alternative

noun

1. 可供选择的事物
   a thing that you can choose to do or have out of two or more possibilities
   1. You can be paid in cash weekly or by cheque monthly; those are the two alternatives.
      你的工资可以按周以现金支取，或按月以支票支取。二者可选其一。
   2. We had no alternative but to fire Gibson.
      我们别无他法，只有辞退吉布森。
   3. There is a vegetarian alternative on the menu every day.
      每天的菜单上另有素食餐点。

adj.

1. 可供替代的
   that can be used instead of sth else
   1. an alternative method of doing sth
      做某事的其他方法
   2. Do you have an alternative solution?
      你有没有别的解决办法？
2. 非传统的；另类的
   different from the usual or traditional way in which sth is done
   1. alternative comedy/lifestyles/values
      非传统喜剧 / 生活方式 / 价值观
   2. alternative energy (= electricity or power that is produced using the energy from the sun, wind, water, etc.)
      替代能源（指太阳能、风能、水能等）

The form alternate is sometimes used, especially in American English, instead of alternative in meanings 3, 4, and 5. 尤其在美国英语中，当alternative作义项3、4和5解时，有时可用alternate替代。


1. N-COUNT 可供选择的；可供替代的
   If one thing is an alternative to another, the first can be found, used, or done instead of the second.
   1. New ways to treat arthritis may provide an alternative to painkillers.
      关节炎的新疗法可能是止痛药之外的另一种选择。
2. ADJ 备选的；备用的；其他的
   An alternative plan or offer is different from the one that you already have, and can be done or used instead.
   1. There were alternative methods of travel available...
      还有其他可选的旅行方式。
   2. They had a right to seek alternative employment.
      他们有权另谋高就。
3. ADJ 非传统的；另类的
   Alternative is used to describe something that is different from the usual things of its kind, or the usual ways of doing something, in modern Western society. For example, an alternative lifestyle does not follow conventional ways of living and working.
   1. ...unconventional parents who embraced the alternative lifestyle of the Sixties...
      欣然接受60年代另类生活模式而不因循守旧的父母
   2. If you like alternative comedy you'll love this book.
      如果你喜欢另类喜剧的话，你就会喜欢这本书。
4. ADJ （医疗）传统的，替代的（如提取植物成分制成药物、按摩和针灸）
   Alternative medicine uses traditional ways of curing people, such as medicines made from plants, massage, and acupuncture.
   1. ...alternative health care.
      传统的医疗保健
5. （能源）替代的，代用的
   Alternative energy uses natural sources of energy such as the sun, wind, or water for power and fuel, rather than oil, coal, or nuclear power.

1. New ways to treat arthritis may provide an alternative to painkillers.
   关节炎的新疗法可能是止痛药之外的另一种选择。
2. There were alternative methods of travel available
   还有其他可选的旅行方式。
3. They had a right to seek alternative employment.
   他们有权另谋高就。
4. If you like alternative comedy you'll love this book.
   如果你喜欢另类喜剧的话，你就会喜欢这本书。
5. Alternative treatments can provide a useful back-up to conventional treatment.
   替代疗法能为传统的治疗提供有效的辅助。
6. This coheres with Peel's championing of alternative music
   这与皮尔倡导另类音乐的做法一致。
7. The challenge before the opposition is to offer credible alternative policies for the future.
   摆在反对党面前的挑战是如何为未来发展提出其他可行性政策。
8. We need to offer young people drifting into crime an alternative set of values
   我们需要给那些无意间犯了罪的年轻人灌输另一套价值观。
9. The republic's legislation enables young people to do a form of alternative service.
   共和国的法律允许年轻人服某种形式的替代役。
10. The book gives you a flavour of what alternative therapy is about.
    这本书让你大致了解一下什么是替代疗法。
11. The Greens see themselves as a radical alternative to the two major British political parties.
    绿党人士认为他们与英国的两个主要政党截然不同。
12. They should adopt a more imaginative approach and investigate alternative uses for their property.
    他们应该采用一种更有想象力的方式来为他们的财产找到另外的用途。
13. There is an increasingly popular alternative
    有了越来越受欢迎的替代品。
14. Latterly, he has written extensively about alternative medicine.
    近来，他写了大量有关替代医学的文章。
15. The difficulties women encounter with their doctors partly explain why so many of us are looking to alternative therapies.
    我们很多人都寄望于替代疗法，个中原因从女性看医生所遇到的困难可知一二。
16. I was interested in alternative medicine and becoming an aromatherapist
    我对替代疗法非常感兴趣，想做个芳香疗法治疗师。
17. There are alternative sources of nutrition to animal meat
    存在替代肉类的其他营养来源。
18. I knew from past experience that alternative therapies could help
    根据过去的经验，我知道替代疗法可能有用。
19. In Belgium only qualified doctors may practise alternative medicine
    在比利时只有资质合格的医生才能从事非传统医学工作。
20. In retrospect, I wish that I had thought about alternative courses of action
    回想起来，我真希望自己当时考虑过其他做法。
21. If you are already considered a credit risk by a bank, a secured loan might be your only alternative.
    如果银行已经认为你有信用风险，那么抵押贷款就是你唯一的选择了。
22. For many they clearly represent an alternative to run-of-the-mill estate cars.
    对于很多人来说，他们显然可以作为一般旅行车的替代品。
23. It seems clear that he has no reasonable alternative
    他没有其他合适的选择，这一点似乎很清楚。
24. He said the only alternative was to starve the people, and he said this could not be allowed to happen
    他说唯一的其他选择就是让人们挨饿，又说这是绝对不允许发生的。
25. He wants to make sure that schools are committed to providing alternative education.
    他想确保学校尽力提供新型教育。
26. Is there an alternative to traction for a broken leg?
    对于腿部骨折有什么方法替代牵引治疗吗？
27. Fugazi are America's biggest unsigned alternative band.
    弗格齐是美国最大的未签约的另类乐队。
28. What is alternative health care? What can it do for you?
    什么是另类医疗？它能为你做些什么？
29. She had no alternative but to ask for a few days 'leave.
    实在不得已，她只好请几天假。
30. Finding himself under fire from all quarters, he had no alternative but to abandon his scheme for the time being.
    在这四面楚歌的情况下，他没有别的办法，只好暂时放弃他的计划。

noun

1. one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen
   1. what option did I have?
   2. there no other alternative
   3. my only choice is to refuse

   Synonym:    optionchoice

adj

1. necessitating a choice between mutually exclusive possibilities
   1. alternative possibilities were neutrality or war

2. pertaining to unconventional choices
   1. an alternative life style

3. serving or used in place of another
   1. an alternative plan

   Synonym:    alternatesubstitute