单词 | otherwise |
释义 | otherwise¹ 1.(if not)(作连接副词)否则, 不然 I'm lucky that I like my job, otherwise I'd go mad.我很幸运, 我喜欢自己的工作, 否则我会发疯的。 It's perfectly harmless, Mabel, otherwise I wouldn't have done it.梅布尔, 这一点害处都没有, 不然我不会那么做的。 Note down the number, otherwise you'll forget it.把号码记下来, 否则你会忘记的。 Put some sunscreen on, you'll get burned otherwise.涂些防晒霜, 要不然你会晒伤的。 2.(in all other respects)除此之外;在其他方面 This makes the show more exciting than it would otherwise be.这使该演出和之前的相比更加激动人心。 A weak conclusion spoiled an otherwise good piece of work.牵强的结尾毁掉了一篇本来不错的作品。 The cement is slightly cracked but otherwise in good order.除了微微有些开裂, 水泥层状况良好。 I'm tired, but otherwise I'm fine.我就是累了, 其他还好。 3.<书面>(differently)不同地;别样地 That was what he told me, and I had no reason to think otherwise.他就是这么跟我说的, 我没有理由不这样认为。 Patients are advised to turn up for appointments on Monday unless they are told otherwise.已告知病人按预约时间周一前来就诊, 除非另有通知。 4.(in other ways)以其他方式;用别的方法 software that lets users extract, share and otherwise manage information允许用户提取、共享以及用其他方式管理信息的软件 that minority of lawyers who criminally or otherwise betray their clients' trust那些通过犯罪或其他方式辜负委托人信任的少数律师 5.(indicating the opposite)反之;相反 He didn't want company, talkative or otherwise.他不想有人做伴, 不管那个人爱不爱说话。 6.otherwise known as … (also known as)又称…;也叫… IBM, otherwise known as 'Big Blue' (after the company's corporate colour)国际商用机器公司, 也被称为“蓝色巨人”(得名于该公司的企业颜色) otherwise²出乎意料的;不同的;别样的 The facts are otherwise.事实并非如此。 |
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