alternate
Произношение: [ˈɔːl.tə.neɪt]
Слово
Контекст: «actions»
(verb) to change from one thing to another repeatedly. It’s like when you take turns doing things, like switching between playing one game and then another.
Пример
We alternate between playing soccer and basketball every weekend.
Пример
We don’t alternate our game choices; we always play the same game.
Пример
Do you usually alternate activities when you play with your friends?
Контекст: «sequence»
(adjective) describing something that happens every other time or in an alternating pattern. Like if you wear a red shirt one day and a blue shirt the next day, that's an alternate pattern.
Пример
She wore alternate colors for each day of the week.
Пример
His shirts were all the same color, so there were no alternate choices.
Пример
How do you decide which alternate outfit to wear each day?
Контекст: «roles»
(noun) a person or thing that takes the place of another. Like if someone is sick and can’t play a sport, their alternate is someone who plays instead of them.
Пример
John is the alternate for the basketball team, ready to play if someone gets hurt.
Пример
There was no alternate available when the main player couldn't make it to the game.
Пример
Who is the alternate in the next performance?
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