英语词汇“alternate”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词

alternate

释义

adjective | verb | noun

alternatealternate1 /ˈɔltɚnɪt/ ●●○ AWL adjective [only before noun]

ETYMOLOGYalternate¹

Origin: 1500-1600 Latin, past participle of alternare to alternate, from alternus alternate

1able to be used or chosen instead of another person or thing of the same type: an alternate juror an alternate method of payment2two alternate actions, situations, or states happen one after the other in a repeated pattern SYN alternating: alternate stripes of yellow and green3happening or doing something on one of every two days, weeks, etc.: He works alternate days. [Origin: 1500–1600 Latin, past participle of alternare to alternate, from alternus alternate]

adjective | verb | noun

alternatealternate2 /ˈɔltɚˌneɪt/ ●●○ AWL verb [intransitive, transitive]

VERB TABLE

alternate

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	alternate
	he, she, it	alternates
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	alternated
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have alternated
	he, she, it	has alternated
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had alternated
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will alternate
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have alternated

Continuous Form
Present	I	am alternating
	he, she, it	is alternating
	you, we, they	are alternating
Past	I, he, she, it	was alternating
	you, we, they	were alternating
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been alternating
	he, she, it	has been alternating
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been alternating
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be alternating
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been alternating

if two things alternate or you alternate them, they change from one to the other in a repeated pattern: alternate between Her emotions alternated between outrage and sympathy.alternate something with something Alternate alcoholic drinks with water to avoid drinking too much.—alternation /ˌɔltɚˈneɪʃən/ noun [countable, uncountable]

adjective | verb | noun

alternatealternate3 /ˈɔltɚnɪt/ noun [countable] someone who will do someone else’s job if that person cannot do it: Madsen is listed as an alternate for tonight’s starting pitcher.

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