Definition of else in English:

else

adverbɛlsɛls

1with indefinite pronoun or adverb In addition; besides.
此外，其他，另外
anything else you need to know?
您还需要了解别的什么吗？
what else is there to do?
they will offer low prices but little else
他们给的价格会很低，但其他就没什么了。
Example sentencesExamples
- Still, if it wasn't for the weather what else would the British have to talk about.
- I suppose that extra half hour was as much from audience reaction time as anything else.
- Still, when he got out of the car he said if I needed anything else just to phone.
- Well what else can we do when a lot of good farming land continues to be covered up by houses.
- Never disliked him, but I felt he was as much the product of hype as anything else.
- Surely the judge can order the confiscation of his money and anything else he possesses.
- He was at his desk at seven o'clock every morning, no matter where he was or what else was going on.
- The Church will have to regain its doctrinal health once again before anything else.
- What else is he hoping for from a relationship other than the occasional letter?
- As they converse politely, a waiter glides up and asks if they'd like anything else.
- Well, what else do you expect for the start and end of the working week, plus the days in-between?
- It seems to me that there's really no point to anything else without that basic guarantee.
- Is there anything else we can do to tell people that their cars must be moved?
- As for the main entrance, it is fit for a municipal swimming pool, and little else.
- Nietzsche, whom I read more as a poet than as anything else, also had it in for the academy.
- They would like to speak to the owner of the car and anyone else who has suffered from similar crimes.
- The effect, say health board chiefs, is that they have no money left for anything else.
- If abortion is legalised, what else is acceptable using the same sort of arguments?
- At this time I had to go and sort out other stuff, so I didn't see if anything else went wrong.
- Does anyone know what else we can expect between now and the beginning of April?
- Although that probably has more to do with the way I interpret film than anything else.
Synonyms
too, as well, besides, in addition, additionally, furthermore, further, moreover, into the bargain, on top, on top of that, over and above that, what's more, to boot, else, then, equally
2with indefinite pronoun or adverb Different; instead.
不同的；作为替代
isn't there anyone else you could ask?
你就没有别的人可问了吗？
they took songs owned by someone else and used them without permission
they moved on to somewhere else
it's fate, destiny, or whatever else you like to call it
这就是命运、天数或者你想称呼它的别的什么名称。
Example sentencesExamples
- He said she was the only person willing to care for him and he had no money to hire anyone else.
- We were planning to go somewhere else after this, it was just a convenient meeting point.
- In a few more weeks, if I'm not feeling better I'll go back and see what else it could be.
- What else can he think to get him through hour after hour on the treadmill at the Murray Park gym every day?
- Subsequently, we made the decision to move from the town and settle somewhere else.
- The income ensured he always got the latest expensive trainers before anyone else.
- It does all the spadework created by the dealing of shares, and very little else.
- That goes through your head but you never really picture yourself doing anything else.
- He is in no different position from anyone else who obtains citizenship by false means.
- The field was huge, and devoid of anyone else other than occasional walkers at the edges.
- Control of the media permits the rulers to get out their version and suppress anything else.
- Well they had somewhere else to go last Thursday, and they went there in their millions.
- I could always tell when he arrived because he walked faster up the aisle than anyone else.
- That is a difficult choice when we humans are made to care for our young and anything else causes guilt.
- What a morale boost too, to find one hour of a lawyer's time equals one hour of anyone else's.
- It's ugly and ancient but it's a phone and I cannot afford anything else at the moment.
- I reserve the right to criticise the guy but fail to recognise anyone else's right to so do.
- I have three years left on my contract and I don't see any reason to look for anything else.
- It is terrifying at first, but then it grows on you, this easy way of getting somewhere else.
- If we're not genuinely trying to live out our faith, how are we different from anyone else?
3
keep your mouth shut, else you might contradict my story
short for or else

