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[ɔ:]

conj.或者, 还是, 否则
prep.<古>在...之前

conj.

1. 或者; 还是

Either you or I am to go.

你我之间总有一个人要去。

You may spend two or three days there.

你可以在那里呆上两三天。

2. (用于否定句)也不

Mary never skis or skates.

玛丽从不滑雪, 也不溜冰。

3. 否则, 要不然

Hurry up, or you'll be late.

快点, 否则你会迟到的。

4. 也就是说, 换言之

She studies biochemistry, or the science of life.

她学生物化学, 也就是生命科学。

词形变化

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词义辨析

同义:

conj.否则, 或者

otherwise  else  conversely  alternatively  optionally  contrarily  

反义:

conj.或者

nor  

英英释义

名词 or:

a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific

同义词：Oregon, Beaver State

a room in a hospital equipped for the performance of surgical operations

同义词：operating room, operating theater, operating theatre, surgery

短语词组

or else

1. 否则; 要不然

They told me to leave at once, or else.

他们要我马上离开, 否则(对我不利)。

You will stay away from my girlfriend, or else.

离我女朋友远点, 否则要你好看。

Hurry up or else you'll be late.

快点, 否则你要迟到了。

or so

1. 大约

It'll only cost 15 dollars or so.

只要十五美元左右。

There were twenty or so.

大约有二十个左右。

补充

oror英:[ɔ:, ə] 美:[ɔr]conj.1.或, 或者; 还是A boy or two girls are at home.一个男孩或两个女孩在家。Mr.Jones or I am to speak at the meeting.会上由琼斯先生或我来发言。Is the flower red or blue?那花是红的还是蓝的?2.否则, 要不然Turn the heat down or your cake will burn.把热度调低吧, 要不蛋糕就要糊了。3.也不He cannot read or write.他不会看书, 也不会写字。

