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    otherwise 的英语意思

    otherwiseotherwise /ˈʌðəwaɪz $ ˈʌðər-/ adverb 查看全部语言翻译1[sentence adverb] used when saying what bad thing will happen if something is not done用于说明若某事未做将会发生什么不良情况:  You’ll have to go now, otherwise you’ll miss your bus.你现在得走了,否则会赶不上公共汽车的。 Put your coat on, otherwise you’ll get cold.穿上外套,否则你会着凉的。 see thesaurus at if2[sentence adverb] used when saying what would have happened or might have happened if something else had not happened用于说明若某事未发生则本会或可能会发生的情况:  We were delayed at the airport. Otherwise we would have been here by lunch time.我们在机场耽误了。否则午饭前就到这里了。 They got two free tickets to Canada, otherwise they’d never have been able to afford to go.他们弄到了两张免费的加拿大机票,否则他们根本负担不起那趟旅程。3 say/think/decide etc otherwise to say, think, or decide something different说出、认为或决定不同的事情:  The government claims that the economy is improving, but this survey suggests otherwise.政府声称经济正在好转,但这项调查显示情况并非如此。 A lot of people think otherwise.很多人持不同看法。4except for what has just been mentioned除刚才提及的情况之外:  He was tired but otherwise in good health.他很疲惫,但其他方面身体状况良好。[sentence adverb] I could hear the distant noise of traffic. Otherwise all was still.我能听到远处的车辆噪声。此外一片寂静。[+adjective/adverb] This spoiled an otherwise excellent piece of work.这破坏了一件本来出色的作品。 Their arrival livened up an otherwise dull afternoon.他们的到来使原本沉闷的下午热闹了起来。5or otherwise especially British English used to refer to the opposite of what has just been mentioned用于指代刚才提及的事物的相反情况:  We welcome any comments from viewers, favourable or otherwise.我们欢迎观众的任何评论,无论是正面的还是其他。 The truth or otherwise of this diagnosis would be revealed in the future.这一诊断是否属实,将来自会揭晓。6otherwise engaged formal正式 busy doing something else忙于做其他事情:  I’m afraid I will be otherwise engaged that day.恐怕那天我另有要事在身。7otherwise known as also called又称:  Albert DeSalvo, otherwise known as the Boston Strangler阿尔伯特·德萨尔沃,又名波士顿扼杀者8formal正式 in a different way以不同的方式:  people who smoke or otherwise abuse their bodies吸烟或以其他方式伤害自己身体的人9it cannot be otherwise/how can it be otherwise? formal正式 used to say that it is impossible for something to be different from the way it is用于表示某事不可能有别于其现状:  Life in the military is hard – how can it be otherwise?军旅生活是艰苦的——怎么可能不这样呢?