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| /ɔː/ |
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| 1 | used for showing possibilities or choices
used for connecting possibilities or choices. In a list , ‘or’ is usually used only before the last possibility or choice 或，或者，还是（用于连接几种可能或选择，通常只用在最后的那种可能或选择前） |
| Which colour do you want – red, green, yellow, or blue? 你要什么颜色的，红的、绿的、黄的还是蓝的？ |
| He’ s probably at lunch or in a meeting. 他很可能在吃午饭或在开会。 |
| either...or ‘When will you get the results?’ ‘Either tomorrow or the day after.’ “你什么时候能知道结果？”“不是明天就是后天。” |
| whether...or You don’ t care whether he lives or dies, do you? 你不在乎他是死是活，是吗？ |
| or not The jury must decide whether the prisoner is guilty or not. 陪审团必须对囚犯是否有罪作出判决。 |
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| 2 | and not
used for including someone or something else in a negative statement （用于否定句中）也不，也没 |
| She’ s had nothing to eat or drink all day. 她一整天既没吃的也没喝的。 |
| I never had any help or advice from my parents. 我从来没有得到过父母的任何帮助或建议。 |
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| 3 | used when amounts or numbers are not exact
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| | 3a | used between two similar numbers for showing that you do not know what the exact number is （用于两个相近的数字间，表示不知确切的数目） | | one or two/two or three/three or four etc I can photocopy your notes. It’ ll only take a minute or two. 我可以把你的笔记复印一下。只需一两分钟。 | | The car has to be serviced every five or six thousand miles. 汽车每行驶五六千英里就得检修一次。 | |
| | 3b | used after an amount of time , money etc to show that the amount is not exact 大约…；…左右 | | They spent an hour or so searching for the missing file. 他们花了大约一个小时时间寻找不见了的文件。 | | It was among the 400 or so pictures Monet painted at Giverny. 这是莫奈在吉维尼时创作的大约400幅画中的一幅。 | |
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| 4 | used in warnings, threats, or advice
used for saying what will happen if someone does not do something 否则，不然（用于警告、威胁或劝告中） |
| The soldiers told everyone to leave or they would be shot. 士兵们叫大家离开，否则将向他们开枪。 |
| or else We must deal with the problem now, or else it will be too late. 我们必须现在就处理此事，不然就太迟了。 |
| You’ d better do what I say, or else (=I will do something bad to you) . 你最好按照我说的去做，要不有你好瞧的。 |
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| 5 | used when correcting or explaining what you have said
used for introducing a comment that corrects or adds more information to what you have just said 即，或者说（用于对刚说过的话加以更正或补充） |
| There are six cashpoints, or ATMs, in the main airline terminal. 在机场的主要候机厅里有6台自动柜员机，或称作ATM。 |
| or rather This is a problem for the government, or rather for the Prime Minister, to deal with. 这是个需要政府，说得确切些，需要首相处理的问题。 |
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| 6 | used when giving a reason for your opinion
used when you are trying to show that something must be true , by saying that the situation would be different if it was not true 要不然；不然的话 |
| He obviously doesn’ t have a plan, or he would have said something. 他显然没有计划，不然的话他肯定会说几句的。 |
| or else It must be something serious, or else they wouldn’ t have radioed for help. 一定是很严重的事情，否则他们就不会用无线电求助了。 |
| PHRASE |
| - | or something/or anything
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| used for referring to any of a group of things or possibilities without being specific |
| 或诸如此类的/或其他什么 |
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| Would you like a sandwich or something? 你想要一个三明治或类似的东西吗？ |
| It was a peaceful protest – there was no violence or anything. 这是一次和平的抗议，没有暴力或其他什么。 |
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