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柯林斯词典
1. CONJ You use or to link two or more alternatives. 或者
"Tea or coffee?" John asked. “喝茶还是喝咖啡?” 约翰问。
He said he would try to write or call as soon as he reached the Canary Islands. 他说他一到加那利群岛就会尽快写信或打电话过来。
2. CONJ You use or to give another alternative, when the first alternative is introduced by "either" or "whether." 还是 (与either或whether连用)
Items like bread, milk and meat were either unavailable or could be obtained only on the black market. 像面包、牛奶和肉这样的食品要么没有,要么只有从黑市才能买到。
Either you can talk to him, or I will. 要么你和他谈,要么我来。
3. CONJ You use or between two numbers to indicate that you are giving an approximate amount. 或 (表示大概的数量)
Everyone benefited from limiting their intake of coffee to just one or two cups a day. 每个人都从每天限量喝一杯或两杯咖啡的做法中受益了。
When I was nine or ten someone explained to me that when you are grown up you have to work. 在我9岁或10岁的时候,有人跟我解释说,人长大之后必须工作。
4. CONJ You use or to introduce a comment which corrects or modifies what you have just said. 抑或 (用于更正刚说过的话)
The man was a fool, he thought, or at least incompetent. 他想,那人是个傻子,或者至少是无能。
5. CONJ If you say that someone should do something or something bad will happen, you are warning them that if they do not do it, the bad thing will happen. 否则 (引导一个表示警告的从句)
She had to have the operation, or she would die. 她必须进行手术,否则会死的。
6. CONJ You use or to introduce something which is evidence for the truth of a statement you have just made. 否则 (引导用作解释、辩护的一件事)
He must have thought Jane was worth it or he wouldn't have wasted time on her, I suppose. 我想,他当时肯定认为简值得他费心思,否则他就不会在她身上浪费时间了。
7. CONJ before; when 在...之前; 当..之时
8. PREP before 在...之前
9. ADJ of the metal gold 金牌的[heraldry]
10. PHRASE You use or not to emphasize that a particular thing makes no difference to what is going to happen. …也好 (表示某事对要发生的事无关紧要)[强调]
Like it or not, you're in charge. 喜欢也好,不喜欢也罢,反正是你负责。
11. PHRASE You use or no between two occurrences of the same noun in order to say that whether something is true or not makes no difference to a situation. 不管有没有… (表示某事对形势无关紧要)
The next day, rain or no rain, it was business as usual. 不管第二天下不下雨,一切事情照旧。
12. or else→see else
13. or other→see other
14. or so→see so
15. or something→see something
返回 or
or /ə, ɔː/
剑桥词典
- If the product doesn't work , you are given the choice of a refund or a replacement .
- Are the photos in colour or black and white ?
- Are you comfortable or shall I turn the heat down?
- You can move the cursor either by using the mouse or by using the arrow keys on the keyboard .
- Is it my imagination or is David behaving strangely at the moment ?
- "Clear off or I'll call the police !"
- Do your coat up, Joe, or you'll freeze .
- Are you comfortable or shall I turn the heat down?
- Come on, stir yourselves, or you'll be late!
- I heard him shout "Stop, or I'll shoot !"
- I'll do it later . Or, at least I'll try to do it.
- Football, or soccer as it's sometimes called, is very popular in the country .
or conjunction (POSSIBILITIES)
used to connect different possibilities(用于连接不同的可能性)或,或者;还是,亦或
Is it Tuesday or Wednesday today? 今天是星期二还是星期三?
You can pay now or when you come back to pick up the paint . 你可以现在付款,也可以等你回来取油漆时再付。
Are you listening to me or not? 你有没有在听我说话?
The patent was granted in (either) 1962 or 1963 - I can't quite remember which. 该专利是在1962年或1963年授予的——我记不清是哪一年了。
It doesn't matter whether you win or lose - it's taking part that's important . 输赢没有关系——重在参与。
There were ten or twelve (= approximately that number of) people in the room . 房间里有10个或12个人。
He was just kidding - or was he (= but it is possible that he was not)? 他只是在开玩笑——或许他不是?
used after a negative verb to mean not one thing and also not another
(用于否定动词后)也不
The child never smiles or laughs . 这孩子从不微笑,也不大笑。
比较
nor
例句
or conjunction (IF NOT)
if not否则,要不然
You should eat more, or you'll make yourself ill . 你应该多吃点,否则你会生病的。
例句
or conjunction (EXPLAIN)
used to show that a word or phrase means the same as, or explains , limits , or corrects , another word or phrase(用于引出同义词、同义短语或解释性、限定性、纠正性词语或短语)或者说,也就是,即
Rosalind, or Roz to her friends , took the initiative . 罗莎琳德,她的朋友们叫她罗兹,首先采取了行动。
Things have been going very well recently . Or they were, until two days ago. 近来事情进展得一直都很顺利。或者说,直到两天以前还一直很顺利。
例句
习语
or noor so
or two 返回 or