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switched

/swich/US // swɪtʃ //UK // (swɪtʃ) //

交换的,交换了,交换过的,交换了的

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a slender, flexible shoot, rod, etc., used especially in whipping or disciplining.
    • : an act of whipping or beating with or as with such an object; a stroke, lash, or whisking movement.
    • : a slender growing shoot, as of a plant.
    • : a hairpiece consisting of a bunch or tress of long hair or some substitute, fastened together at one end and worn by women to supplement their own hair.
    • : Electricity. a device for turning on or off or directing an electric current or for making or breaking a circuit.
    • : Railroads. a track structure for diverting moving trains or rolling stock from one track to another, commonly consisting of a pair of movable rails.
    • : a turning, shifting, or changing: a switch of votes to another candidate.
    • : Bridge. a change to a suit other than the one played or bid previously.
    • : Basketball. a maneuver in which two teammates on defense shift assignments so that each guards the opponent usually guarded by the other.
    • : a tuft of hair at the end of the tail of some animals, as of the cow or lion.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to whip or beat with a switch or the like; lash: He switched the boy with a cane.
    • : to move, swing, or whisk with a swift, lashing stroke.
    • : to shift or exchange: The two girls switched their lunch boxes.
    • : to turn, shift, or divert: to switch conversation from a painful subject.
    • : Electricity. to connect, disconnect, or redirect by operating a switch: I switched on a light.
    • : Railroads. to move or transfer from one set of tracks to another.to drop or add or to make up.
    • : Movies, Television. to shift rapidly from one camera to another in order to change camera angles or shots.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to strike with or as with a switch.
    • : to change direction or course; turn, shift, or change.
    • : to exchange or replace something with another: He used to smoke this brand of cigarettes, but he switched.
    • : to move or sway back and forth, as a cat's tail.
    • : to be shifted, turned, etc., by means of a switch.
    • : Basketball. to execute a switch.
    • : Bridge. to lead a card of a suit different from the suit just led by oneself or one's partner.

Phrases

  • switch off
  • switch on
  • asleep at the switch
  • bait and switch

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • Soon afterward, Jarrell, the university’s president, released a statement saying the lab had been “planning for some time” to make the switch.

  • There are caregivers who don’t have the resources for that kind of switch.

  • It’s almost as if Sucker Punch Studios had an on-off switch for visual upgrades, and they’ve been ready to push it this whole time.

  • The switch never garnered support from lawyers or legislators.

  • This is a big switch, one that may lead to compatibility issues for app-makers and connected devices.

  • They even switched off their location service—one of the main perks of the program.

  • Passengers were asked to make sure their phones and other devices were charged so that they could be switched on for inspection.

  • One customer retooled a Nintendo Wii with its innards switched out for glued pennies.

  • Mixing meat and dairy is a kosher rule-breaker, so they switched the cheese for potatoes.

  • Meet the outgoing Michigan Republican congressman who switched his vote and kept the government funded Thursday.

  • As the car rolled on toward Manhattan's northern boundary, the woman with the green eyes switched on the radio on the dash.

  • We switched paint jobs at Burkey's station, see, and rolling into town that dame you sent to ride with us switched on the radio.

  • The light was switched off, and Bud heard the doors pulled shut, and the rattle of the padlock and chain.

  • "Door left unlocked—the ignorant hound—Good thing I don't trust him too far—" Some one came fumbling in and switched on the light.

  • At the same moment the blinds in the dining-room were pulled down by the countess herself, and the lights switched off.