or
US
UK or conj: (connects alternatives) (连接词)
SC （是…）还是 shì hái shì
Do you want the green or the blue?
你想要绿色的还是蓝色的？
or conj: (connects alternative terms for [sth])
SC 也叫作 yě jiào zuò
SC 也称为 yě jiào zuò，yě chēng wéi
The islands are known as The Falklands, or Las Islas Malvinas.
这些岛屿被称作福克兰群岛，也叫做马尔维纳斯群岛。
or conj: (correlative)
SC 或，或者 huò，huò zhě
TC 或，或者
TC 或，或者
You should either call him or send him an email.
你应该给他打电话，或者发邮件。
or conj: (correction) (用于更正自己的话或给出更准确的信息)
SC 或者说 huò zhě shuō
TC 或者說
TC 或者說
I don't like coffee. Or I do, but only when it's very weak.
我不喜欢喝咖啡。或者说，我只喜欢喝淡咖啡。
or conj: (approximation)
SC 大概 dà gài
TC 大概
TC 大概
SC 左右 dà gài，zuǒ yòu
TC 左右
TC 左右
SC 差不多 dà gài，chà bù duō
TC 差不多
TC 差不多
I'll be back in two or three minutes.
我大概两三分钟后回来。
OR, Ore, Ore., Oreg, Oreg. n: written, abbreviation (US state: Oregon) (美国州名，缩写)
SC 俄勒冈州 é lè gāng zhōu
TC 俄勒岡州
TC 俄勒岡州
I live in Portland, Ore.
Address the letter to Salem, OR.
OR n: initialism (operating room)
SC 手术室 shǒu shù shì
TC 手術室
TC 手術室
a dozen or so adj: informal (around 12) (非正式用语)
SC 大约十二个，十二个左右 dà yuē shí èr gè，shí èr gè zuǒ yòu
Can you please bring me back a dozen or so eggs from the grocery store?
all or nothing n: (no compromise)
SC 孤注一掷 gū zhù yí zhì
TC 孤注一擲
TC 孤注一擲
SC 不成功则成仁
all-or-nothing adj: (no compromise)
SC 孤注一掷 gū zhù yí zhì
TC 孤注一擲
TC 孤注一擲
SC 宁为玉碎, 不为瓦全
and/or conj: informal (either or both)
SC 和/或
believe it or not expr: (though it may seem incredible)
SC 信不信由你
Believe it or not, I just won the jackpot in the state lottery!
black or white adj: figurative (clear cut)
SC 黑白分明的 hēi bái fēn míng de
SC 泾渭分明的 hēi bái fēn míng de，jīng wèi fēn míng de
SC 界限清楚的 hēi bái fēn míng de，jiè xiàn qīng chǔ de
black or white adj: figurative (viewed simplistically) (比喻过度简单地看待事物)
SC 非黑即白的，非此即彼的 fēi hēi jí bái de，fēi cǐ jí bǐ de
There is no gray area here, it's black or white.
by hook or by crook adv: figurative (by any means necessary)
SC 不择手段
come hell or high water adv: (whatever the difficulties)
SC 无论遇见什么困难 wú lùn yù jiàn shén me kùn nán
SC 不论上刀山下火海 wú lùn yù jiàn shén me kùn nán，bú lùn shàng dāo shān xià huǒ hǎi
Come hell or high water, I am going to finish this marathon.
come rain or shine adv: (whatever the weather)
SC 风雨无阻，不论晴雨，不管打雷下雨 fēng yǔ wú zǔ，bú lùn qíng yǔ，bù guǎn dǎ léi xià yǔ
Come rain or shine, we are going to the beach tomorrow!
无论明天刮风下雨，我们都要去海滩！
come rain or shine adv: figurative (whatever happens) (比喻)
SC 不论如何，不论什么情况 bú lùn rú hé，bú lùn shén me qíng kuàng
TC 不論如何
TC 不論如何
Come rain or shine, I will never abandon you.
common or garden, common-or-garden adj: UK, figurative, informal (ordinary)
SC 普通的 pǔ tōng de
SC 平凡的 pǔ tōng de ，píng fán de
do or die expr: figurative (critical situation)
SC 不成功毋宁死 bù chéng gōng wú nìng sǐ
SC 拼命干不畏艰险 bù chéng gōng wú nìng sǐ，pīn mìng gàn bú wèi jiān xiǎn
It's do or die for our team today.
do-or-die adj: figurative (situation: critical)
SC 破釜沉舟的
SC 紧要关头的
Tomorrow's game is a do-or-die situation for the struggling team.
double or quits, also UK: double or nothing n: (gambling: type of bet) (赌博、打赌)
SC 要么双倍付钱，要么一笔勾销
double-or-quits, also UK: double-or-nothing n as adj: (bet: risk is double)
SC 要么赢双倍
SC 要么一笔勾销的
I won $100 in a double-or-nothing bet.
either [...] or conj: (one or another)
SC 或者 huò zhě
TC 或者
TC 或者
SC 要么 huò zhě，yào me
Either you love me or you don't!