Phrases

or else

1Used to introduce the second of two alternatives.
或者，要么（用来引出两个选择中的第二个选择）
he always had a cold or else was getting over an earache
Example sentencesExamples
- For on our paraphrase, if the second surface is flatter than the first, then either the second surface is flat while the first is not, or else the second is more nearly flat than the first, neither surface being flat.
- So this makes it very difficult to combat, either through eradication or interdiction or else finding alternative livelihoods for Afghan farmers.
- So, a second lasts either for no time at all or else for an infinite amount of time.
- If you want an affordable copy, your best bet is either to trawl the second hand bins and hope you get lucky, or else wait until the hoopla about Wanda has died down.
- She was almost emaciated-looking and her clothing looked as if it were either second-hand, or else really old.
- Further, they contended, in the alternative, that the words were substantially true or else were fair comment on matters of fact.
- You should be offered a suitable alternative job if it can't be made safe, or else be suspended on full pay.
- Why is the second-rate part of a hero's corpus uncritically praised or else ignored to keep the hero's reputation unsullied.
- Either the flush would come giving Harold the win, doubling his stack, and solidly ensconcing him in second place, or else he would be out of the tournament.
- Either that, or else it'll drive you batty in thirty seconds flat.
1. 1.1In circumstances different from those mentioned.
  要不然，否则
  they can't want it, or else they'd request it
  他们不会要这东西的，要不然他们会提出来的。
  Example sentencesExamples
  ‘Most work makes a difference in someone's life in some way, or else the job wouldn't exist,’ Grant says.
  I was thankful that I had grabbed my backpack before I left for breakfast - or else we would be completely broke… not to mention unarmed.
  Everything they mentioned in the conversation had to have had some sort of impact on them or else they wouldn't have mentioned it.
  And I try to play them slightly different every night, or else I would collapse in the second verse of ‘You Know So Well’ of boredom.
  I had heard tales of the need to immediately spend $15,000 to build your game once you were done developing it, or else no one would give it a second glance.
  It was a good thing she never mentioned about it, or else I would have been really hurt.
  A small argument spread thin: men and women cannot be that different, or else women would not be saved.
  He had been lucky that the branch missed his eyes, or else a very different scenario would be happening right now, Trip thought as Lee continued to fuss over him.
  Lucky for him, indeed, that they were specially tinted to look dark from the outside, but in fact made no difference to his vision, or else he'd have trouble seeing where he was going.
  Synonyms
  or else, or, if not
2. 1.2Used as a warning or threat.
  you go along with this or else you're going to jail
  你得照办，否则你会坐牢的。
  she'd better shape up, or else
  她最好规矩些，否则有她好看的。
  Example sentencesExamples
  ‘Do not mention this secret spot to anybody, or else I will have to kill you,’ Parker snapped.
  She couldn't stop, not for a second, or else they would get her.
  He demands that the UN back their decisions on Iraq with the threat of force, or else the US will overrule the UN charter and attack anyway.
  They continued to shout at us ‘get back to your country, or else we will be back.’
  A man's got to have a beer once in a while or else he'd go nuts without warning.
  He and I had the same class and to make my escape fast, I needed to bring him along or else I would seem even more suspicious.
  Due to China's one-child rule, they cannot keep this second child or else they will suffer severe financial and political penalties.
  I couldn't afford to be back a second late or else, Margaret would suspect where I was.
  ‘You better let her in - or else you'll be in deep trouble,’ they threatened.
  You all had better hurry up or else the food'll be cold.

Origin

Old English elles, of Germanic origin; related to Middle Dutch els and Swedish eljest.

