an alternate for sb
指某人缺席时接替其位置的人,常用 for 引出所替补的人。
Maya is an alternate for the lead singer in the choir.
玛雅是合唱团主唱的替补。
交替物;轮流出现的事物;更比例;交替比例;交替出现的事物;更迭;替代他人的人;更比例(由另一比例交换内项而得)
a person who takes the place of another person
交替出现的事物;更迭
That which alternates with something else; vicissitude.
替代他人的人
someone who takes the place of another person
更比例(由另一比例交换内项而得)
A proportion derived from another proportion by interchanging the means.
She served as an alternate on the committee when the chairperson was absent.
当主席缺席时,她担任委员会的候补委员。
用法提示:此处 alternate 为名词,表示“候补委员”,指代替他人职位的人。
The team has three alternates ready to step in if any player gets injured.
球队有三名候补队员,随时准备在有任何球员受伤时上场替换。
用法提示:此处 alternates 为名词复数,表示“候补队员”,指准备替换他人的人。
I was the alternate for the lead role in the school play.
我是学校话剧主角的替补演员。
用法提示:此处 alternate 为名词,表示“替补演员”,指代替主角演出的人。
指某人缺席时接替其位置的人,常用 for 引出所替补的人。
Maya is an alternate for the lead singer in the choir.
玛雅是合唱团主唱的替补。
表示某团体中的候补成员,on 后接团队、委员会等组织。
She is an alternate on the committee.
她是委员会里的替补。
as an alternate 常跟在 appoint、choose、elect 等动词后,表示任命或选定为替补。
The committee chose him as an alternate.
委员会选他作替补。
grammar · medium
易错句子She is alternate on the committee.
正确表达She is an alternate on the committee.
alternate 作名词指“替补者”时是可数名词单数,前面必须加不定冠词 an;汉语名词前没有冠词,中国学习者常把冠词漏掉。
grammar · medium
易错句子We had no alternate but to accept the offer.
正确表达We had no alternative but to accept the offer.
表示“别无选择、没有别的办法”时要用 alternative(可选方案),不能用 alternate;alternate 作名词只指“替补者”或“交替出现的事物”,不表示“替代方案”。
grammar · medium
易错句子The team has three alternate ready to play.
正确表达The team has three alternates ready to play.
alternate 是可数名词,前面有数词 three 时必须用复数形式 alternates;汉语名词不分单复数,学习者容易漏掉词尾 -s。
担任候补;担任替补
She served as an alternate for the committee chair.
她担任委员会主席的候补。
指定替补
He was the designated alternate for the delegate.
他是代表的指定替补。
第一替补
If the winner cannot attend, the first alternate takes the prize.
如果获胜者无法出席,由第一替补领奖。
候补陪审员
The alternate juror listened carefully during the trial.
候补陪审员在审判期间认真倾听。
正式替补
The official alternate has all the same credentials as the primary member.
正式替补与正式成员具有相同的资格。
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altern-(其他)+ -ate
altern-(其他)+ -ative(后缀)
altern-(其他)+ -ation(名词后缀)
altern-(其他)+ -ator(名词后缀,表示物)
在会议或选举中,正式代表缺席时由候补者(alternate)代为履行职责。
与候补者类似,proxy 也是代人行事或代为投票的角色。
指被派代表某人或某团体的人,与候补代表同属代行职务的角色。
候补代表常见于政党大会等大型会议,作为正式代表的备位人选。
泛指接替他人职务或位置的人,alternate 是其中一种特定形式。
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