alternating

The verb is pronounced /'ɔːltəneɪt/. The adjective and noun are pronounced /ɔːl'tɜːnət/. 动词读作 /'ɔːltəneɪt/，形容词和名词读作 /ɔːl'tɜːnət/。


1. V-RECIP-ERG （使）交替；（使）轮流
   When you alternate two things, you keep using one then the other. When one thing alternates with another, the first regularly occurs after the other.
   1. Her aggressive moods alternated with gentle or more co-operative states...
      她情绪多变，时而咄咄逼人，时而又显得温柔平和或乐于合作。
   2. The three acts will alternate as headliners throughout the tour...
      这3个节目将在整个巡回演出中轮流打头牌。
   3. Now you just alternate layers of that mixture and eggplant...
      现在你只需把茄子和拌料一层层交替放好。
   4. The band alternated romantic love songs with bouncy dance numbers.
      乐队轮番献上浪漫情歌和劲歌热舞。
   5. ...an imaginative novel, with alternating chapters presenting each partner's point of view.
      分章节轮流呈现各个角色观点的富有想象力的小说
2. ADJ 交替的；轮流的
   Alternate actions, events, or processes regularly occur after each other.
   1. They were streaked with alternate bands of colour.
      它们都带有各种色彩相间的条纹。
3. ADJ 每隔一（天等）的
   If something happens on alternate days, it happens on one day, then happens on every second day after that. In the same way, something can happen in alternate weeks, years, or other periods of time.
   1. Lesley had agreed to Jim going skiing in alternate years.
      莱斯莉已同意吉姆每隔一年去滑一次雪。
4. ADJ 供选择的；备用的；其他的
   You use alternate to describe a plan, idea, or system which is different from the one already in operation and can be used instead of it.
   1. His group was forced to turn back and take an alternate route.
      他的小组被迫返回并选择了另一条路线。
   2. ...alternate forms of medical treatment.
      其他可供选择的医疗方案
5. N-COUNT 代替者；候补者
   An alternate is a person or thing that replaces another, and can act or be used instead of them.
   1. In most jurisdictions, twelve jurors and two alternates are chosen...
      大多数辖区都会选出12名陪审员和2名候补陪审员。
   2. The six food groups include grain products, vegetables, fruits, milk and milk products, meats and meat alternates, and a miscellaneous group.
      这6类食物包括谷类产品、蔬菜、水果、牛奶和奶制品、肉类和肉类替代品以及杂类食品。
6. ADJ （尤其在美国英语中，当alternative作义项3、4和5解时，代替alternative使用）
   Alternate is sometimes used, especially in American English, instead of alternative in meanings 3, 4, and 5.
   1. ...an alternate lifestyle.
      另一种生活方式

1. This is an alternating current generator.
   这是一台交流发电机。
2. The process of alternating solid rock masses is called metamorphism.
   固体岩体变换的过程即所谓变质作用。
3. Adding a background color on alternating rows.
   在交替行上添加一个背景色。
4. Here's one way of lacing to end up with two different colours alternating up the shoe.
   这是一个途径花边，结束了两个不同的颜色交替的鞋。
5. This high frequency alternating current produces the high frequency radio waves mentioned in the previous chapter.
   这种高频交流电流产生前一章提到过的高频无线电波。
6. Besides voltage, resistance and capacitance, an alternating current is also influenced by inductance.
   除了电压、电阻和电容之外，交流电还受电感的影响。
7. For use in circuit where alternating, pulsating, intermittent and steady high voltages exist.
   用在振荡，脉冲，间歇和不间断高电压存在的回路中。
8. Give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency.
   发出不稳定的在振幅上或频率上交互的声音。
9. Ammeter or current shunt Capable of measuring either alternating or direct current within an accuracy of2%.
   电表或能测量交流或直流电流在精确度2%之内的分流器。
10. That you and your partner take alternating shifts.
    你和你的搭档实行轮班制。
11. Rectifiers are devices that convert alternating current ( AC) to direct current ( DC).
    整流器是一种将交流电转换为直流电的仪器。
12. So far we have described the propagation of alternating magnetic fields.
    至此我们讨论了交变磁场的传播。
13. Adsorption and desorption characteristics of coal to methane in alternating electric field ( AEF) have been studied.
    对交变电场作用下煤吸附/解吸甲烷特性进行了研究。
14. Many life processes involve alternating voltages and currents.
    许多生命过程涉及到交变电压和交变电流。
15. He compared the yield of solid plantings of corn and soybeans with alternating strips of the two crops.
    他把玉米和大豆单一种植的产量和把两种作物交互条播的产量进行了比较。
16. This paper presents a new alternating direction method for a class of variational inequalities.
    该文对于一类变分不等式提出了一种新的交替方向法。
17. The method includes the following steps: exerting alternating current on the coil to generate an alternating magnetic field;
    该方法包括对线圈施加交流电以产生交变磁场；
18. The voltage induced in the terms of the armature winding is alternating.
    在电枢绕组的各条边所感应的电压是交变的。
19. Alternating current is different from direct current in that it constantly changes its direct of flow.
    交流电与直流电的不同之处在于交流电不断地改变其电流流动方向。
20. Alternating sandstones and shales are regarded as important.
    蚀变的砂岩和页岩是很重要的。
21. An early sign of this disruption is the alternating shortages of essential drugs and supplies reported by the Ministry.
    这一中断的早期迹象是卫生部报告的基本药品和用品交替短缺。
22. Fluid stains form alternating high and low spots which reflect the surface energies of fluid and fiber.
    流体污垢形成或多或少的交错散布的斑点，这反映了流体与纤维双方面的表面能。
23. Convulsion characterized by alternating contractions and relaxations.
    以肌肉收缩和放松交替变化为特征的痉挛。
24. Shaped into alternating parallel grooves and ridges.
    使成交互平行的槽和脊的。
25. This iron can only be used with alternating current.
    这种熨斗只能使用交流电。
26. It is common for the direct current circuit to be interfered by alternating current voltage.
    直流回路受到交流电压干扰，是控制回路中容易产生的现象。
27. The difference between a direct and an alternating current is that a direct current always flows in one direction.
    直流电和交流电的区别在于直流电总是向一个方向流动。
28. We can also call it an'alternator ', because it generates alternating current ( AC).
    我们可以也称之为'发电机'，因为它产生交流电（AC）。
29. Either direct or alternating current may be used for driving electric trains.
    直流电和交流电都可用来驱动电气火车。
30. Nicola Tesla invents alternating current.
    尼古拉特斯拉发明了交流电。

adj

1. (of a current) reversing direction
   1. alternating current