alternately

TOEFL中低频词

英 [ɔːl'tɜːnɪtlɪ] 美['ɔltɚnɪtli]

释义

adv. 交替地；轮流地；隔一个地

词态变化

名词: alternation;形容词: alternate;

助记提示

1. altern- + -ate + -ly.
2. => one after the other, by turns.
3. Alternate means "by turns;" alternative means "offering a choice." Both imply two kinds or things.

英文词源

alternately (adv.): early 15c., from alternate (adj.) + -ly (2).

双语例句

1. He could alternately bully and charm people.: 他一会儿欺负人一会儿取悦人。

2. She became alternately angry and calm.: 她时而愤怒时而平静。

3. This movie is by turn ( = alternately ) terrifying and very funny.: 这部电影一会儿令人毛骨悚然,一会儿滑稽可笑.

4. We cleaned the classroom alternately.: 我们轮流清扫教室.

5. The two methods can be used alternately.: 两种方法可交互使用.

英英释意

1. in an alternating sequence or position;: "They were deglycerolized by alternately centrifuging and mixing"; "he planted fir and pine trees alternately"

实用场景例句

He could alternately bully and charm people.: 他一会儿欺负人一会儿取悦人。

She became alternately angry and calm.: 她时而愤怒时而平静。

This movie is by turn ( = alternately ) terrifying and very funny.: 这部电影一会儿令人毛骨悚然,一会儿滑稽可笑.

We cleaned the classroom alternately.: 我们轮流清扫教室.

The two methods can be used alternately.: 两种方法可交互使用.

Dances and recitations of poems are performed alternately.: 舞蹈、诗歌朗诵穿插表演.

These complicated thoughts made her alternately happy and gloomy.: 于是复杂的思想来到了她的脑子里,使她时而高兴,时而忧郁.

These two pieces of incoming and outgoing mail alternately adorned his desk.: 这一封来函,一封去信,轮流地在他桌上妆点着.

The solution is degassed by alternately freezing, evacuating and thawing.: 通过交替的冻结、抽空和溶化来使溶液除气.

He had alternately whined over his grievances and patronized her.: 他哼哼唧唧地诉说他受的委屈,又做出一副庇护她的样子.

He had alternately whined over his grievances.: 他哼哼唧唧地诉说他受的委屈.

Elinor was alternately diverted and pained.: 埃莉诺心里交替出现欢乐和痛苦的心情.

As a companion star orbits its primary , it alternately approaches and recedes from the Earth.: 当伴星围绕着主星运转时, 它交替地朝着地球或背离地球运转.

Owen was alternately dejected and maddened by the knowledge of his own helplessness.: 欧文因自己一筹莫展,时而烦闷,时而生气.

The songs are alternately bright and funand dark and pensive.: 歌曲在明暗,哀乐种交替变换着.

考试真题

After that, candles are lit alternately from left to right.