1 ADV 否则;不然 You use
otherwise after stating a situation or fact, in order to say what the result or consequence would be if this situation or fact was not the case.
否则;不然 -
Make a note of the questions you want to ask. You will invariably forget some of them otherwise.
把想提的问题记下来,否则总是会漏掉其中的一些。
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I'm lucky that I'm interested in school work, otherwise I'd go mad.
我很庆幸自己对学习怀有兴趣,不然我会疯掉的。
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...men who want to provide positive role models for kids who might otherwise be out on the streets.
想为那些可能会流落街头的孩子树立榜样的人
2 ADV 除此以外;在其他方面 You use
otherwise before stating the general condition or quality of something, when you are also mentioning an exception to this general condition or quality.
除此以外;在其他方面 -
The decorations for the games have lent a splash of colour to an otherwise drab city.
为运动会所作的装扮给原本毫无生气的城市增添了一抹亮色。
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...a blue and gold caravan, slightly travel-stained but otherwise in good condition.
除了在旅途中弄得有点脏以外,性能良好的蓝金色旅行拖车
SYN apart from that, in other ways, in (all) other respects
3 ADV [ADVERB with verb] 与之不同地;相反地 You use
otherwise to refer in a general way to actions or situations that are very different from, or the opposite to, your main statement.
与之不同地;相反地 [written] -
Take approximately 60mg up to four times a day, unless advised otherwise by a doctor.
每次服用大约60毫克,每天最多4次,或遵医嘱。
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There is no way anything would ever happen between us, and believe me I've tried to convince myself otherwise.
相信我,我已经努力试图说服自己我们之间存有希望,但我们真的是绝对不可能的。
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All photographs are by the author unless otherwise stated.
若无特殊说明,所有照片均出自该作者。
SYN differently, any other way, in another way, contrarily
4 ADV [ADVERB before verb] 以其他方式;用别的方法 You use
otherwise to indicate that other ways of doing something are possible in addition to the way already mentioned.
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The studio could punish its players by keeping them out of work, and otherwise controlling their lives.
电影公司能通过让艺人坐冷板凳来惩罚他们,并采用其他方式控制他们的生活。
5 PHRASE 及其他;或相反;或其反面 You use
or otherwise or
and otherwise to mention something that is not the thing just referred to or is the opposite of that thing.
及其他;或相反;或其反面 -
It was for the police to assess the validity or otherwise of the evidence.
应该由警方来判定证据有效与否。
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He didn't want company, talkative or otherwise.
他不想跟人搭伴,不管这个伴儿是否健谈。
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I was feeling really ill, mentally and otherwise.
我觉得身心俱疲。
Word Link | wise ≈ in the direction or manner of : clockwise, likewise, otherwise |
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