alternative medicine/therapies• Clinicalecology is one of the more controversial forms of alternative medicine.• It must be stressed that there are important differences between stagehypnotism and the techniques used in alternative medicine.• Needle Works Acupuncture is widely used in human alternative medicine.• TonySmithclaims that the purpose of our newsletter is to support alternative medicine.• There are so many forms of alternative medicine and there's no doubt it's getting more popular.• She says a range of alternative therapies have helped her improve.• We can not dismiss claims about, say, alternative medicine or acupuncture a priori.• In Homoeopathy and many other types of alternative medicine the patient's illness is placed in a much larger context.
alternative2 ●●○S3W3AWL noun [countableC]
CHOOSEsomething you can choose to do or use instead of something else 可供选择的事物
alternative to
Is there a viable alternative to the present system?
有没有切实可行的制度能够替代现行体制?
If payment is not received, legal action will be our only alternative.
如果收不到付款,我们只能采取法律行动。
I had no alternative but to report him to the police.
除了向警方举报他,我别无选择。
He quickly assessed the alternatives open to him.
他迅速估计了一下还有哪些办法可以采用。
nCOLLOCATIONS
adjectives
a good/attractive alternative
If you don’t want curtains, blinds are a good alternative.
a possible/acceptable/satisfactory alternative
I’m busy tomorrow but Wednesday is a possible alternative.
a real/serious alternative
Co-operation offers the only real alternative.
a viable alternative (=that can work as successfully)
Hydrogen offers a viable alternative to petrol and diesel.
a practical alternative
This treatment represents a practical alternative to surgery.
a cheap alternative
A take-away is a cheap alternative to eating out.
a safe alternative
Will there ever be a safe alternative to nuclear power?
a healthy alternative
Low-fat biscuits are a healthy alternative to cake.
verbs
have an alternative
You have a few alternatives to choose from.
offer/provide an alternative
If your first choice is not available, we always have alternatives to offer.
suggest an alternative
Do you have an alternative you can suggest?
seek an alternative
People are seeking alternatives to meat-based dishes.
find an alternative
The program is directed to finding alternatives to oil and natural gas.
phrases
have no/little alternative (but to do something)
He had no alternative but to resign.
leave somebody with no alternative (but to do something)
I was left with no alternative but to seek legal advice.
had no alternative• He decided that he had no alternative but to flee abroad.• My daughters and I had no alternative but to get out.• The District Court believed that it had no alternative to imposing a tax increase.• Because their environment had been reduced the pandashad no alternative but to remain where there was no food.• If he was right she had no alternative but to stay put.• They had no alternative but to take the cause of all the drama to hospital, forty miles away in Bulawayo.
ADJECTIVE | VERB + ALTERNATIVE | ALTERNATIVE + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤attractive, effective, good, radical誘人的/有效的/不錯的/激進的一種選擇▸➤acceptable, reasonable, suitable可接受的/合理的/合適的一種選擇▸➤available, credible, practical, real, realistic, serious, viable現有的/可靠的/實用的/實在的/現實的/當真的/可行的一種選擇◇Is there a viable alternative to prison?除入獄外還有無其他可行的選擇?➤clear, obvious明確的/顯而易見的選擇▸➤cheap, healthy, interesting, safe便宜的/健康的/有意思的/安全的替代選擇◇a healthier alternative to fried chicken比炸雞更健康的另一選擇VERB + ALTERNATIVE➤have有選擇◇We have two alternatives.我們有兩個選擇。➤offer, provide提供選擇◇His idea seemed to offer a possible alternative.他的想法似乎提供了另一種可能的選擇。➤develop, find, seek開發/找到/尋找替代物◇We'll have to find an alternative.我們必須找到替代品。◇They are seeking alternatives to fossil fuels.他們正在尋找化石燃料的替代物。➤consider, discuss, explore考慮一種選擇;對選擇進行討論;探索一種選擇➤present, propose, suggest提出一種選擇;建議一種選擇ALTERNATIVE + VERB➤be available, exist替代物存在PREPOSITION➤alternative for給⋯的選擇◇There is no alternative for those with no car of their own.沒有私家車的人就沒有選擇餘地了。➤alternative to除⋯以外的其他選擇◇Is there an alternative to surgery for this complaint?除了手術外,這種毛病還有其他治療方法嗎?PHRASES➤have little alternative (but to), have no alternative (but to)(除⋯外)幾乎沒有/沒有其他選擇◇She had no alternative but to do as he said.她別無選擇,只能照他說的做。➤leave sb with no alternative (but to)使某人別無選擇(,只能⋯)◇He was left with no alternative but to hobble to the nearest hospital.他別無他法,只能一瘸一拐地走到最近的醫院。