1 ADJ （用于anywhere，someone，what等词之后）其他的，别的 You use else after words such as 'anywhere', 'someone', and 'what', to refer in a vague way to another person, place, or thing. （用于anywhere，someone，what等词之后）其他的，别的
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If I can't make a living at painting, at least I can teach someone else to paint.
如果我不能靠画画谋生，至少我可以教别人画画。
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We had nothing else to do on those long trips.
在那些漫长的旅程中我们没有别的事情可做。
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What else have you had for your birthday?.
你还收到了别的什么生日礼物？
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There's not much else I can say.
我没什么别的要说。
2 ADJ （用在everyone，everything，everywhere等词之后）其他的，别的 You use else after words such as 'everyone', 'everything', and 'everywhere' to refer in a vague way to all the other people, things, or places except the one you are talking about. （用在everyone，everything，everywhere等词之后）其他的，别的
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As I try to be truthful, I expect everyone else to be truthful.
既然我努力做到诚实，我希望其他所有人也能诚实。
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Cigarettes are in short supply, like everything else here.
和其他所有东西一样，这里的香烟也供应不足。
3 PHR-CONJ-COORD 否则的话；要不然 You use or else after stating a logical conclusion, to indicate that what you are about to say is evidence for that conclusion. 否则的话；要不然
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He must be a good plumber, or else he wouldn't be so busy.
他肯定是个不错的管子工，要不然他不会那么忙。
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Evidently no lessons have been learnt or else the government would not have handled the problem so sloppily.
政府显然没有吸取教训，不然不会把问题处理得那么草率。
4 PHR-CONJ-COORD （引出不好的结果）否则，要不然 You use or else to introduce a statement that indicates the unpleasant results that will occur if someone does or does not do something. （引出不好的结果）否则，要不然
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This time we really need to succeed or else people will start giving us funny looks.
这次我们真的需要成功，否则人们会开始用异样的眼光看我们。
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Make sure you are strapped in very well, or else you will fall out.
一定要系好安全带，否则会摔出去。
5 PHR-CONJ-COORD （表示另外一种可能性）或者，还是，要不 You use or else to introduce the second of two possibilities when you do not know which one is true. （表示另外一种可能性）或者，还是，要不
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You are either a total genius or else you must be absolutely raving mad.
你要么是个不折不扣的天才，要么就是完全疯了。
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It's likely someone gave her a lift, or else that she took a taxi.
可能有人开车捎了她一程，要不就是她打了辆出租车。
6 PHRASE 尤其;首先 Above all else is used to emphasize that a particular thing is more important than other things. 尤其;首先 [emphasis]
7 PHRASE (表示唯一的好情况)起码，至少 You can say 'if nothing else' to indicate that what you are mentioning is, in your opinion, the only good thing in a particular situation. (表示唯一的好情况)起码，至少
8 PHRASE (表示威胁)否则的话，要不然的话 You say 'or else' after a command to warn someone that if they do not obey, you will be angry and may harm or punish them. (表示威胁)否则的话，要不然的话 [spoken]
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