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alternative / ɔːlˈtɜːnətɪv; ɔlˋtənətɪv/ adj [attrib 作定语] available in place of sth else; other 可用以代替其它事物的; 另一可选用的; 其他的: find alternative means of transport 另找一个运输方法 * Have you got an alternative suggestion? 你有没有其它的建议? * The alternative book to study for the examination is `War and Peace'. 可供应考选读的另一本书是《战争与和平》. (idm 习语) the al,ternative so`ciety people who prefer not to live according to the conventional standards of social behaviour 另择群体(不循传统的社会行为准则而生活的人们).> alternative n 1 choice of two or more possibilities 可能性中的选择: You have the alternative of marrying or remaining a bachelor. 你可以结婚也可以仍做单身汉, 任你选择. * Caught in the act, he had no alternative but to confess. 他被当场抓住, 除了招供别无出路. 2 one of two or more possibilities 可能性之一: One of the alternatives open to you is to resign. 你辞职也是个办法.alternatively adv as an alternative 作为一种选择: We could take the train or alternatively go by car. 我们可以坐火车去, 也可以坐汽车去.
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形容词 a. [Z][B]1.两者(或若干)中择一的;非此即彼的2.替代的;供选择的There was no alternative route open to her. 她别无选择。 3.不接受世俗准则的;非传统的;非主流的名词 n. 1.选择,二择一[the S][(+of)]If you don't like the school lunch, you have the alternative of bringing your own. 要是你不喜欢学校准备的午餐,你可以自己带饭。 2.供选择的东西(或办法等)[C]What alternatives are there? 还有什么可选择的? 3.选择的自由(或余地)[U]They had no alternative in the matter. 在这件事上,他们没有选择的余地。