1 alternate /ˈɑːltɚˌneɪt/ verb alternates; alternated; alternating
alternates; alternated; alternating
Learner's definition of ALTERNATE
: to place or do (different things) so that one follows the other in a repeated series使交替；使轮流 [+ object]
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To make the appetizer, you should alternate layers of tomatoes and cheese. [=you should place a layer of tomatoes, then a layer of cheese, then a layer of tomatoes, etc.]做这道开胃菜，你应该把西红柿和干酪分层交替摆放。
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The poem/poet alternates fear and hope.这首诗/这位诗人把恐惧与希望交织在一起。
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often + with [no object]
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often + with —
often + between
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To make the appetizer, you should use alternating layers of tomatoes and cheese.做这道开胃菜，你应该把西红柿和干酪分层交替摆放。
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The shirt has alternating red and yellow stripes.这件衬衫有红黄相间的条纹。
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/ˌɑːltɚˈneɪʃən/ noun, plural alternations [count, noncount] 2 alternate /ˈɑːltɚnət/ Brit /ˌɔːlˈtəːnət/ adjective /ˈɑːltɚnət/ Brit /ˌɔːlˈtəːnət/
adjective
Learner's definition of ALTERNATE
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: occurring in or forming a repeated series轮流发生的；交替形成的 2
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used to describe something that happens one time, does not happen the next time, happens again, etc.间隔的；每隔…的 -
The fair is held on alternate years. [=the fair is held every other/second year; the fair is held one year, not held the next year, held the following year, and so on]这个交易会隔年举行一次。
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She picks the children up from school on alternate days. [=(for example) she picks up the children on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday]她隔天去学校接一次孩子。
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chiefly US : other than the usual : alternative另外的；非主流的 -
We took an alternate route because of the traffic.由于交通堵塞，我们走了另外一条路线。
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Due to an emergency, the plane landed at an alternate airport.由于情况紧急，这架飞机降落在一个备用机场。
3 alternate /ˈɑːltɚnət/ Brit /ˌɔːlˈtəːnət/ noun plural alternates
/ˈɑːltɚnət/ Brit /ˌɔːlˈtəːnət/
noun
plural alternates
Learner's definition of ALTERNATE
[count] US
: someone who is chosen to take another person's place if that person is not able to be present or to do a required job替补者；候补者