switch

[switʃ]

n.转换, 开关, 鞭子
v.改变, 交换, 转换, 鞭打
n.（女用）假发

n.[C]

1. 开关, 电闸, 电键

You pressed the wrong switch.

你按错了开关。

2. (铁路的)转辙器; 【美】铁道侧线

3. (树林)柔软的细枝; 鞭子

4. 变更, 转换, 更改

There's been a switch in our plans.

我们的计划改变了。

5. 【口】调换, 交换

I asked him why he'd made the switch.

我问他为什么要调换。

6. (女用)长假发; (狮子等的)尾尖簇毛

vt.

1. 打开(或关掉)……的开关[(+on/off)]

He switched the light on.

他打开电灯。

2. 使转换; 为……转接(电话)[(+to/over)]

Hang on, please. I'll switch you to the manager.

请不要挂断电话。我给你转接到经理那儿去。

3. 使转轨

They switched the train to the other track.

他们把列车转到另一轨道上。

4. 改变; 转移; 调动

They switched the talk to a more interesting subject.

他们把谈话转到比较有趣的题目上去了。

5. 【口】调换; 交换

The girls switched hats.

女孩子交换了帽子。

6. 鞭打

Mr. Wallace switched his son with his walking stick.

瓦勒士先生用他的手杖打他儿子。

vi.

1. 转轨

2. 改变; 转移[(+to)]

He studied chemistry and then switched to biology.

他原来学化学, 后来改学生物。

3. 打开(或关掉)开关[(+on/off)]

4. 鞭打

5. 【口】调换; 交换

I am on duty tomorrow. I've to switch with someone to go to your party.

我明天值班。我得和谁换一下班才能去参加你们的聚会。

词形变化

形容词: switchable | 名词: switcher | 动词过去式: switched | 动词过去分词: switched | 动词现在分词: switching | 动词第三人称单数: switches |

词义辨析

同义:

vt.鞭打

whip  strike  flog  pummel  slash  beat  thrash  lash  bang  spank  strap  club  paddle

vt.交换; 替代

change  replace  trade  swap  shift  turn  exchange  substitute  

同义参见:

alternate  interchange  layer  commute  cane  rod  

英英释义

名词 switch:

control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit

同义词：electric switch, electrical switch

an event in which one thing is substituted for another

同义词：substitution, permutation, transposition, replacement

hairpiece consisting of a tress of false hair; used by women to give shape to a coiffure

railroad track having two movable rails and necessary connections; used to turn a train from one track to another or to store rolling stock

a flexible implement used as an instrument of punishment

a basketball maneuver; two defensive players shift assignments so that each guards the player usually guarded by the other

the act of changing one thing or position for another

同义词：switching, shift

动词 switch:

change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence

同义词：switch over, exchange

exchange or give (something) in exchange for

同义词：trade, swap, swop

lay aside, abandon, or leave for another

同义词：shift, change

make a shift in or exchange of

同义词：change over, shift

cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation

同义词：throw, flip

flog with or as if with a flexible rod

reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)

同义词：interchange, tack, alternate, flip, flip-flop

短语词组

switch off

1. (用开关)关掉

Be sure to switch off the light when you leave the office.

你离开办公室时务必把灯关掉。

switch on

1. (用开关)开启; 用开关接通电流

Switch on the recorder, please.

请打开录音机。

补充

switchswitch英:[switʃ] 美:[swɪtʃ]n.1.开关Where is the light switch?电灯开关在哪儿?2.改变, 转变We had to make a switch in our arrangements.我们不得不对我们的安排作些变动。3.细枝条The boy made a switch from the branch of a cherry tree.这个男孩用樱桃树枝做了一条鞭子。vt. & vi.1.转变, 改变The train was switching.火车正在换道。They kept switching meeting places.他们不断改变碰面的地点。vt.1.转换He is always switching jobs.他总是变换工作。Don't switch the light.不要开灯。