你要么爱我，要么不爱！
either/or, either-or adj: informal (with two choices)
SC 两者取一
TC 兩者取一
TC 兩者取一
SC 非此即彼 fēi cǐ jí bǐ
The issue often is presented as an either/or proposition: either you eagerly accept all technology, or you are behind the times.
feel strongly one way or the other v expr: (have a passionate opinion)
SC 对...态度强烈
fight or flight n: (instinctive response)
SC 战或逃
fight-or-flight n as adj: (denoting instinctive response)
SC 战斗或者逃跑的本能反应，本能反应的 běn néng fǎn yìng de
for better or for worse adv: (whatever the consequences)
SC 不管是好是坏 bù guǎn shì hǎo shì huài
SC 不管怎么样 bù guǎn shì hǎo shì huài，bù guǎn zěn me yàng
SC 不管结果如何 bù guǎn shì hǎo shì huài，bù guǎn jié guǒ rú hé
I will be your wife for better or for worse.
garden-variety adj: US, figurative (common, unexceptional)
SC 普通的, 平凡的
give or take [sth] expr: informal (plus or minus)
SC 多或少…
I've been away from home for three months, give or take a few days.
give or take expr: informal (more or less)
SC 或多或少
TC 或多或少
TC 或多或少
SC 大约 dà yuē
TC 大約
TC 大約
SC 差不多 chà bù duō
TC 差不多
TC 差不多
My new car cost $9000, give or take.
heads or tails n: (tossing coin to make decision)
SC 掷硬币决定
heads or tails n: (gambling game) (赌博游戏)
SC 掷硬币
TC 擲硬幣
TC 擲硬幣
hit and miss, hit-and-miss, hit or miss, hit-or-miss adj: (unpredictable, unreliable)
SC 有时命中有时没有命中的 yǒu shí mìng zhòng yǒu shí méi yǒu mìng zhòng de
SC 不论成功与否 yǒu shí mìng zhòng yǒu shí méi yǒu mìng zhòng de，bú lùn chéng gōng yǔ fǒu
SC 胡乱地 yǒu shí mìng zhòng yǒu shí méi yǒu mìng zhòng de，hú luàn de
The weather is very hit and miss for July - rain one day, sunshine the next.
hors d'oeuvre, plural: same or hors d'oeuvres n: French (food: appetizer)
SC 开胃菜 kāi wèi cài
TC 開胃菜
TC 開胃菜
If you fill up on hors d'oeuvres, you will have no room left for dinner
如果你用开胃菜填饱了肚子，你就吃不下晚饭了。
in some way or other adv: (somehow)
SC 以某种方法 yǐ mǒu zhǒng fāng fǎ
SC 无论以哪种方式 yǐ mǒu zhǒng fāng fǎ，wú lùn yǐ nǎ zhǒng fāng shì
SC 用种种办法 yǐ mǒu zhǒng fāng fǎ，yòng zhǒng zhǒng bàn fǎ
I'd like to help him in some way or other because he deserves to succeed.
know a thing or two v expr: informal (be experienced in [sth])
SC 有所了解 yǒu suǒ liǎo jiě
After 20 years on the job, he knows a thing or two about construction.
learn a thing or two v expr: informal (become knowledgeable)
SC 学到一点 xué dào yì diǎn
TC 學到一點
TC 學到一點
Stick around and watch; you may learn a thing or two.
life-or-death n as adj: (with death as possible result)
SC 生死攸关的，生死存亡的 shēng sǐ yōu guān de
life-or-death n as adj: figurative (extremely important) (比喻义)
SC 生死攸关的，生死存亡的 shēng sǐ yōu guān de
SC 关系重大的
like it or lump it expr: slang (whether or not it pleases you)
SC 无论愿不愿意
SC 无论喜不喜欢
You're coming shopping with me, like it or lump it.
