alternate

Tính từ

xen kẽ

a pattern of alternate circles and squares

một mẫu hình với những vòng tròn và hình vuông xen kẽ nhau

alternate triumph and despair

thắng lợi và thất vọng kế tiếp (xen kẽ nhau )

cách một

on alternate days

cách ngày một, cách nhật

(thực vật)

so le (lá)

Động từ

để xen nhau; xen kẽ nhau

most farmers alternate their crops

phần lớn nông dân trồng xen vụ

she alternated boys and girls round the table

bà ấy xếp con trai và con gái ngồi xen nhau quanh bàn

rainy days alternated with dry ones

ngày mưa xen kẽ với ngày khô ráo

the weather alternated between rain and sunshine

thời tiết cứ ngày mưa ngày tạnh xen kẽ nhau

* Các từ tương tự:
alternate angles, alternate current signaling, alternate data set, alternate line scanning, alternate map, alternate map register, alternate map register set, alternate path, alternate route

verb

-nates; -nated; -nating

to place or do (different things) so that one follows the other in a repeated series [+ obj]

To make the appetizer, you should alternate layers of tomatoes and cheese. [=you should place a layer of tomatoes, then a layer of cheese, then a layer of tomatoes, etc.]

The poem/poet alternates fear and hope. - often + with

The necklace is made by alternating glass beads with shells.

The poem/poet alternates fear and hope with each other. = The poem/poet alternates fear with hope. [no obj]

The light and dark woods alternate to form an elegant pattern around the window. - often + with

Light woods alternate with dark woods. - often + between

The poem alternates between fear and hope.

He alternates between riding his bike and taking the bus to work.

adjective

occurring in or forming a repeated series

alternate sunshine and rain

Alternate shades of wood formed a pattern around the window.

used to describe something that happens one time, does not happen the next time, happens again, etc.

The fair is held on alternate years. [=the fair is held every other/second year; the fair is held one year, not held the next year, held the following year, and so on]

She picks the children up from school on alternate days. [=(for example) she picks up the children on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday]

chiefly US :other than the usual :alternative

We took an alternate route because of the traffic.

Due to an emergency, the plane landed at an alternate airport.

noun

plural -nates

[count] US :someone who is chosen to take another person's place if that person is not able to be present or to do a required job

The town has elected five councilors and two alternates.

an alternate juror

verb

To help out, we could alternate our days off

go or take

in turn

US change off

interexchange

The wallpaper had alternating stripes of pink, grey, and maroon

succeed

be in succession or rotation

adjective

The embankment revealed alternate layers of clay and gravel. The nurse visited our district on alternate days

The alternate selection contains only milk chocolate

alternative

second

other

noun

I prefer the alternate to the featured model. My alternate takes over if I am ill

variant

alternative

(second) choice

US and Canadian substitute

Baseball designated hitter

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alternate /ɔ:l'tɜ:nət/ /'ɔ:ltərnət/

alternate /ˈɑːltɚˌneɪt/

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