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🔑 orBrE /ɔː(r)/NAmE /ɔːr/ conjunction🔑 used to introduce another possibility （用以引出另一种可能性）或，或者，还是◆Is your sister older or younger than you? 你有姐姐还是妹妹？◆Are you coming or not? 你来还是不来？◆Is it a boy or a girl? 是个男孩还是女孩？◆It can be black, white or grey. 它可能是黑的、白的或灰的。 ➡ compare either… or… 🔑 used in negative sentences when mentioning two or more things （用于否定句，提出两种或多种事物时）也不◆He can't read or write. 他不会读，也不会写。◆There are people without homes, jobs or family. 有人既无房屋，又无工作，又无家庭。 ➡ compare neither… nor… 🔑 (also or else) used to warn or advise sb that sth bad could happen; otherwise （用于警告或忠告）否则，不然◆Turn the heat down or it'll burn. 把炉火开小一些，不然就烧焦了。🔑 used between two numbers to show approximately how many （用于两个数字之间表示约略数目）大约◆There were six or seven of us there. 我们约有六七个人在场。🔑 used to introduce a word or phrase that explains or means the same as another （用于引出解释性词语）或者说◆geology, or the science of the earth's crust 地质学，或者说地壳的科学◆It weighs a kilo, or just over two pounds. 这东西重一公斤，或者说两磅多一点儿。🔑 used to say why sth must be true （用于说明原因）不然，否则◆He must like her, or he wouldn't keep calling her. 他一定喜欢她，不然他不会老给她打电话。🔑 used to introduce a contrasting idea （用于引出对比的概念）◆He was lying—or was he? 他在说谎，还是没有说谎？ ●or so 🔑about 大约◆It'll cost €100 or so. 这大约要花 100 欧元。●or somebody/something/somewhere 🔑●somebody/something/somewhere or other 🔑(informal) used when you are not exactly sure about a person, thing or place （表示对人、事、地点不太有把握）◆He's a factory supervisor or something. 他是工厂监督一类的人吧。◆'Who said so?' 'Oh, somebody or other. I can't remember who it was.' “这是谁说的？” “啊，某一个人吧，我记不清是谁了。” |