switches

名词 switch:

1. control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit
   同义词：switch, electric switch, electrical switch
2. an event in which one thing is substituted for another
   同义词：substitution, permutation, transposition, replacement, switch
3. hairpiece consisting of a tress of false hair; used by women to give shape to a coiffure
   同义词：switch
4. railroad track having two movable rails and necessary connections; used to turn a train from one track to another or to store rolling stock
   同义词：switch
5. a flexible implement used as an instrument of punishment
   同义词：switch
6. a basketball maneuver; two defensive players shift assignments so that each guards the player usually guarded by the other
   同义词：switch
7. the act of changing one thing or position for another
   同义词：switch, switching, shift

动词 switch:

1. change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence
   同义词：switch over, switch, exchange
2. exchange or give (something) in exchange for
   同义词：trade, swap, swop, switch
3. lay aside, abandon, or leave for another
   同义词：switch, shift, change
4. make a shift in or exchange of
   同义词：switch, change over, shift
5. cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation
   同义词：throw, flip, switch
6. flog with or as if with a flexible rod
   同义词：switch
7. reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)
   同义词：interchange, tack, switch, alternate, flip, flip-flop

1. In the fifth chapter the novel switches back to pick up its major characters.
   这部长篇小说在第五章里回过头去重新叙述那些主要的人物。
2. A device that automatically switches an electric lamp off and on, as in a commercial display sign.
   闪光装置如广告宣传告示上的一种自动点燃或熄灭电灯的装置
3. The switches close the contacts and complete the circuit.
   这些开关可使接触器接通电流形成回路。
4. This button switches the current on.
   这个电钮接通电流。