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/ə(r), STRONG ɔː(r)/
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[CONJ-COORD 连词](连接两个或两个以上选择的可能性)或,或者,还是 You use or to link two or more alternatives.
  • 'Tea or coffee?' John asked...

    “喝茶还是喝咖啡?”约翰问道。

  • Was she blonde or brunette?...

    她的头发是金色还是深褐色?

  • Spread the inside of the loaf with olive paste or pesto sauce for extra flavour...

    在面包里面涂些橄榄酱或香蒜酱会更好吃。

  • 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设法写信或者打电话来。

  • Students are asked to take another course in English, or science, or mathematics.

    要求学生在英语、自然科学和数学中再选一门课。

  • 2
    [CONJ-COORD 连词](与 either 或 whether 连用,给出另一个选择项)或,还是,就是 You use or to give another alternative, when the first alternative is introduced by 'either' or 'whether'.
  • Items like bread, milk and meat were either unavailable or could be obtained only on the black market...

    像面包、牛奶和肉之类的东西要么是买不到,要么就是只能去黑市买。

  • Either you can talk to him, or I will...

    要么你跟他谈,要么我去。

  • I don't know whether people will buy it or not...

    我不知道是否会有人买。

  • I am not sure whether I was knocked over by the blast or whether I just fell...

    我拿不准自己是被爆炸的气浪掀翻的还是恰巧跌了一跤。

  • The bathroom has taken a lot longer to get right than either Elaine or Dennis had envisaged.

    装修浴室花的时间远比伊莱恩和丹尼斯预想的要长。

  • Usage Note :

    You do not use or after neither. You use nor instead. He speaks neither English nor German.

    neither 之后不用 or 而用 nor:He speaks neither English nor German(他既不会说英语也不会说德语)。

    3
    [CONJ-COORD 连词](用于两个数字之间表示概数)或,大约 You use or between two numbers to indicate that you are giving an approximate amount.
  • Everyone benefited from limiting their intake of tea to just three or four cups a day...

    每天只喝三四杯茶对身体有益。

  • When I was nine or ten someone explained to me that when you are grown up you have to work...

    我大概9岁或10岁的时候,有人跟我说人长大了就得工作。

  • Normally he asked questions, and had a humorous remark or two.

    通常都是他提问题,还不时地冒出一两句俏皮话。

  • 4
    [CONJ-COORD 连词](用于对刚说过的话进行更正或补充)或者说 You use or to introduce a comment which corrects or modifies what you have just said.
  • The man was a fool, he thought, or at least incompetent...

    他想道,那人是个傻瓜,或者说,至少很无能。

  • There was nothing more he wanted, or so he thought...

    他再无所求,或者说他是这么想的。

  • That was sporting of him. Or should I say cowardly...

    他风格真高。或者我是否应该说他很懦弱?

  • She was aware of tension between them. Or had it been there from the beginning?

    她意识到他们的关系有些紧张。或者一开始就是如此吗?

  • 5
    [CONJ-COORD 连词](用于警告)否则,要不然 If you say that someone should do something or something unpleasant will happen, you are warning them that if they do not do it, the unpleasant thing will happen.
  • She had to have the operation, or she would die.

    她必须动手术,要不然就没命了。

  • 6
    [CONJ-COORD 连词](用于证明刚刚所作陈述的真实性)否则,要不然 You use or to introduce something which is evidence for the truth of a statement you have just made.
  • He must have thought Jane was worth it or he wouldn't have wasted time on her, I suppose.

    我想,他一定认为简值得他这么做,否则他不会在她身上浪费时间。

  • 7
    [PHRASE 短语](表示某事物对即将发生的事没有影响)不管是不是… You use or no or or not to emphasize that a particular thing makes no difference to what is going to happen.
      [group PHR]
      [emphasis]
  • Chairman or no, if I want to stop the project, I can...

    不管我是不是主席,只要我想停止这个项目,我就能做到。

  • The first difficulty is that, old-fashioned or not, it is very good.

    首要的难题是,过时也好,不过时也罢,它很不错。

  • 8
    [PHRASE 短语](用于重复的同一名词之间,表示某事物是否真实对情形没有影响)不管是否有…,无论有没有… 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.
      [n PHR n]
  • The next day, rain or no rain, it was business as usual...

    第二天是否下雨都没有差别,一切照常进行。

  • Oil or no oil, Serbia has troubles.