例句

1. Was she blonde or brunette?她的头发是金色还是深褐色？ 2. Would you like tea or coffee?您喝茶还是喝咖啡？ 3. I'll try to write or call.我会设法写信或者打电话。 4. I don't eat meat or fish.我既不吃肉, 也不吃鱼。 5. He hasn't seen or heard anything.他既没看见也没听见什么。 6. It took a lot longer than either Elaine or Dennis had envisaged.花费的时间比伊莱恩或丹尼斯设想的要长得多。 7. Either you can talk to him, or I will.要么你跟他谈, 要么我去。 8. I am not sure whether I was struck or whether I just fell.我不确定我是被人袭击了还是自己摔倒了。 9. I don't know whether people will buy it or not.我不知道人们会不会买它。 10. There was nothing more he wanted, or so he thought.他再无所求, 或者说他是这么想的。 11. The man was a fool, he thought, or at least incompetent.这个男的是个傻瓜, 他想, 或者说至少是能力不行。 12. The first problem was money, or rather, a serious lack of it.第一个问题是钱, 或者说得更准确些, 是严重缺钱。 13. Hurry up or you'll miss the bus.你快点儿, 要不然就赶不上公交车了。 14. He can't be that bad, can he, or they wouldn't have allowed him home?他不可能有那么坏, 是吧, 要不然他们就不会让他回家了吧？ 15. Chairman or no, if I want to stop the project, I can.不管我是不是董事长, 只要我想停止这个项目, 我就能做到。 16. The next day, rain or no rain, it was business as usual.第二天是否下雨都没有区别, 一切照常进行。 17. Oil or no oil, the country is in difficulties.不管是否有石油, 这个国家都处于困难中。 18. Old-fashioned or not, it is very good.过时也好, 不过时也罢, 它很不错。 19. I used the money to buy a radio station, believe it or not.不管你信不信, 我用那笔钱买了一个无线电台。 20. Like it or not, you are a member of this crew.不管你喜不喜欢, 你都是这个小组的一员。 21. This is going to last a day or two.这将会持续一两天时间。 22. Which one would you prefer, tea or coffee?你愿意喝点儿茶还是咖啡? 23. Score or twenty廿或曰二十。 24. You should come or send a representative at least.你应该来，或者说，至少派一位代表来。 25. He must have an important thing to do or a heavy date.他一定有要紧的事要做，要不然就是有个重要的约会。 26. He's a psychologist-or rather, a psychoanalyst.他是一位心理学家——或者更确切地说，一位心理分析学家。 27. Hurry up, or we'll be late.快点儿，不然要迟到了。 28. never drink or smoke从不喝酒也不吸烟 29. a day or two一两天吧 30. I don't know whether she's in the city or not.我不知道她还在不在城里。 31. either awake or sleeping不管醒着还是睡着了 32. a cup of tea or coffee.一杯茶或咖啡。 33. are you coming or not?.你来还是不来？。 34. she couldn't read or write.她读或写都不会。 35. I either take taxis or walk everywhere.不管到哪儿我不是坐出租车就是步行。 36. it doesn't matter whether the theory is right or wrong.该理论是正确还是错误并没有关系。 37. the espionage novel, or, as it is known in the trade, the thriller.间谍小说，或者说，业内人士所谓的惊险小说。 38. hurry up, or you'll miss it all.快点，不然你什么都赶不上了。 39. John's indifference—or was it?—left her unsettled.约翰的冷漠——果真如此吗？——她心神不宁。 40. to love is the one way to know or God or man.是上帝还是常人，爱是唯一的试金石。 41. dozen or so people.十二人左右。 42. [postpositive]azure a bend or.青色底上有一条金色带。 43. Would you like to sit here or next to the window?你想坐在这里还是窗旁？ 44. Are you interested or not?你有兴趣没有？ 45. For the main course, you can have lamb, beef or fish.至于主菜，你可选择羊肉、牛肉或鱼。 46. Don't drive so fast or you'll have an accident!开车不要开得那么快，否则会发生意外！ 47. She hasn't phoned or written to me for weeks.她已经好几个星期没有打电话或写信给我。 48. I've never been either to Italy or Spain.我从没去过意大利，也没去过西班牙。 49. I've been there five or six times.那个地方我去过五六次。 50. 20% of the population, or one in five人口的20%，即每五个人之中有一个 51. You should feel better in three days or so.大约三天之后，你应当会感觉好些。 52. She's a computer programmer or something.她是计算机编程员这类的人。 53. You can have coffee or tea.你可以喝咖啡或是茶。 54. "Would you like beer, wine, or something else?"你想喝啤酒、葡萄酒，还是其他什么？ 55. He must be her brother—or is he? [=maybe he is not her brother]他肯定是她的哥哥——或者不是？ 56. I'll call (either) today or tomorrow.我会在今天或明天打电话。 57. (somewhat informal) I didn't mean to annoy you or anything.我没想惹你生气，也没其他意思。 58. (somewhat informal) Can I get you a cup of coffee or something?我能给你来杯咖啡或是其他饮料吗？ 59. We couldn't stop or even slow down the whole time. [=we could not stop and we could not slow down]我们在整段时间中不能停下，甚至也不能减速。 60. They have no food or water. [=they do not have food and they do not have water]他们既没有食物也没有水。 61. "Finish your dinner or you won't get any dessert. [=if you do not finish your dinner, then you will not get any dessert]"把晚饭吃完，否则就不给你吃甜品。 62. Be at the station by 5 o'clock or you will miss the bus.*5点钟前到达车站，不然你就赶不上公共汽车了。 63. It's been two or three years since I've seen her.我已经有两三年没见到她了。 64. The package should arrive in five or six days.包裹应该五六天后到达。 65. We waited for an hour or more.我们等了有一个小时或更久。 66. He must be hiding something or he wouldn't be lying. [=he would not lie if he were not hiding something; the fact that he is lying means that he must be hiding something]他肯定是在隐瞒一些事情，要不他不会撒谎的。 67. "Botany, or the science of plants, is a fascinating subject. = The science of plants, or botany, is a fascinating subject."植物学，也就是研究植物的科学，是一门迷人的学科。 68. "This pan is used for sautéing, or frying, the vegetables."这种锅是用来炒或者说油煎蔬菜的。 69. "We got here quickly—or more quickly than last time, anyway. = We got here quickly—or at least more quickly than last time."我们很快就到这儿了——或者说至少比上次快。 70. "The building is 500, or to be precise, 502 years old."这栋大楼已有500年的历史了，或者更精确地说，是502年。 71. "She breeds rabbits, or rather hares."她饲养兔子，或者更准确地说，是饲养野兔。