Definition of else in US English:

else

adverbɛlsels

1with indefinite pronoun or adverb In addition; besides.
此外，其他，另外
anything else you need to know?
您还需要了解别的什么吗？
they will offer low prices but little else
他们给的价格会很低，但其他就没什么了。
I just brought basics—I wasn't sure what else you'd want
我只带来了基本的东西——我不知道你除此之外还会要些什么。
Example sentencesExamples
- Is there anything else we can do to tell people that their cars must be moved?
- As they converse politely, a waiter glides up and asks if they'd like anything else.
- Although that probably has more to do with the way I interpret film than anything else.
- Still, if it wasn't for the weather what else would the British have to talk about.
- Surely the judge can order the confiscation of his money and anything else he possesses.
- What else is he hoping for from a relationship other than the occasional letter?
- Never disliked him, but I felt he was as much the product of hype as anything else.
- It seems to me that there's really no point to anything else without that basic guarantee.
- I suppose that extra half hour was as much from audience reaction time as anything else.
- At this time I had to go and sort out other stuff, so I didn't see if anything else went wrong.
- Does anyone know what else we can expect between now and the beginning of April?
- Well, what else do you expect for the start and end of the working week, plus the days in-between?
- If abortion is legalised, what else is acceptable using the same sort of arguments?
- Well what else can we do when a lot of good farming land continues to be covered up by houses.
- Nietzsche, whom I read more as a poet than as anything else, also had it in for the academy.
- As for the main entrance, it is fit for a municipal swimming pool, and little else.
- Still, when he got out of the car he said if I needed anything else just to phone.
- The effect, say health board chiefs, is that they have no money left for anything else.
- They would like to speak to the owner of the car and anyone else who has suffered from similar crimes.
- He was at his desk at seven o'clock every morning, no matter where he was or what else was going on.
- The Church will have to regain its doctrinal health once again before anything else.
Synonyms
too, as well, besides, in addition, additionally, furthermore, further, moreover, into the bargain, on top, on top of that, over and above that, what's more, to boot, else, then, equally
2with indefinite pronoun or adverb Different; instead.
不同的；作为替代
isn't there anyone else you could ask?
你就没有别的人可问了吗？
they took songs owned by someone else and used them without permission
they moved on to somewhere else
it's fate, destiny, or whatever else you like to call it
这就是命运、天数或者你想称呼它的别的什么名称。
Example sentencesExamples
- The field was huge, and devoid of anyone else other than occasional walkers at the edges.
- He is in no different position from anyone else who obtains citizenship by false means.
- He said she was the only person willing to care for him and he had no money to hire anyone else.
- I could always tell when he arrived because he walked faster up the aisle than anyone else.
- What a morale boost too, to find one hour of a lawyer's time equals one hour of anyone else's.
- What else can he think to get him through hour after hour on the treadmill at the Murray Park gym every day?
- It's ugly and ancient but it's a phone and I cannot afford anything else at the moment.
- If we're not genuinely trying to live out our faith, how are we different from anyone else?
- Control of the media permits the rulers to get out their version and suppress anything else.
- We were planning to go somewhere else after this, it was just a convenient meeting point.
- I reserve the right to criticise the guy but fail to recognise anyone else's right to so do.
- Subsequently, we made the decision to move from the town and settle somewhere else.
- Well they had somewhere else to go last Thursday, and they went there in their millions.
- That is a difficult choice when we humans are made to care for our young and anything else causes guilt.
- It does all the spadework created by the dealing of shares, and very little else.
- That goes through your head but you never really picture yourself doing anything else.
- I have three years left on my contract and I don't see any reason to look for anything else.
- In a few more weeks, if I'm not feeling better I'll go back and see what else it could be.
- The income ensured he always got the latest expensive trainers before anyone else.
- It is terrifying at first, but then it grows on you, this easy way of getting somewhere else.
3
short for or else

