Word · Frequency #9515
alternate
交替的;轮流的
核心释义
happening by turns; first one and then the other
- 1.
交替发生的;轮流进行的
Happening by turns; one following the other in succession of time or place; first one and then the other (repeatedly).
- 2.
每隔一个的;每第二个的
Designating the members in a series, which regularly intervene between the members of another series, as the odd or even numbers of the numerals; every other; every second.
- 3.
互生的(指叶子在茎上交替排列)
Distributed singly at different heights of the stem, and at equal intervals as respects angular divergence
每隔一个的;间隔的;互生的;交替发生的;轮流进行的;每隔一个的;每第二个的;互生的(指叶子在茎上交替排列)
用法In use
Alternate lanes are closed for construction.
用法提示:形容词“alternate”修饰“lanes”,表示车道交替关闭。
We meet on alternate Fridays.
用法提示:形容词“alternate”修饰“Fridays”,表示每隔一个周五。
She works alternate shifts to support her family.
用法提示:形容词“alternate”修饰“shifts”,表示轮流的班次。
on alternate + plural noun
表示“每隔一个的”,常与表示时间的复数名词连用。
The shop is closed on alternate Mondays.
这家商店每隔一个周一歇业。
alternate layers of A and B
表示两种成分一层隔一层地交替排列。
The cake has alternate layers of sponge and cream.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- alternate days
- 每隔一天
- I go swimming on alternate days.我每隔一天去游泳。
- alternate weeks
- 每隔一周
- The two teams train on alternate weeks.这两支队伍每隔一周训练一次。
- alternate leaves
- 互生叶
- This plant has alternate leaves arranged along the stem.这种植物的叶子沿茎互生排列。
- alternate angles
- 内错角
- The two parallel lines create equal alternate angles.这两条平行线形成相等的内错角。
- alternate rows
- 隔行;交替行
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
alternate 里有 alter(改变),想象两种状态轮流“改变”位置:交替、每隔一个。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:时间或动作的交替、计数中的每隔一个、植物叶序 该词作形容词时通常属于中性语体,多用于描述按顺序交替发生、每隔一个出现或叶子互生等场景,在口语和书面语中都较常见。
语法说明Grammar Note
形容词用法,直接修饰名词,如 alternate days(每隔一天)。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
目标词 alternate 读 /ˈɔltɝnət/,重音在第一音节。alter 和 altar 都读 /ˈɔltɚ/,与 alternate 的开头 /ˈɔltɚ/ 相同,但 alternate 后面多出 /nət/。alternate 与 alternately 的开头也相同。注意拼写相近的词:alternative 读 /ɔlˈtɝnətɪv/,重音在第二音节,末尾是 /tɪv/;alternation 读 /ˌɔltɝˈneɪʃən/,重音在第三音节;alternator 读 /ˈɔltɝneɪtɚ/,第二个音节是 /neɪ/。这些词与 alternate 的发音并不相同,不要混淆。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
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