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🔑oror /ər ; strong form强读式 ɔr / conjunction - used before another possibility or the last of a series of possibilities或者；或；还是◆Would you like to sit here or next to the window?你想坐这儿还是靠窗户坐？◆Are you interested or not?你有没有兴趣？◆You can have chicken, beef, or fish.你可以选鸡肉、牛肉或者鱼。 ➡ look at either…or at either2
- if not; otherwise否则；要不然◆Don't drive so fast or you'll have an accident!别开这么快，否则会出事故的！◆She must have loved him, or she wouldn't have married him.她一定爱过他，不然不会跟他结婚的。
- (after a negative用于否定词后) and neither; and not也不；也没有◆She hasn't called or written to me for weeks.她已经好几个星期既没有给我打电话，也没有写信。◆I've never been to Chile or Peru.我从没去过智利，也没去过秘鲁。 ➡ look at neither…nor at neither2
- used before a word or phrase that explains or comments on what has been said before（用于引出解释或评论）也就是，或者说◆20% of the population, or one out of every five20% 的人口，或者说每五个人中有一个◆Minneapolis and St. Paul, or the “Twin Cities” as they are sometimes known明尼阿波利斯和圣保罗，也就是人们有时说的“双子城”
 ●or else- otherwise; if not否则；不然◆You'd better go to bed now or else you'll be tired in the morning.你最好现在去睡觉，不然早上会感到疲倦。◆He either forgot or else decided not to come.他不是忘了就是决定不来了。
- (informal) used to express a threat or a warning（表示威胁或警告）不然的话，否则的话◆Give me the money or else!把钱给我，否则对你不客气！
●or soabout大约◆I would think the repairs will cost you $100 or so.我估计维修会花掉你差不多 100 美元。●…or someone, something, somewhere, etc.●someone, something, somewhere, etc. or other (informal) used when you are not exactly sure about a person, thing, or place（表示不肯定是何人、何物或何地）◆She's a computer programmer or something.她大概是计算机程序员之类的人吧。◆The movie was set in Sweden or somewhere.这部影片以瑞典之类的地方为背景。◆He muttered something or other about not having any time and disappeared.他嘟囔了几句时间不够的话，然后就不见了。 |