Phrases

or else

1Used to introduce the second of two alternatives.
或者，要么（用来引出两个选择中的第二个选择）
she felt tempted either to shout at him or else to let his tantrums slide by
她觉得自己要么冲着他大吼，要么让他的怒气自行消去。
Example sentencesExamples
- Either the flush would come giving Harold the win, doubling his stack, and solidly ensconcing him in second place, or else he would be out of the tournament.
- For on our paraphrase, if the second surface is flatter than the first, then either the second surface is flat while the first is not, or else the second is more nearly flat than the first, neither surface being flat.
- Further, they contended, in the alternative, that the words were substantially true or else were fair comment on matters of fact.
- Either that, or else it'll drive you batty in thirty seconds flat.
- So this makes it very difficult to combat, either through eradication or interdiction or else finding alternative livelihoods for Afghan farmers.
- So, a second lasts either for no time at all or else for an infinite amount of time.
- Why is the second-rate part of a hero's corpus uncritically praised or else ignored to keep the hero's reputation unsullied.
- She was almost emaciated-looking and her clothing looked as if it were either second-hand, or else really old.
- You should be offered a suitable alternative job if it can't be made safe, or else be suspended on full pay.
- If you want an affordable copy, your best bet is either to trawl the second hand bins and hope you get lucky, or else wait until the hoopla about Wanda has died down.
1. 1.1In circumstances different from those mentioned; if it were not the case.
  要不然，否则
  they can't want it, or else they'd request it
  他们不会要这东西的，要不然他们会提出来的。
  Example sentencesExamples
  It was a good thing she never mentioned about it, or else I would have been really hurt.
  He had been lucky that the branch missed his eyes, or else a very different scenario would be happening right now, Trip thought as Lee continued to fuss over him.
  A small argument spread thin: men and women cannot be that different, or else women would not be saved.
  Lucky for him, indeed, that they were specially tinted to look dark from the outside, but in fact made no difference to his vision, or else he'd have trouble seeing where he was going.
  ‘Most work makes a difference in someone's life in some way, or else the job wouldn't exist,’ Grant says.
  I had heard tales of the need to immediately spend $15,000 to build your game once you were done developing it, or else no one would give it a second glance.
  Everything they mentioned in the conversation had to have had some sort of impact on them or else they wouldn't have mentioned it.
  And I try to play them slightly different every night, or else I would collapse in the second verse of ‘You Know So Well’ of boredom.
  I was thankful that I had grabbed my backpack before I left for breakfast - or else we would be completely broke… not to mention unarmed.
  Synonyms
  or else, or, if not
2. 1.2Used to warn what will happen if something is not carried out.
  否则，不然（用来警告某事如不能完成将带来的后果）
  you go along with this or else you're going to jail
  你得照办，否则你会坐牢的。
  Example sentencesExamples
  She couldn't stop, not for a second, or else they would get her.
  He and I had the same class and to make my escape fast, I needed to bring him along or else I would seem even more suspicious.
  ‘Do not mention this secret spot to anybody, or else I will have to kill you,’ Parker snapped.
  I couldn't afford to be back a second late or else, Margaret would suspect where I was.
  He demands that the UN back their decisions on Iraq with the threat of force, or else the US will overrule the UN charter and attack anyway.
  A man's got to have a beer once in a while or else he'd go nuts without warning.
  They continued to shout at us ‘get back to your country, or else we will be back.’
  Due to China's one-child rule, they cannot keep this second child or else they will suffer severe financial and political penalties.
  ‘You better let her in - or else you'll be in deep trouble,’ they threatened.
  You all had better hurry up or else the food'll be cold.
3. 1.3Used as a warning or a threat.
  否则将承担一切后果（用来要挟）
  she'd better shape up, or else
  她最好规矩些，否则有她好看的。
  Example sentencesExamples
  This advice itself carries a delicate aroma of threat: Vote for the BJP or else!
  It was more of a warning laugh, a laugh that told you to stop or else.
  She stood beside me with her hands on her hips and her eyes demanding that I tell her everything or else.
  If the referee has made a blatant mistake, then the panel should have the power to criticise the referee openly and demand that their standards improve or else.
  We'll let this disc go with a stern warning: Make sense next time, or else.
  Finally, his mother came up and demanded him to open his door or else, young man.
  It may want to go further and attempt to punish the alleged offender as a warning to other civil servants to stay in line or else.
  Couched in this extraordinary advice from Chen's subordinates was a warning not to step on their toes, or else.
  By catering to his every wish you have not disabused him of the notion that he is entitled to demand whatever he wants from you… or else.
  TCI is at the forefront of a new breed of restless shareholders in Europe that are demanding that management create shareholder value, or else.