例句

1. Leona put some detergent into the dishwasher, shut the door and pressed the switch.利昂娜往洗碗机里倒了一些洗洁精, 关上门, 然后按下了开关。 2. The light switch is in the hall.电灯开关在大厅里。 3. New technology made a switch to oil possible.新技术使得改用石油成为可能。 4. The spokesman implicitly condemned the United States policy switch.发言人含蓄地谴责了美国在政策上的转变。 5. Your spouse may not understand that you’ve made the switch for the health benefits.您的配偶也许不明白您已经交换了医疗保险。 6. In the second half, Chelsea suddenly switched tactics.下半场切尔西队突然改变了战术。 7. The encouragement of a friend spurred Chris into switching jobs.在一位朋友的鼓励下, 克里斯换了工作。 8. We switched partners.我们互换了搭档。 9. The ballot boxes have been switched.投票箱被人调换了。 10. My mother switched her interest to my health.我母亲转而关注起我的健康来。 11. As the era wore on, she switched her attention to films.随着这个时代慢慢过去, 她把目光投向了电影业。 12. She’d switched the back of my thighs with a stout branch.她用一根粗树枝打我的大腿后侧。 13. Estonia is switching to a market economy.爱沙尼亚正在转向发展市场经济。 14. They want to encourage companies to switch from coal to cleaner fuels.他们想鼓励企业改用比煤更清洁的燃料。 15. If it was truly a great product, everyone here would have switched.如果这真是一件很棒的产品, 这里的每个人都会换上它的。 16. He switched the boy with a cane.他用手杖抽打那个小孩。 17. to switch one's horse策马前行 18. He switched his fishing line.他甩出了他的钓丝。 19. The horse swithed its tail to drive the flies away.马甩动尾巴以驱赶苍蝇。 20. He switched his hands off her.他迅速把手从她身上移开了。 21. He switched the book from my hand.他突然夺去我手中的书。 22. The time of talk has been swithed to the afternoon.已将会谈举行时间改在下午了。 23. I have been swithed to a Paris branch.我已调到巴黎分部去工作了。 24. Let's switch the talk to disbursement.咱们换个话题，谈一谈款项支出吧。 25. to switch the car to the east把车拐向东方 26. They carefully designed that the two trunks exactly alike would be switched in the waiting room.他们精心设计了在候车室调换两只相同行李箱的方法。 27. Swith on the light.把灯打开。 28. He switched off the TV when he came in.他一进门就把电视机关掉了。 29. He unconsciously switched a tree with his cane when he talked to her.在和她讲话时，他无意识地用手里的鞭子抽打着一棵树。 30. The cat is in a rage when his tail switches.猫摆尾巴表明他生气了。 31. They must have switched ——otherwise would have we caught up with them up long ago.他们肯定改变路线了，不然我们早就赶上他们了。 32. He used to smoke Camel,but he switched.他过去一直吸“骆驼”牌香烟，后来他换成了其他牌子。 33. to switch over to Swiss steak改吃瑞士牛排 34. My tools box switched to his.我的工具箱与他的调换了。 35. the guard hit a switch and the gate swung open.守卫按了一下开关，大门就打开了。 36. his friends were surprised at his switch from newspaper owner to farmer.他的朋友对他由一个报纸业主转而成为农民感到吃惊。 37. the company switched the boats to other routes.该公司改变了船的航线。 38. she's managed to switch careers.她设法变换了职业。 39. she worked as a librarian and then switched to journalism.她先是做图书管理员，然后改行到新闻界工作。 40. after ten minutes, listener and speaker switch roles.十分钟以后，听话者和说话者调换角色。 41. as he waffles on, I switch off.当他开始絮叨时，我就不再听了。 42. a light switch电灯开关 43. a switch in policy政策的骤变 44. I'm fed up with my glasses -- I'm thinking of switching over to contact lenses.我眼镜戴腻了，正考虑改换隐形眼镜。 45. Press these two keys to switch between documents on screen.按这两个键可以在屏幕上从一个文件切换到另一个文件。 46. The match has been switched from Saturday to Sunday.比赛日期已从星期六改到星期日。 47. This week you can have the car and I'll go on the bus, and next week we'll switch over.这个星期你用车子，我坐公共汽车，下个星期我们对调。 48. Someone switched the signs round and everyone went the wrong way.有人把路标对调，结果大家都走错了路。 49. Don't forget to switch off the cooker.别忘记关掉炉子。 50. She flicked a switch and turned the lamp/lights on.她轻按了一下开关，打开了电灯。 51. a light/dimmer switch电灯/调光器开关 52. He threw the switch to stop the machine.他扳动开关让机器停了下来。 53. a switch from the old way of doing things对旧的做事方式的改变 54. There has been a switch in plans. [=the plans have changed]计划已经改变。 55. "If you're not happy in your current job, maybe it's time to make a switch (to another job)."如果你不喜欢现在这份工作，也许是时候换一个（工作）了。 56. "“He says he'll do it himself.” “Well, that's a switch.” [=that's something unusual]"“他说他自己做。”“哦，那可是稀奇事儿。” 57. I switched to a new doctor.我换了一个新医生。 58. He kept switching back and forth between topics.他在不同话题之间来回切换。 59. She switched back to/from her original insurance company.她重新选择了以前那家保险公司/从以前那家保险公司转了过来。 60. We switched over to a different telephone service.我们换了一家电话服务公司。 61. Why did you switch jobs?你为什么换工作？ 62. He switched (over) to a different channel.他切换到了另一个频道。 63. Stop switching channels.停止换台。 64. They switched places/positions/roles/sides.他们互换了位置/职位/角色/场地。 65. He switched (around) his last two appointments.他调换了他的最后两个预约。 66. (US) He is going to switch (shifts) with me Monday. [=he will work my shift and I will work his shift on Monday]他周一要和我调班。 67. He switched off the light/lamp.他关了灯。 68. "When the topic turned to the stock market, he switched off. [=tuned out]"当话题转到股市时，他便失去了兴趣。 69. I switched on the TV and watched the news.我打开了电视看新闻。