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alternative
[英] [ɔ:lˈtə:nətiv] [美] [ɔlˈtɚnətɪv, æl-] 生词本

adj.

n.

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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. 

  • 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. 

  • There were alternative methods of travel available...

    还有其他可选的旅行方式。

  • 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. 

  • ...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

  • 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. 

  • ...alternative health care.

    传统的医疗保健

5. ADJ （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. 
Noun

1. one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen;

  • "what option did I have?"
  • "there no other alternative"
  • "my only choice is to refuse"
Adjective

1. allowing a choice;

  • "an alternative plan"

2. necessitating a choice between mutually exclusive possibilities;

  • "`either' and `or' in `either this or that'"

3. pertaining to unconventional choices;

  • "an alternative life style"

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  • 1.比较方案
  • 2.为达到指定的经济发展目标，可供决策者比较选择的、具有同等研究深度的各种工程方案。

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  • 1.备选方案

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  • 1.【修】交错[替]；选择(的)
1. Amalgamation was the only alternative to going bankrupt.
联合起来是避免破产的唯一途径。

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2. 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。

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3. He doesn't really have an alternative suggestion; he's just being deliberately obstructive.
他并非真有其他建议，只不过是有意作梗。

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4. He listened patiently to what we all had to say before putting across an alternative point of view.
在表述不同看法之前，他耐心地听我们的意见。

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5. He was left with no alternative but to hobble to the nearest telephone box.
他别无他法，只能一瘸一拐地走到最近的电话亭。

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6. Housework is negatively valued as a retreat from a disliked alternative— employment work.
家务劳动给消极地看作是逃避不喜欢的另一种选择——受雇工作。

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7. I'm afraid I have no alternative but to report you to the police.
恐怕除了向警方告发你以外，我是别无选择了。

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8. Is there a credible alternative to the nuclear deterrent?
是否有可以取代核威慑力量的可靠办法？

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9. She had no alternative but to ask for a few days' leave.
实在不得已，她只好请几天假。

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10. The only alternative to being taken prisoner was to die fighting.
除了当俘虏之外，惟一的选择就是奋战至死了。

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11. There was no alternative for them to vote in favor.
他们别无选择，只有投票赞成。

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12. These are alternative medicine.
这些是非传统性药物。

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13. They have no alternative but to resign collectively.
他们除了集体辞职以外是别无选择了。

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14. This kind of newspaper is alternative press.
这种报纸是非正统性报刊。

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15. We had no alternative but halt [suspend] the project at the time.
当时不下马不行。

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16. We returned by the alternative road.
我们从另一条路回来的。

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