Origin

Old English elles, of Germanic origin; related to Middle Dutch els and Swedish eljest.

单词	else
释义	Definition of else in English: else adverbɛlsɛls 1with indefinite pronoun or adverb In addition; besides. 此外，其他，另外 anything else you need to know? 您还需要了解别的什么吗？ what else is there to do? they will offer low prices but little else 他们给的价格会很低，但其他就没什么了。 Example sentencesExamples Still, if it wasn't for the weather what else would the British have to talk about. I suppose that extra half hour was as much from audience reaction time as anything else. Still, when he got out of the car he said if I needed anything else just to phone. Well what else can we do when a lot of good farming land continues to be covered up by houses. Never disliked him, but I felt he was as much the product of hype as anything else. Surely the judge can order the confiscation of his money and anything else he possesses. He was at his desk at seven o'clock every morning, no matter where he was or what else was going on. The Church will have to regain its doctrinal health once again before anything else. What else is he hoping for from a relationship other than the occasional letter? As they converse politely, a waiter glides up and asks if they'd like anything else. Well, what else do you expect for the start and end of the working week, plus the days in-between? It seems to me that there's really no point to anything else without that basic guarantee. Is there anything else we can do to tell people that their cars must be moved? As for the main entrance, it is fit for a municipal swimming pool, and little else. Nietzsche, whom I read more as a poet than as anything else, also had it in for the academy. They would like to speak to the owner of the car and anyone else who has suffered from similar crimes. The effect, say health board chiefs, is that they have no money left for anything else. If abortion is legalised, what else is acceptable using the same sort of arguments? At this time I had to go and sort out other stuff, so I didn't see if anything else went wrong. Does anyone know what else we can expect between now and the beginning of April? Although that probably has more to do with the way I interpret film than anything else. Synonyms too, as well, besides, in addition, additionally, furthermore, further, moreover, into the bargain, on top, on top of that, over and above that, what's more, to boot, else, then, equally 2with indefinite pronoun or adverb Different; instead. 不同的；作为替代 isn't there anyone else you could ask? 你就没有别的人可问了吗？ they took songs owned by someone else and used them without permission they moved on to somewhere else it's fate, destiny, or whatever else you like to call it 这就是命运、天数或者你想称呼它的别的什么名称。 Example sentencesExamples He said she was the only person willing to care for him and he had no money to hire anyone else. We were planning to go somewhere else after this, it was just a convenient meeting point. In a few more weeks, if I'm not feeling better I'll go back and see what else it could be. What else can he think to get him through hour after hour on the treadmill at the Murray Park gym every day? Subsequently, we made the decision to move from the town and settle somewhere else. The income ensured he always got the latest expensive trainers before anyone else. It does all the spadework created by the dealing of shares, and very little else. That goes through your head but you never really picture yourself doing anything else. He is in no different position from anyone else who obtains citizenship by false means. The field was huge, and devoid of anyone else other than occasional walkers at the edges. Control of the media permits the rulers to get out their version and suppress anything else. Well they had somewhere else to go last Thursday, and they went there in their millions. I could always tell when he arrived because he walked faster up the aisle than anyone else. That is a difficult choice when we humans are made to care for our young and anything else causes guilt. What a morale boost too, to find one hour of a lawyer's time equals one hour of anyone else's. It's ugly and ancient but it's a phone and I cannot afford anything else at the moment. I reserve the right to criticise the guy but fail to recognise anyone else's right to so do. I have three years left on my contract and I don't see any reason to look for anything else. It is terrifying at first, but then it grows on you, this easy way of getting somewhere else. If we're not genuinely trying to live out our faith, how are we different from anyone else? 3 keep your mouth shut, else you might contradict my story short for or else Phrases or else 1Used to introduce the second of two alternatives. 