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alternative adj.两者择一的；供选择的；非主流的n.二者择一；供替代的选择 (1) 我们在去野餐或者去乘船旅游两个计划中只能选一。(2) 有两个航班可供他们选择。(3) 我除了接受该项提议之外，别无选择。 Whenever there is an alternative, it involves a choice. A wealthy student has the choice of going to a public school, or the alternative, a private school. Alternative can also refer to a different way of doing things, outside the norm. You might say that a hermit who lives in remote a cave with a pet turtle is living an alternative lifestyle.

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英 [ɔːl'tɜːnətɪv] 美 [ɔːl'tɜːrnətɪv] (1) We have the alternative plans of having a picnic or taking a boat trip.(2) They are provided with the choice of two alternative flights.(3) I had no alternative but to accept the offer. When you're facing a fork in the road, you have two possibilities, or alternatives. You could take the left fork and see where it leads, or you could choose the path that goes to the right. 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 可数名词]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.   [oft N to n]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 形容词]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.   [ADJ n]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 形容词]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.   [ADJ n]...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 形容词]（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.   [ADJ n]...alternative health care.传统的医疗保健5[ADJ 形容词]（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.   [ADJ n]

英语单词	alternative
英美音标	英 [ɔːl'tɜːnətɪv] 美 [ɔːl'tɜːrnətɪv]
中文释义	adj.两者择一的；供选择的；非主流的 n.二者择一；供替代的选择
英语例句	(1) We have the alternative plans of having a picnic or taking a boat trip. (2) They are provided with the choice of two alternative flights. (3) I had no alternative but to accept the offer.
中文例句	(1) 我们在去野餐或者去乘船旅游两个计划中只能选一。 (2) 有两个航班可供他们选择。 (3) 我除了接受该项提议之外，别无选择。
vocabulary简明	When you're facing a fork in the road, you have two possibilities, or alternatives. You could take the left fork and see where it leads, or you could choose the path that goes to the right.
vocabulary扩展	Whenever there is an alternative, it involves a choice. A wealthy student has the choice of going to a public school, or the alternative, a private school. Alternative can also refer to a different way of doing things, outside the norm. You might say that a hermit who lives in remote a cave with a pet turtle is living an alternative lifestyle.
柯林斯解释	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 可数名词]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. [oft N to n] 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 形容词]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. [ADJ n] 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 形容词]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. [ADJ n] ...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 形容词]（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. [ADJ n] ...alternative health care. 传统的医疗保健 5 [ADJ 形容词]（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. [ADJ n]

Alternative N Ways Adj 形容词 [Adj Choice Fork