单词	alternate
释义	alternate1 adjectivealternate2 verb alternateal‧ter‧nate1 /ɔːlˈtɜːnət $ ˈɒːltər-, ˈæl-/ ●○○ AWL adjective [usually before noun] Word Origin WORD ORIGINalternate1 Origin: 1500-1600 Latin past participle of alternare ‘to alternate’, from alternus ‘alternate’, from alter; ➔ ALTER Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES an alternate juror an alternate method of payment He worked alternate night and day shifts. He works alternate days. Italian cities have imposed alternate-day driving rules in an effort to reduce pollution. She visits her parents on alternate Sundays. The walls were painted with alternate stripes of yellow and green. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Also, an alternate needle pattern produces beautiful mash lace very easily. Also, unions are free to waive daily overtime requirements and negotiate alternate schedules, such as those providing four 10-hour days. In two cases where father and son were both working shifts they had arranged alternate shifts thus allowing uninterrupted farm work. It solaced him to know that he had an alternate plan if things went awry. Lethal injection is a means of execution in 32 states, some of which use alternate methods as well. Rules incorporate more traditional expertise in handling situations like bumping and alternate carrier vouchers. Stretch up alternate hands - even higher than yesterday! This pattern of alternate feeding and resting is characteristic of all grazing animals. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorwhen you do something regularly, or something happens regularly► regularly if you do something regularly , you do it on many different occasions, usually with the same amount of time in between: · I've been going jogging regularly for a couple of years now.· Both my sons phone me regularly, usually once a week.· Company reports are published regularly and sent out to all shareholders. ► regular a regular event or activity happens every hour, every week, every month etc, usually with the same amount of time in between: · Do you do any regular exercise?· It's important to visit your dentist for regular check-ups.· The Parent-Teacher Association has regular meetings every month.on a regular basis (=regularly): · More than 60% of adults drink wine on a regular basis.at regular intervals (=with equal amounts of time between): · The prison is inspected at regular intervals by government health officers.a regular feature (of something) (=a regular event that has become an important part of something): · The exhibitions by young artists formed a regular feature of the London arts scene. ► every day/every week/every year etc · She cycles to work every day.· Every Sunday we go to my mother's for lunch.· The series has been on TV every week for forty years. ► hourly/daily/weekly/monthly etc happening or done every hour, every day etc: · There are daily flights to Frankfurt.· a weekly current affairs programme· a monthly magazine ► every other day/week/year etc happening one day, week etc, but not the next and continuing in this way: · Every other Thursday there's a farmers' market in the town.· How often do you go shopping? Oh, every other day. ► alternate days/weeks/years etc especially British happening one day, week etc, but not the next and continuing in this way. Alternate days etc is more formal than every other day etc: · I have to work a 37 hour week, including alternate weekends.· Indoor bowls nights are held at the hall on alternate Tuesdays at 7.30. happening or doing something in a series► successive happening one after the other: · Successive nights without sleep make any new parent feel ready to quit.· Jackson became the first batter since Babe Ruth to hit three successive home runs in a single game.· Successive governments have failed to tackle the problem of international debt. ► consecutive consecutive days, years etc come after one another, with no breaks in between: · The company has made a profit for seven consecutive years.· You must get a doctor's certificate if you're off work sick for more than three consecutive days. ► straight happening immediately one after another in a series, especially in an unusually long series: · The temperatures was 40 degrees below zero for two weeks straight.· She is hoping to beat her personal record of 21 straight victories. ► in succession if something happens on a number of occasions, days, years etc in succession , it happens on each of those occasions, days, years etc, without a break: · She's won the championship four times in succession.· It's not advisable to plant wheat in the same field for more than two years in succession. ► one after the other/one after another if a number of events happen one after the other or one after another , each one happens soon after the previous one: · One after another they got up and left the room.· He was so thirsty that he drank five glasses of water, one after the other.· She smoked nervously throughout the meeting, one cigarette after another. ► in a row done two or more times, one after another, without a break: · Last week I overslept three days in a row.· The Blazers have won 11 games in a row. ► running if you do something for the third time, fifth time etc running , you do it that number of times without a break: · This is the fourth time running you've been late.· Spender won the Cambridge Poetry Prize three years running. ► alternate two alternate actions, events, feelings etc are done in a fixed order, first one, then the other, then the first one again etc: · He worked alternate night and day shifts.· Italian cities have imposed alternate-day driving rules in an effort to reduce pollution.alternate Sundays/weekends etc (=first one Sunday or weekend, but not the next, then the next Sunday or weekend but not the next etc): · She visits her parents on alternate Sundays. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► alternate Mondays/weekends etc  The service runs on alternate days. ► alternate layers  Arrange the leeks and noodles in alternate layers. