| 单词 | interchangeable |
| 释义 | interchangeable (once / 6900 pages) adj Things that are interchangeable can replace each other easily. Interchangeable objects or people can be substituted, and no one would know the difference. Some things cannot be switched: if you replace spoons with forks, people are going to have trouble eating soup. Other things are interchangeable: if you switch them, nothing will be lost. Gadgets that are interchangeable can be substituted easily: they're exchangeable or standardized. If two workers are interchangeable, they could do each other's jobs. Two interchangeable words mean almost the exact same thing and could be used in the same way. Interchangeable things are versatile, useful — and, most importantly — "switchable." WORD FAMILYinterchangeable: interchangeability, interchangeableness, interchangeably, noninterchangeable+/change: changeable, changed, changeful, changeless, changer, changes, changing, counterchange, interchange/changeable: changeability, changeableness, changeablest, changeably, unchangeable/changed: unchanged/changeful: changefully, changefulness/changeless: changelessly, changelessness/changer: changers/changing: changingly, unchanging/counterchange: counterchanged, counterchanges, counterchanging/interchange: interchangeable, interchanged, interchanges, interchanging/unchangeable: unchangeability, unchangeableness, unchangeably/unchanged: unchangedly/unchanging: unchangingly, unchangingness USAGE EXAMPLESFor a warm hiking boot with cleats, Anchorage stores offer Korkers, boots with interchangeable outer soles. Seattle Times(Dec 22, 2016) For many employers, contingent—or “gig economy”—workers are interchangeable and disposable. Wall Street Journal(Dec 20, 2016) During Obama’s first presidential run, however, the story did not just strengthen the message — it became interchangeable with it. Washington Post(Dec 15, 2016) 1adj capable of replacing or changing places with something else; permitting mutual substitution without loss of function or suitability " interchangeable electric outlets" "interchangeable parts Syn exchangeable, similar, standardised, standardized replaceable capable of being replaced 2adj (mathematics, logic) such that the arguments or roles can be interchanged the arguments of the symmetric relation, `is a sister of,' are interchangeable Syn symmetric, symmetrical having similarity in size, shape, and relative position of corresponding parts |
| 随便看 |
英语词典包含147318条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。