    不管是否有石油,塞尔维亚的困难都会存在。

  • 9
    or else→see:
    else
    ; or other→see:
    other
    ; or so→see:
    so
    ; or something→see:
    something

    Oxford
    or / ɔː(r) ; NAmE ɔːr / conjunction 1 used to introduce another possibility (用以引出另一种可能性)或,或者,还是 Is your sister older or younger than you? 你的姐妹比你大还是小? Are you coming or not? 你来还是不来? Is it a boy or a girl? 是个男孩还是女孩? It can be black, white or grey. 它可能是黑的、白的或灰的。 compare
    either… or…
    at either adv.  (3 )
    2 used in negative sentences when mentioning two or more things (用于否定句,提出两种或多种事物时)也不 He can't read or write. 他不会读,不会写。 There are people without homes, jobs or family. 有人既无房屋,又无工作,又无家庭。 compare
    neither… nor…
    at neither adv.  (2 )
    3 ( also or else ) used to warn or advise sb that sth bad could happen; otherwise (用于警告或忠告)否则,不然 Turn the heat down or it'll burn. 把炉火开小一些,不然就烧焦了。 4 used between two numbers to show approximately how many (用于两个数字之间表示约略数目)大约 There were six or seven of us there. 我们约有六、七个人在场。 5 used to introduce a word or phrase that explains or means the same as another (用于引出解释性词语)或者说 geology, or the science of the earth's crust 地质学,或者说地壳的科学 It weighs a kilo, or just over two pounds. 这东西重一公斤,或者说两磅多一点儿。 6 used to say why sth must be true (用于说明原因)不然,否则 He must like her, or he wouldn't keep calling her. 他一定喜欢她,不然他不会老给她打电话。 7 used to introduce a contrasting idea (用于引出对比的概念) He was lying—or was he? 他在说谎,还是没有说谎? IDIOMS or so about 大约 It'll cost €100 or so. 这大约要花 100 欧元。 or somebody/something/somewhere | somebody/something/somewhere or other ( informal) used when you are not exactly sure about a person, thing or place (表示对人、事、地点不太有把握) He's a factory supervisor or something. 他是工厂监督一类的人吧。 ‘Who said so?’ ‘Oh, somebody or other. I can't remember who it was.’ “这是谁说的?”“啊,某一个人吧,我记不清是谁了。”
    or / ɔː(r) ; NAmE ɔːr /
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    oror /ə; strong ɔː $ ər strong ɔːr/ ●●● S1 W1 conjunction
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    1possibilities/choices used between two words or phrases to show that either of two things is possible, or used before the last in a list of possibilities or choices:  Shall we go out to the cinema or stay at home? You can have ham, cheese, or tuna.... or anything/something spoken (=or something of the same kind) Would you like a coffee or something? She wasn’t involved in drugs or anything like that. Grapes are usually either green or red. He’s going to do it whether we like it or not. You must do the job yourself or else employ someone else to do it.
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    2and not used after a negative verb when you mean not one thing and also not another thing:  He doesn’t have a television or a video. Sonia never cleans or even offers to wash the dishes.3avoiding bad result used to say that something bad could happen if someone does not do a particular thing:  Wear your coat or you’ll catch cold. Hurry up or we’ll be late. I had to defend myself or else he’d have killed me. You’d better hand over the money, or else (=used to threaten someone).4correction used to correct something that you have said or to give more specific information:  It’s going to snow tomorrow, or that’s what the forecast says. John picked us up in his car, or rather his dad’s car which he’d borrowed. We’ve cleaned it all up, or at least most of it.5proof used to prove that something must be true, by saying that the situation would be different if it was not true:  He must be at home, or his car wouldn’t be here. It’s obviously not urgent or else they would have called us straight away.6uncertain amounts used to show that you are guessing at an amount or number because you cannot be exact:  The boy was three or four years of age. I saw Donald leaving a minute or two ago. There’s a motel a mile or so down the road (=about a mile or possibly a little more).THESAURUSor conjunction used between two possibilities or choices, or before the last one in a list of possibilities or choices: · Don’t get the chemicals on your hands or your clothes.· Payment can be made by cash, cheque or credit card.alternatively adverb used when giving another choice apart from the one you have already mentioned: · Use a pair of scissors or, alternatively, a very sharp knife.· You can go up into the mountains. Alternatively, you can stroll around one of Switzerland’s delightful cities.on the one had ... on the other (hand) used when giving two very different ideas or opinions about something, especially when they need to be balanced against each other: · On the one hand, I don’t want to hurt his feelings, but on the other, I don’t want to be miserable for the rest of my life.
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