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or conj.或者；还是；否则prep.<古>在...之前 (1) 你可以邮寄或者派人送信件。(2) 那幅画是原作还是复制品？(3) 你比较喜欢小羊排,还是猪排?(4) 快，否则你就要来不及了。(5) 不要匆忙地做你的工作，否则你会把它做坏的。

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英 [ɔː(r)] 美 [ɔːr] (1) You can send letters by mail or by hand.(2) Is that painting an original or a reproduction?(3) Which do you prefer, lamb chops or pork chops?(4) Hurry up or else you'll be late.(5) Don't rush at your work or you will spoil it. 1[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；

英语单词	or
英美音标	英 [ɔː(r)] 美 [ɔːr]
中文释义	conj.或者；还是；否则 prep.<古>在...之前
英语例句	(1) You can send letters by mail or by hand. (2) Is that painting an original or a reproduction? (3) Which do you prefer, lamb chops or pork chops? (4) Hurry up or else you'll be late. (5) Don't rush at your work or you will spoil it.
中文例句	(1) 你可以邮寄或者派人送信件。 (2) 那幅画是原作还是复制品？ (3) 你比较喜欢小羊排,还是猪排? (4) 快，否则你就要来不及了。 (5) 不要匆忙地做你的工作，否则你会把它做坏的。
柯林斯解释	1 [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 ；

I Conj Coord 连词 →See Asked Speaks English W