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 in·ter·change /ˌɪntɚ/
 立體交叉道,互換(vt.)交換,互換(vi.)交替發生

 interchange
 互換

 interchange
 交換

 In·ter·change v. t. [imp. & p. p. Interchanged p. pr. & vb. n. Interchanging ]
 1. To put each in the place of the other; to give and take mutually; to exchange; to reciprocate; as, to interchange places; they interchanged friendly offices and services.
 I shall interchange
 My waned state for Henry's regal crown.   --Shak.
 2. To cause to follow alternately; to intermingle; to vary; as, to interchange cares with pleasures.

 In·ter·change, v. i. To make an interchange; to alternate.

 In·ter·change n.
 1. The act of mutually changing; the act of mutually giving and receiving; exchange; as, the interchange of civilities between two persons. “Interchange of kindnesses.”
 2. The mutual exchange of commodities between two persons or countries; barter; commerce.
 3. Alternate succession; alternation; a mingling.
    The interchanges of light and darkness.   --Holder.
 Sweet interchange
 Of hill and valley, rivers, woods, and plains.   --Milton.
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 interchange
      n 1: a junction of highways on different levels that permits
           traffic to move from one to another without crossing
           traffic streams
      2: mutual interaction; the activity of interchanging or
         reciprocating [syn: reciprocation, give-and-take]
      3: reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money especially
         the currencies of different countries; "he earns his
         living from the interchange of currency" [syn: exchange]
      v 1: give to, and receive from, one another; "Would you change
           places with me?"; "We have been exchanging letters for a
           year" [syn: exchange, change]
      2: cause to change places; "interchange this screw for one of a
         smaller size" [syn: counterchange, transpose]
      3: reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action) [syn: tack,
          switch, alternate, flip, flip-flop]