little or no adj: (hardly any)
SC 几乎没有的 jī hū méi yǒu de
I haven't done any revising so there's little or no chance of me passing the exam.
make heads or tails of [sth] (US), make head or tail of [sth], make head nor tail of [sth] (UK) v expr: (understand [sth])
SC 把…搞清楚
SC 把…弄明白
make or break [sth] v expr: informal (cause success, failure)
SC 要么成之，要么毁之 yào me chéng zhī，yào me huǐ zhī
TC 要麼成之要麼失之
TC 要麼成之要麼失之
That critic's reviews can make or break a new restaurant.
make-or-break adj: informal (success or failure)
SC 成败在此一举的
SC 胜负关键的
It is make-or-break time for the store after two years of declining sales.
a matter of life and death, a matter of life or death, a life-or-death matter n: (issue of vital importance)
SC 生死攸关的问题 shēng sǐ yōu guān de wèn tí
SC 紧要问题
Getting out of a burning house fast is a matter of life and death.
more or less adv: (to a greater or lesser extent)
SC 或多或少地 huò duō huò shǎo de
I have more or less decided to delay going to college for a year.
我或多或少已经决定要推迟一年再去上大学。
no ifs, ands, or buts expr: informal (no excuses are permitted)
SC 不得推托 bù dé tuī tuō
SC 不要找借口和理由 bù dé tuī tuō，bú yào zhǎo jiè kǒu hé lǐ yóu
I need you to finish that report today, no ifs, ands, or buts.
not for love or money adv: (impossible to obtain by any means)
SC 无论如何都不 wú lùn rú hé dōu bù
SC 怎么样也不 wú lùn rú hé dōu bù，zěn me yàng yě bú / zěn me yàng yě bù
You can't get a table in that restaurant for love or money.
now or never expr: (final chance)
SC 机不可失 jī bù kě shī
TC 機不可失
TC 機不可失
SC 时不再来 jī bù kě shī，shí bú zài lái
You have to decide, it's now or never if you want to go to the concert.
odd and even, odd or even, odds or evens n: (betting game) (一种游戏)
SC 猜单双
once or twice expr: (a couple of times, a few times)
SC 几次 jǐ cì
SC 一两次
one hundred or so adj: informal (about a hundred)
SC 一百左右 yì bǎi zuǒ yòu
It's a middle-sized plane, with one hundred or so seats.
one or the other expr: (either one of a pair)
SC 非此即彼 fēi cǐ jí bǐ
SC 其中之一
one way or another adv: (somehow, by some means)
SC 用某种办法
one way or the other adv: (by either means)
SC 无论用怎样的方法
SC 无论如何 wú lùn rú hé
TC 無論如何
TC 無論如何
or else adv: (otherwise, if not)
SC 否则 fǒu zé
TC 否則
TC 否則
SC 要不然 fǒu zé，yào bù rán
TC 要不然
TC 要不然
Choose ham and eggs, or else ham and cheese.
选鸡蛋配火腿，要不然就奶酪配火腿。
or else interj: informal (expressing a threat)
SC 要不然要你好看
You will do as I say, or else!
你会按我说的做，要不然要你好看！
or more adv: (perhaps a larger quantity)
SC 或更多
It will take two hours or more just to drive through Chicago.
or nearest offer expr: UK (price is negotiable)
SC 可议价
SC 或略低于此价
or not expr: (giving negative alternative)
SC 或者不是
SC 也说不定不是
I may be right, or not; we shall see.
or rather adv: (to be more accurate)
SC 更准确地说 gèng zhǔn què de shuō
SC 更确切地说 gèng zhǔn què de shuō，gèng què qiè de shuō
or so adv: (approximately)
SC 大约 dà yuē
TC 大約
TC 大約
SC 大概 dà yuē ，dà gài
TC 大概
TC 大概
The container could hold a litre or so of water.