或者，要么（用来引出两个选择中的第二个选择） he always had a cold or else was getting over an earache Example sentencesExamples For on our paraphrase, if the second surface is flatter than the first, then either the second surface is flat while the first is not, or else the second is more nearly flat than the first, neither surface being flat. So this makes it very difficult to combat, either through eradication or interdiction or else finding alternative livelihoods for Afghan farmers. So, a second lasts either for no time at all or else for an infinite amount of time. If you want an affordable copy, your best bet is either to trawl the second hand bins and hope you get lucky, or else wait until the hoopla about Wanda has died down. She was almost emaciated-looking and her clothing looked as if it were either second-hand, or else really old. Further, they contended, in the alternative, that the words were substantially true or else were fair comment on matters of fact. You should be offered a suitable alternative job if it can't be made safe, or else be suspended on full pay. Why is the second-rate part of a hero's corpus uncritically praised or else ignored to keep the hero's reputation unsullied. Either the flush would come giving Harold the win, doubling his stack, and solidly ensconcing him in second place, or else he would be out of the tournament. Either that, or else it'll drive you batty in thirty seconds flat. 1.1In circumstances different from those mentioned. 要不然，否则 they can't want it, or else they'd request it 他们不会要这东西的，要不然他们会提出来的。 Example sentencesExamples ‘Most work makes a difference in someone's life in some way, or else the job wouldn't exist,’ Grant says. I was thankful that I had grabbed my backpack before I left for breakfast - or else we would be completely broke… not to mention unarmed. Everything they mentioned in the conversation had to have had some sort of impact on them or else they wouldn't have mentioned it. And I try to play them slightly different every night, or else I would collapse in the second verse of ‘You Know So Well’ of boredom. I had heard tales of the need to immediately spend $15,000 to build your game once you were done developing it, or else no one would give it a second glance. It was a good thing she never mentioned about it, or else I would have been really hurt. A small argument spread thin: men and women cannot be that different, or else women would not be saved. He had been lucky that the branch missed his eyes, or else a very different scenario would be happening right now, Trip thought as Lee continued to fuss over him. Lucky for him, indeed, that they were specially tinted to look dark from the outside, but in fact made no difference to his vision, or else he'd have trouble seeing where he was going. Synonyms or else, or, if not 1.2Used as a warning or threat. you go along with this or else you're going to jail 你得照办，否则你会坐牢的。 she'd better shape up, or else 她最好规矩些，否则有她好看的。 Example sentencesExamples ‘Do not mention this secret spot to anybody, or else I will have to kill you,’ Parker snapped. She couldn't stop, not for a second, or else they would get her. He demands that the UN back their decisions on Iraq with the threat of force, or else the US will overrule the UN charter and attack anyway. They continued to shout at us ‘get back to your country, or else we will be back.’ A man's got to have a beer once in a while or else he'd go nuts without warning. He and I had the same class and to make my escape fast, I needed to bring him along or else I would seem even more suspicious. Due to China's one-child rule, they cannot keep this second child or else they will suffer severe financial and political penalties. I couldn't afford to be back a second late or else, Margaret would suspect where I was. ‘You better let her in - or else you'll be in deep trouble,’ they threatened. You all had better hurry up or else the food'll be cold. Origin Old English elles, of Germanic origin; related to Middle Dutch els and Swedish eljest. adv..1 phr. Definition of else in US English: else adverbɛlsels 1with indefinite pronoun or adverb In addition; besides. 此外，其他，另外 anything else you need to know? 您还需要了解别的什么吗？ they will offer low prices but little else 他们给的价格会很低，但其他就没什么了。 I just brought basics—I wasn't sure what else you'd want 我只带来了基本的东西——我不知道你除此之外还会要些什么。 