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| /ˈʌðər/ |
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| 1 | additional
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| | 1a | used for referring to additional people or things of the type already mentioned or known about 另外的；额外的；更多的 | | In addition to Nicola, Mrs Stanley has three other children. 除了尼古拉，斯坦利太太还有另外3个孩子。 | | The report will be of interest to teachers and others in the education field. 老师们和其他教育界人士会对这个报告感兴趣。 | | Apart from the victim’ s name and age, no other details were given. 除了受害者的名字和年龄外，没有提供任何其他细节。 | |
| | 1b | used for saying that there are additional things or people that you could mention 除了别的以外；其中；包括 | | Among other things, Churchill was an accomplished writer and historian. 除了别的成就之外，丘吉尔还是一个有造诣的作家和历史学家。 | |
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| 2 | different
used for referring to a different person or thing from the one already mentioned or known about 别的；其他的；不同的 |
| I suggested a camping holiday, but Carey had other ideas. 我建议到野外露营度假，但凯里有不同的主意。 |
| some/any other Not now. We’ ll talk about it some other time. 现在不行。我们另找时间再谈。 |
| The Greeks spend more money on food than any other nation in Europe. 希腊人花在吃上的钱比欧洲任何其他民族都多。 |
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| 3 | second of two
used when there are two things or people for referring to the one that has not already been mentioned or is not already known about （两个中）另一的 |
| The other half of the money will be provided by the government. 另一半的钱将由政府提供。 |
| She was looking around for her other shoe. 她在找她的另一只鞋。 |
| I held on to the rope with my other hand. 我用另一只手抓住绳子。 |
| the other He sat in front of the fire rubbing one bare foot against the other. 他坐在火前，两只赤脚搓来搓去。 |
| the other one One of the twins was Reggie. What was the other one called? 这对双胞胎中一个叫雷吉，另一个叫什么？ |
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| 4 | the rest of a group
used for referring to the rest of the people or things in a group 其余的 |
| the/my/your etc other We stayed until all the other guests had gone home. 我们一直呆到其余的客人都回家为止。 |
| Beethoven’ s Ninth is much longer than his other symphonies. 贝多芬的《第九交响曲》比他其余的交响曲都长得多。 |
| the others One boy fell off his chair and the others laughed. 一个男孩从椅子上摔了下去，其余的孩子都笑起来。 |
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| 5 | people in general
used for referring to people in a general way when you are not including yourself as one of them 别人；他人 |
| I don’ t care what other people think. 我不在乎别人怎么想。 |
| We aim to develop in our students a sense of responsibility and a respect for others. 我们旨在培养学生的责任感和对他人的尊重。 |
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| 6 | opposite
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| | 6a | the side or end that is furthest from you or is opposite to where you are 另一边/另一头 | | A taxi had stopped on the other side of the road. 一辆出租车在路的另一边停了下来。 | | Ashley sat at the other end of the sofa. 阿什利坐在沙发的另一头。 | | The voice at the other end of the phone sounded sleepy and confused. 电话那一端的声音听起来没精打采而且含混不清。 | |
| | 6b | the opposite direction 反向 | | The truck swerved to avoid a car coming from the other direction. 卡车突然转向一旁以避开迎面而来的小汽车。 | | I tried to attract her attention but she was looking the other way. 我试着吸引她的注意力，可她却朝着另一边看。 | |
| | 6c | happening in the opposite way 相反地；正相反；倒过来 | | Most people expected the boys to do better than the girls but in fact it was the other way round. 大多数人都认为男孩子会比女孩子成绩出色，但事实上却恰恰相反。 | |
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| - | the otherday/night etc
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| two or three daysnights etc ago |
| 几天/夜以前 |
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| I had a phone call from Mandy the other day. 我几天前接到曼蒂的一个电话。 |
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| - | other than
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| 1 | in addition to someone or something 除…之外（还） | Are you studying any science subjects other than chemistry? 除了化学以外，你还修别的理科课程吗？ | |
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| 2 | except for someone or something 除了…外 | I had no ambitions other than to have a happy life and be free. 除了希望生活幸福、自由自在之外，我没有别的追求。 | |
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| - | someone/something/somewhere etc or other
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| used when you are not saying exactly which personthingplace etc you mean |
| 某一，某些（用于指没有明确表示的人、事物、地点等） |
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| He’ s always complaining about something or other. 他总是抱怨这抱怨那的。 |
| We all make mistakes at some time or other. 我们都会在某些时候犯错误。 |
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| See also | | - another | | - word 1 | | - hand 1 | | - none | |
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