| 单词 | switch |
| 释义 | verb | noun switchswitch1 /swɪtʃ/ ●●● S2 verb 1CHANGE [intransitive, transitive] to change from doing or using one thing to doing or using another: switch from/to She worked as a teacher before switching to journalism. The department has switched from film to digital photographs.switch between Students here often switch between English and Spanish.2EXCHANGE [transitive] if you switch two things, you replace or exchange one with the other: We must have switched umbrellas by mistake.switch seats/places etc. (with somebody) Do you mind if we switch seats so that I can sit next to my husband?3MOVE [transitive always + adv./prep.] to move someone or something to another place, position, organization, etc.: switch somebody/something (from something) to something He switched the knife to his right hand.4TIME/EVENT [transitive always + adv./prep.] to change the time when a planned event will take place: switch something (from something) to something The meeting time has been switched to 3:00.5MACHINE [transitive] to change the way a machine operates by using a switch or button: switch something to something Switch the freezer to “defrost.”6JOB [intransitive, transitive] if you switch with someone who does the same job as you or switch shifts with him or her, you exchange your working times for a short time SYN tradeswitch off phrasal verb1 switch something ↔ off if you switch off a machine, electric light, radio, etc. or if a machine does this, it stops working SYN turn off: Switch off the lights before you leave.2 if two people switch off, they take turns doing a job3 informal to stop listening or paying attention: I found myself switching off during the meeting.switch on phrasal verb switch something ↔ on if you switch on a machine, electric light, radio, etc. or if a machine does this, it starts working SYN turn on: Is it okay if I switch the TV on? The tape recorder switches on when you begin talking.switch over phrasal verb to change completely from one method, product, etc. to another: switch over from/to More and more people are switching over to online banking. verb | noun switchswitch2 ●●● S2 W3 noun [countable] 1the part on a light, radio, machine, etc. that starts or stops the flow of electricity when you push it up or down: a light switch Where’s the “on” switch?flip/flick/throw a switch (=turn on something with a switch)2a complete change from one thing to another: The switch to a free market economy will not be easy. Some of the farms have made a switch from agricultural to dairy production.3make the switch [usually passive] to exchange one object for another similar object, especially secretly or accidentally4a thin stick of wood that bends easily, used in past times for hitting children as a punishment or for making animals move |
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