| 释义 |
Adjective: alternate 'olturnut [N. Amer], ol'turnut [Brit]- Every second one of a series
"the cleaning lady comes on alternate Wednesdays" - Serving or used in place of another
- alternative, substitute - Occurring by turns; first one and then the other
- alternating - 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"
Verb: alternate 'oltur`neyt- Go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions
- jump - Exchange people temporarily to fulfil certain jobs and functions
- Be an understudy or alternate for a role
- understudy - Reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)
- interchange, tack, switch, flip, flip-flop - Do something in turns
- take turns
Noun: alternate 'olturnut [N. Amer], ol'turnut [Brit]- Someone who takes the place of another person
- surrogate, replacement
Derived forms: alternates, alternating, alternated See also: alternately, alternation, cyclic, cyclical, secondary Type of: act, alter, backup, backup man, change, change by reversal, con, exchange, fill-in, learn, memorise [Brit], memorize, move, relief, reliever, reverse, stand-in, substitute, turn, vary Antonym: opposite Encyclopedia: Alternate |