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► days · Then start adding a little bit on the alternate days.· To improve your tank water quality, do a series of water changes, on alternate days for a week or so.· The service will initially run alternate days, increasing eventually to daily sailings in both directions.· On alternate days walk at a slower pace to help you build up a regular habit of walking. ► layer · Method: Place leeks and noodles in alternate layers in casserole dish.· Pack claw and body meat in alternate layers in small fire-proof pots. ► universe · Unfortunately, there are other reasons to make us believe that there are alternate universes.· In full command of this alternate universe are the Maestros and Mistresses of the mixing tables.· This calls us back to the ideas of alternate universes which we were discussing earlier.· In other words, in each moment of time countless trillions of alternate universes are sparked off.· The idea of an alternate universe is hard to grasp. 1if something happens on alternate days, weeks etc, it happens on one day etc and not the next, and continues in this pattern → every otheralternate Mondays/weekends etc The service runs on alternate days.RegisterIn everyday English, instead of alternate days/Fridays/weeks etc, people usually use the phrase every other day/Friday/week etc: We meet on alternate Saturdays. ➔ We meet every other Saturday.2two alternate things are placed one after the other in a regular pattern:  alternate blue and red stripes Arrange the leeks and noodles in alternate layers.3used to replace another thing of the same type SYN  alternative:  the appointment of an alternate director alternate1 adjectivealternate2 verb alternateal‧ter‧nate2 /ˈɔːltəneɪt $ ˈɒːltər-, ˈæl-/ ●○○ AWL verb [intransitive, transitive] Verb Table 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 Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES He has periods of depression, which alternate with frenzied activity. His mother would alternate inexplicably between kindness and cruelty. Leroy alternated aerobic exercises with weight training to improve his stamina. The class has two teachers who alternate on a weekly basis. The guide explained the situation, alternating between Spanish and German. You'll have to alternate. One of you can use the room in the mornings, and the other in the evenings. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS All day Saturday, tensions ran high as the president alternated intense cabinet meetings with bouts of seclusion. Herwig and saxist Henderson played as a harmonizing duo, then split to alternate solos. I alternate the direction of these strokes, imitating the direction I use to apply the pastel in the first place. Over the past weeks, Milosevic has alternated between repression and reconciliation, and this week was no exception. We could simply alternate between the two algorithms and catch the suspect either way. When putting the ring together I alternate the segments marked face up then plain face up to create a balanced pattern. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorto keep changing from one thing to another► alternate to change repeatedly from one thing or condition to a different one and back again: alternate between something and something: · His mother would alternate inexplicably between kindness and cruelty.· The guide explained the situation, alternating between Spanish and German.alternate with: · He has periods of depression, which alternate with frenzied activity.alternate something with something: · Leroy alternated aerobic exercises with weight training to improve his stamina. ► vary to regularly change what you do or the way you do it so that you are more effective or do not become bored: · Teachers can keep students' interest by varying their classes.· One of Dickens' great skills as a writer is the way he varies his style.· If you're bored with the trip to work, try varying your route. ► rotate if people rotate , they each do something such as a piece of work once, then another person does it, then another, and then the first person again: · We rotate -- I teach French grammar one week, and she teaches it the next.rotate a job/task etc: · We usually rotate the worst jobs so that no one gets stuck with them. ► chop and change British informal to keep changing from one thing to another, in a way that annoys people: · Don't chop and change from one style to another. It confuses the reader.· I wish they wouldn't keep chopping and changing. There's a different team on the field every week. to do something with another person► share if two people share a job or activity, they each do a part of it: · Judy and I shared the driving, so it wasn't too tiring.share something with somebody: · She shares the job with another woman who also has a young child. ► take it in turns/take turns if two or more people take it in turns or take turns to do something, they do it one after the other, and each person does it several times: · If the housework is too much for one person, why don't you take it in turns?take it in turns/take turns to do something: · Everyone took turns to patrol the streets at night.take it in turns/take turns (at/in) doing something: · We took turns sitting in the front seat.· Reading need not be a solitary activity. Students can take turns in reading aloud. ► alternate if two people alternate , one person does something one time and the other person does it the next time, changing regularly: · You'll have to alternate. One of you can use the room in the mornings, and the other in the evenings.· The class has two teachers who alternate on a weekly basis. if two things alternate, or if you alternate them, they happen one after the other in a repeated patternalternate between She alternated between outrage and sympathy.alternate with Periods of depression alternate with excited behavior.alternate something and/with something Twist your body, alternating right and left stretches.—alternation /ˌɔːltəˈneɪʃən $ ˌɒːltər-, ˌæl-/ noun [countable, uncountable]
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