alternate

Từ điển tiếng Anh - Cambridge Advanced Learners Dictionary

alternate verb UK [ˈɒl.tə.neɪt] US [ˈɑːl.t ̬ɚ-] [ alternates alternating alternated ]
1. <A > intransitive usually + adverb or preposition to happen or exist one after the other repeatedly
• She alternated between cheerfulness and deep despair.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Changing ↑Adapting and modifying ↑Adapting and attuning to something ↑Changing frequently
2. <A > transitive usually + adverb or preposition to make something happen or exist one after the other repeatedly
• He alternated working in the office with long tours overseas.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Changing ↑Adapting and modifying ↑Adapting and attuning to something ↑Changing frequently
 
• In this type of mental illness, the usual pattern is bouts of depression alternating with elation.
• Throughout the holiday, the weather alternated between rain and sunshine every day.
• She swam up and down, alternating between crawl and backstroke.
• Saturdays at the club alternate between 1970s disco and house/garage.
• The area boasts miles of unspoilt coastline alternating between cliffs and sandy beaches.
 
adjective before noun UK [ɒlˈtɜː.nət] US [ɑːlˈtɝː-]
1. with first one thing, then another thing, and then the first thing again
• a dessert with alternate layers of chocolate and cream
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Simultaneous and consecutive ↑Order and sequence
2. If something happens on alternate days, it happens every second day
• Private cars are banned from the city on alternate days.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Simultaneous and consecutive ↑Order and sequence
3. US ( UK alternative ) An alternate plan or method is one that you can use if you do not want to use another one.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Changing ↑Adapting and modifying ↑Adapting and attuning to something ↑Changing frequently
Derived: alternately ▪ alternating

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  alternate(a), alternating(a), alternative, substitute, surrogate, replacement, take turns, interchange, tack, switch, flip, flip-flop, understudy, jump
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  opposite, paired