Example sentencesExamples Is there anything else we can do to tell people that their cars must be moved? As they converse politely, a waiter glides up and asks if they'd like anything else. Although that probably has more to do with the way I interpret film than anything else. Still, if it wasn't for the weather what else would the British have to talk about. Surely the judge can order the confiscation of his money and anything else he possesses. What else is he hoping for from a relationship other than the occasional letter? Never disliked him, but I felt he was as much the product of hype as anything else. It seems to me that there's really no point to anything else without that basic guarantee. I suppose that extra half hour was as much from audience reaction time as anything else. At this time I had to go and sort out other stuff, so I didn't see if anything else went wrong. Does anyone know what else we can expect between now and the beginning of April? Well, what else do you expect for the start and end of the working week, plus the days in-between? If abortion is legalised, what else is acceptable using the same sort of arguments? Well what else can we do when a lot of good farming land continues to be covered up by houses. Nietzsche, whom I read more as a poet than as anything else, also had it in for the academy. As for the main entrance, it is fit for a municipal swimming pool, and little else. Still, when he got out of the car he said if I needed anything else just to phone. The effect, say health board chiefs, is that they have no money left for anything else. They would like to speak to the owner of the car and anyone else who has suffered from similar crimes. He was at his desk at seven o'clock every morning, no matter where he was or what else was going on. The Church will have to regain its doctrinal health once again before anything else. Synonyms too, as well, besides, in addition, additionally, furthermore, further, moreover, into the bargain, on top, on top of that, over and above that, what's more, to boot, else, then, equally 2with indefinite pronoun or adverb Different; instead. 不同的；作为替代 isn't there anyone else you could ask? 你就没有别的人可问了吗？ they took songs owned by someone else and used them without permission they moved on to somewhere else it's fate, destiny, or whatever else you like to call it 这就是命运、天数或者你想称呼它的别的什么名称。 Example sentencesExamples The field was huge, and devoid of anyone else other than occasional walkers at the edges. He is in no different position from anyone else who obtains citizenship by false means. He said she was the only person willing to care for him and he had no money to hire anyone else. I could always tell when he arrived because he walked faster up the aisle than anyone else. What a morale boost too, to find one hour of a lawyer's time equals one hour of anyone else's. What else can he think to get him through hour after hour on the treadmill at the Murray Park gym every day? It's ugly and ancient but it's a phone and I cannot afford anything else at the moment. If we're not genuinely trying to live out our faith, how are we different from anyone else? Control of the media permits the rulers to get out their version and suppress anything else. We were planning to go somewhere else after this, it was just a convenient meeting point. I reserve the right to criticise the guy but fail to recognise anyone else's right to so do. Subsequently, we made the decision to move from the town and settle somewhere else. Well they had somewhere else to go last Thursday, and they went there in their millions. That is a difficult choice when we humans are made to care for our young and anything else causes guilt. It does all the spadework created by the dealing of shares, and very little else. That goes through your head but you never really picture yourself doing anything else. I have three years left on my contract and I don't see any reason to look for anything else. In a few more weeks, if I'm not feeling better I'll go back and see what else it could be. The income ensured he always got the latest expensive trainers before anyone else. It is terrifying at first, but then it grows on you, this easy way of getting somewhere else. 3 short for or else Phrases or else 1Used to introduce the second of two alternatives. 或者，要么（用来引出两个选择中的第二个选择） she felt tempted either to shout at him or else to let his tantrums slide by 她觉得自己要么冲着他大吼，要么让他的怒气自行消去。 