend, so Janetservedas his alternate.戴维重病不能出席，珍妮特作为他的替代者参加。 Comparereplacement stand-in relief surrogatenoun backupnoun SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesReplacing and exchanging - alternatively
- bargainsomethingaway
- change over
- change placesidiom
- instead of
- lieu
- make up forsomething
- name
- novate
- rep
- represent
- shoe
- sing
- someone'sanswer tosomeone/somethingidiom
- spare
- step intosomeone'sshoesidiom
- step into the breachidiom
- sub outsomething
- substitution
- succeed
See more results » alternate| American Dictionarytocausetwo things tohappenorexistone after the other: [I]Thechildrenalternated between beingexcitedand beingtired. [T]I like to alternatephysicalandintellectualactivities. every second, or every other: Ivisitmyfatheron alternateweekends. Note:- Used only about sets of two.
one that can take theplaceof another: Davidwas toosicktoattend, so Janetservedas his alternate. alternate| Business EnglishWORKPLACEapersonwho does another person'sjobwhen they areillor away: He wasdismissedandreplacedwith an alternate. Examplesofalternatealternate An alternating pattern may result, for example, from a cyclic component with a period of about 2 days; persisting patterns may arise in several ways.From theCambridge English Corpus We want to program a two-person finite game where the players must performalternatelegal moves, until one of them, the loser, cannot move.From theCambridge English Corpus The target dose for purely ocular myasthenia is up to 0.75 mg/kg bodyweight onalternatedays.From theCambridge English Corpus We expect returns from agriculture to be greater and fisheries returns to be less under thealternatemanagement plans as compared with the base model.From theCambridge English Corpus Net returns under thealternatemanagement plans are lower than in the base model for all years.From theCambridge English Corpus The regular pattern of alternating long and short syllables, which is reversed only in the middle, accounts for the measured pace of both poems.From theCambridge English Corpus If central powers tended to do the same for opposite reasons, their attitude towards non-bureaucratic opinion alternated between indifference and hostility.From theCambridge English Corpus The climate is tropical and strongly influenced by alternating monsoon and dry seasons.From theCambridge English Corpus They were placed in a radial pattern, alternating to form nine pairs.From theCambridge English Corpus Based on results indicating high bioavailability and a long half-life, the oral administration of brequinar was recommended onalternatedays.From theCambridge English Corpus They applied alternating field and thermal cleaning to determine two groups of in situ directions.From theCambridge English Corpus In some sonatas the texture is varied by woodwind doublings of strings with flute or oboe, alternating with solo passages for different groups.From theCambridge English Corpus In prefixal domains consisting of more than one syllable, a preference for stress on alternating syllables is observed.From theCambridge English Corpus The power series of several elementary functions are alternating and decreasing on small rational inputs because the terms are bounded by a geometric series.From theCambridge English Corpus Though these changes affected rural areas less dramatically, farmers and herders also soughtalternatesources of capital, security and distribution.From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |