interchange

入れ替える、交換する

二つのものの位置や役割を互いに交換する。

やさしい英語で： To put each of two things in the position or role previously occupied by the other.

• Interchange the two labels.
• The actors interchanged roles halfway through the play.
• Can we interchange these two components without damaging the machine?

使い方： interchange A and B (Interchange the red wire and the blue wire.); interchange A with B (You can interchange this part with the spare one.)

類義語： swap, switch, exchange

よく使う表現： interchange positions, interchange two parts, interchange roles

交互にする、織り交ぜる

異なる活動や経験、要素を交互に行ったり、織り交ぜたりする。

やさしい英語で： To alternate or mix different activities, experiences, or elements.

• They interchanged work with periods of rest.
• The poet interchanges joy with sorrow throughout the poem.
• Quiet scenes were interchanged with bursts of action.

使い方： interchange A with B (She interchanged serious passages with lighter ones.)

類義語： alternate, intermingle, intermix

よく使う表現： interchange work with rest, interchange joy with sorrow

インターチェンジ、乗り換え地点

道路や交通路が交わり、人や車が別の路線へ移れる場所。

やさしい英語で： A place where roads or transport routes meet and people or vehicles can move between them.

• Take the next exit at the interchange.
• The new interchange connects two major highways.
• This station is an interchange for bus and rail services.

類義語： junction, transport hub

よく使う表現： motorway interchange, transport interchange, rail interchange