Example sentencesExamples Either the flush would come giving Harold the win, doubling his stack, and solidly ensconcing him in second place, or else he would be out of the tournament. For on our paraphrase, if the second surface is flatter than the first, then either the second surface is flat while the first is not, or else the second is more nearly flat than the first, neither surface being flat. Further, they contended, in the alternative, that the words were substantially true or else were fair comment on matters of fact. Either that, or else it'll drive you batty in thirty seconds flat. So this makes it very difficult to combat, either through eradication or interdiction or else finding alternative livelihoods for Afghan farmers. So, a second lasts either for no time at all or else for an infinite amount of time. Why is the second-rate part of a hero's corpus uncritically praised or else ignored to keep the hero's reputation unsullied. She was almost emaciated-looking and her clothing looked as if it were either second-hand, or else really old. You should be offered a suitable alternative job if it can't be made safe, or else be suspended on full pay. If you want an affordable copy, your best bet is either to trawl the second hand bins and hope you get lucky, or else wait until the hoopla about Wanda has died down. 1.1In circumstances different from those mentioned; if it were not the case. 要不然，否则 they can't want it, or else they'd request it 他们不会要这东西的，要不然他们会提出来的。 Example sentencesExamples It was a good thing she never mentioned about it, or else I would have been really hurt. He had been lucky that the branch missed his eyes, or else a very different scenario would be happening right now, Trip thought as Lee continued to fuss over him. A small argument spread thin: men and women cannot be that different, or else women would not be saved. Lucky for him, indeed, that they were specially tinted to look dark from the outside, but in fact made no difference to his vision, or else he'd have trouble seeing where he was going. ‘Most work makes a difference in someone's life in some way, or else the job wouldn't exist,’ Grant says. I had heard tales of the need to immediately spend $15,000 to build your game once you were done developing it, or else no one would give it a second glance. Everything they mentioned in the conversation had to have had some sort of impact on them or else they wouldn't have mentioned it. And I try to play them slightly different every night, or else I would collapse in the second verse of ‘You Know So Well’ of boredom. I was thankful that I had grabbed my backpack before I left for breakfast - or else we would be completely broke… not to mention unarmed. Synonyms or else, or, if not 1.2Used to warn what will happen if something is not carried out. 否则，不然（用来警告某事如不能完成将带来的后果） you go along with this or else you're going to jail 你得照办，否则你会坐牢的。 Example sentencesExamples She couldn't stop, not for a second, or else they would get her. He and I had the same class and to make my escape fast, I needed to bring him along or else I would seem even more suspicious. ‘Do not mention this secret spot to anybody, or else I will have to kill you,’ Parker snapped. I couldn't afford to be back a second late or else, Margaret would suspect where I was. He demands that the UN back their decisions on Iraq with the threat of force, or else the US will overrule the UN charter and attack anyway. A man's got to have a beer once in a while or else he'd go nuts without warning. They continued to shout at us ‘get back to your country, or else we will be back.’ Due to China's one-child rule, they cannot keep this second child or else they will suffer severe financial and political penalties. ‘You better let her in - or else you'll be in deep trouble,’ they threatened. You all had better hurry up or else the food'll be cold. 1.3Used as a warning or a threat. 否则将承担一切后果（用来要挟） she'd better shape up, or else 她最好规矩些，否则有她好看的。 Example sentencesExamples This advice itself carries a delicate aroma of threat: Vote for the BJP or else! It was more of a warning laugh, a laugh that told you to stop or else. She stood beside me with her hands on her hips and her eyes demanding that I tell her everything or else. If the referee has made a blatant mistake, then the panel should have the power to criticise the referee openly and demand that their standards improve or else. We'll let this disc go with a stern warning: Make sense next time, or else. Finally, his mother came up and demanded him to open his door or else, young man. It may want to go further and attempt to punish the alleged offender as a warning to other civil servants to stay in line or else. Couched in this extraordinary advice from Chen's subordinates was a warning not to step on their toes, or else. By catering to his every wish you have not disabused him of the notion that he is entitled to demand whatever he wants from you… or else. TCI is at the forefront of a new breed of restless shareholders in Europe that are demanding that management create shareholder value, or else. Origin Old English elles, of Germanic origin; related to Middle Dutch els and Swedish eljest. adv..1 phr.
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