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al·ter·nate AHD[ôlʹtər-nāt', ălʹ-] D.J.[ˈɔːltəˌneɪt, ˈæl-]K.K.[ˈɔltɚˌnet, ˈæl-]v.（动词）al.ter.nat.ed, al.ter.nat.ing, al.ter.nates v.intr.（不及物动词）- To occur in successive turns:轮流，依次：showers alternating with sunshine.时晴时雨
- To pass back and forth from one state, action, or place to another:交替，更迭，反反复复：从一种状态，行动或地方到另一种状态，行动或地方：alternated between happiness and depression.时而快乐，时而沮丧
v.tr.（及物动词）- To do or execute by turns.轮流做，轮流进行
- To cause to follow in turns; interchange regularly.使轮流更替；有规律地替换
adj.（形容词）AHD[-nĭt] - Happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously:轮流的，交替发生的：按顺序发生或跟随；彼此连续接替：alternate seasons of the year.See Usage Note at alternative 一年的四季更替 参见 alternative
- Designating or relating to every other one of a series:间隔的：与一系列中每间隔一个有关的：alternate lines.隔行
- Serving or used in place of another; substitute:取代的；供替换的：an alternate plan.供替换的计划
- Botany 【植物学】
- Arranged singly at each node, as leaves or buds on a stem.互生的：茎上的叶或花蕾在节处单独出现的
- Arranged regularly between other parts, as stamens between petals.有规律排列着的：在其它部分间有规律地排列的，如花瓣间的雄蕊
n.（名词）AHD[-nĭt] abbr.缩写 alt.- A person acting in the place of another; a substitute.代理人，候补者；代替者
- An alternative.供替代的选择
- Latin alternāre alternāt- 拉丁语 alternāre alternāt-
- from alternus [by turns] 源自 alternus [轮流]
- from alter [other] * see al- 1源自 alter [其它的] * 参见 al- 1
alʹternately adv.（副词）alʹternateness n.（名词） |