Word · Frequency #9515
alternate
交替的；轮流的
happening by turns; first one and then the other
- 1.
Happening by turns; one following the other in succession of time or place; first one and then the other (repeatedly).
交替发生的；轮流进行的
- 2.
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.
每隔一个的；每第二个的
- 3.
Distributed singly at different heights of the stem, and at equal intervals as respects angular divergence
互生的(指叶子在茎上交替排列)
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)
In use
Alternate lanes are closed for construction.
We meet on alternate Fridays.
She works alternate shifts to support her family.
Connections
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
- Farmers planted the young trees in alternate rows.农民们把树苗隔行栽种。
Synonyms
Learner notes
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。
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。
Grammar Note
形容词用法，直接修饰名词，如 alternate days（每隔一天）。
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。
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。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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