这个容器大约能装下1升的水。
or other pron: (distinct person or thing)
SC 其他人 qí tā rén
Some person or other must have left this phone behind.
person unknown, person or persons unknown n: often plural (law: unstated party)
SC 某人 mǒu rén
TC 某人
TC 某人
SC 某些人
The jury returned a verdict of manslaughter by person or persons unknown.
rain or shine adv: (whatever the weather)
SC 无论天气如何
SC 风雨无阻 fēng yǔ wú zǔ
The marathon run will take place rain or shine, although it will be postponed if there's lightning.
ready or not adv: (whether prepared or not)
SC 无论是否做好准备
Ready or not, I have to take my final exam today.
rhyme or reason n: figurative, usually in negative (sense)
SC 条理 tiáo lǐ
TC 條理
TC 條理
SC 逻辑 tiáo lǐ，luó ji
TC 邏輯
TC 邏輯
I don't understand Tom's behavior; there's no rhyme or reason to it.
sink or swim v expr: figurative (fail or succeed)
SC 无论成败 wú lùn chéng bài
TC 無論成敗
TC 無論成敗
SC 任自生自灭 wú lùn chéng bài，rèn zì shēng zì miè
SC 任自生自灭 wú lùn chéng bài，rèn zì shēng zì miè
It's sink or swim with this final exam.
somehow or other adv: (in an undetermined way)
SC 不知怎么回事 bù zhī zěn me huí shì
SC 不知怎么搞的 bù zhī zěn me huí shì，bù zhī zěn me gǎo de
Jan studied the cliff face, determined to scale it somehow or other.
something or other n: ([sth] not remembered precisely)
SC （不确定的）某件事 bú què dìng de mǒu jiàn shì
SC 某个什么东西 bú què dìng de mǒu jiàn shì，mǒu gè shén me dōng xī
Something or other didn't feel quite right about him.
She told me something or other about not being able to pay the bill.
sooner or later adv: (at some time in the future)
SC 迟早 chí zǎo
Keep up your life of crime and sooner or later you'll end up in prison!
ten or so adj: (about 10)
SC 十左右 shí zuǒ yòu
SC 大约十 shí zuǒ yòu，dà yuē shí
In about ten or so days, I will have finished my exams!
trick or treat, trick-or-treat n: (Halloween tradition) (万圣节儿童讨要糖果的用语)
SC 不给糖果就捣蛋 bù gěi táng guǒ jiù dǎo dàn
Trick or treat's the only thing I like about Hallowe'en.
不给糖果就捣蛋是我唯一喜欢万圣节的理由。
Trick or treat! interj: (at Halloween)
SC 不给糖果就捣蛋 bù gěi táng guǒ jiù dǎo dàn
The kids knocked on the door and shouted: "Trick or treat!"
孩子们敲门并喊道：“不给糖果就捣蛋！”
trick-or-treating n: (Halloween custom: going door to door) (万圣节孩子们上门玩的游戏)
SC 不给糖就捣乱
Last year, I took my brother trick-or-treating.
truth or dare n: (question-and-answer game)
SC 真心话大冒险
whether ... or ... conj: (regardless of which)
SC 无论，不管 wú lùn，bù guǎn
TC 無論，不管
TC 無論，不管
Anyone, whether rich or poor, can be affected by a natural disaster.
所有人，无论贫富，都会遭到自然灾害的影响。
whether ... or ... conj: (if it is [sth] or [sth])
SC 无论…还是, 不管…或者
Whether as a result of laziness or disinclination, the housework had clearly not been done for some time.
无论是出于懒惰还是不情愿使然，家务活显然有一段时间没有人做了。
whether it be [sth] or [sth] expr: (if it is [sth] or [sth])
SC 无论是...还是...
SC 不管是...还是...
Whether it be raining or boiling hot, we're still going to the lake.
whether or not, whether or no conj: (no matter if, even if)
SC 不论是否… bú lùn shì fǒu
We'll go to the game whether or not it rains (or: whether it rains or not).
不论是否下雨，我们都要去看比赛。
without rhyme or reason adv: (inexplicably)
SC 莫名其妙 mò míng qí miào
TC 莫名其妙
TC 莫名其妙
SC 无道理可循 mò míng qí miào，wú dào lǐ kě xún
He yells at me without rhyme or reason, and I just can't understand why.
without rhyme or reason expr: (inexplicable)
SC 莫名其妙 mò míng qí miào
TC 莫名其妙
TC 莫名其妙
SC 无道理可循 mò míng qí miào，wú dào lǐ kě xún
SC 没理由的
Your belief that Daisy doesn't like you is without rhyme or reason; she's never done anything to make you think that.
- understanding
- understandingly
- understate
- understated
- understatement
- understates
- understeer
- understood
- understorey
- understory
- understudied
- understudy
- under suspicion
- undertake
- undertaken
- undertaker
- undertaking
- under the auspices of
- under the circumstances
- under the counter
- under-the-counter
- under the hammer
- under the influence
- under the sun
- under the table