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Adv General Stating Situation Work Condition 例:The Opposite

单词 otherwise
音标
英[ˈʌðəwaɪz] 美[ˈʌðərwaɪz]
解释
adv.否则;另外;别的方式;adj.别的,另外的;不同的;conj.否则,不然;
例句

ADV
否则;不然
You use otherwise after stating a situation or fact, in order to say what the result or consequence would be if this situation or fact was not the case.
例:Make a note of the questions you want to ask. You will invariably forget some of them otherwise...把想提的问题记下来,否则总是会漏掉其中的一些。
例:I'm lucky that I'm interested in school work, otherwise I'd go mad.我很庆幸自己对学习怀有兴趣,不然我会疯掉的。

ADV
除此以外;在其他方面
You use otherwise before stating the general condition or quality of something, when you are also mentioning an exception to this general condition or quality.
例:The decorations for the games have lent a splash of colour to an otherwise drab city.为运动会所作的装扮给原本毫无生气的城市增添了一抹亮色。
例:...a blue and gold caravan, slightly travel-stained but otherwise in good condition.除了在旅途中弄得有点脏以外,性能良好的蓝金色旅行拖车

ADV
与之不同地;相反地
You use otherwise to refer in a general way to actions or situations that are very different from, or the opposite to, your main statement.
例:Take approximately 60mg up to four times a day, unless advised otherwise by a doctor...每次服用大约60毫克,每天最多4次,或遵医嘱。
例:There is no way anything would ever happen between us, and believe me I've tried to convince myself otherwise...相信我,我已经努力试图说服自己我们之间存有希望,但我们真的是绝对不可能的。

ADV
以其他方式;用别的方法
You use otherwise to indicate that other ways of doing something are possible in addition to the way already mentioned.
例:The studio could punish its players by keeping them out of work, and otherwise controlling their lives.电影公司能通过让艺人坐冷板凳来惩罚他们,并采用其他方式控制他们的生活。

PHRASE
及其他;或相反;或其反面
You use or otherwise or and otherwise to mention something that is not the thing just referred to or is the opposite of that thing.
例:It was for the police to assess the validity or otherwise of the evidence...应该由警方来判定证据有效与否。
例:He didn't want company, talkative or otherwise...他不想跟人搭伴,不管这个伴儿是否健谈。
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