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🔑 other·wiseBrE /ˈʌðəwaɪz/NAmE /ˈʌðərwaɪz/ adverb🔑 used to state what the result would be if sth did not happen or if the situation were different 否则；不然◆My parents lent me the money. Otherwise, I couldn't have afforded the trip. 我父母借钱给我了。否则，我可付不起这次旅费。◆Shut the window, otherwise it'll get too cold in here. 把窗户关好，不然屋子里就太冷了。◆We're committed to the project. We wouldn't be here otherwise. 我们是全心全意投入这项工作的，否则我们就不会到这里来了。apart from that 除此以外◆There was some music playing upstairs. Otherwise the house was silent. 楼上有些音乐声。除此以外，房子里静悄悄的。◆He was slightly bruised but otherwise unhurt. 他除了一点青肿之外没有受伤。in a different way to the way mentioned; differently 以其他方式；另；亦◆Bismarck, otherwise known as 'the Iron Chancellor' 俾斯麦，亦称为 “铁血宰相”◆It is not permitted to sell or otherwise distribute copies of past examination papers. 不准出售或以其他方式散发过去的试卷。◆You know what this is about. Why pretend otherwise (= that you do not)? 你明明知道这是怎么回事，为什么装作不知道？◆I wanted to see him but he was otherwise engaged (= doing sth else). 我想见他，但他正忙着别的事情。 ●or otherwiseused to refer to sth that is different from or the opposite of what has just been mentioned 或其他情况；或相反◆It was necessary to discover the truth or otherwise of these statements. 有必要查证这些说法是真是假。◆We insure against all damage, accidental or otherwise. 我们的保险涵盖一切意外损失及其他各种损失。●know ˈdifferent/ˈotherwise(informal) to have information or evidence that the opposite is true 所知道的不是那么回事；所掌握的情况大不一样（或大相径庭）◆He says he doesn't care about what the critics write, but I know different. 他说他并不在乎批评家的评论，可我知道不是那么回事。 |