else

else
adverb
  1. [with indefinite pronoun or adverb]in addition; besides
    除此之外,其他,另外
    anything else you need to know?.
    您还需要了解别的什么吗?。
    I just brought basics—I wasn't sure what else you'd want.
    我只带来了基本的东西——我不知道您除此之外还会要些什么。
    they will offer low prices but little else.
    他们有低廉的价格,但其他就没什么了。
  2. [with indefinite pronoun or adverb]different; instead
    不同的;代替
    isn't there anyone else you could ask?.
    你就没有别的人可问了吗?。
    it's fate, destiny, or whatever else you like to call it.
    这就是命运、定数或者你愿意称之为其他什么的东西。
  3. short for or else below
    or else 的简称,见下
常用词组
or else
  1. used to introduce the second of two alternatives
    或者,要不(用来引出两个选择中的另一个)
    she felt tempted either to shout at him or else to let his tantrums slide by.
    她觉得自己要么冲着他大吼,要么让他的怒气自己消去。
    ■in circumstances different from those mentioned; if it were not the case
    要不然,否则
    they can't want it, or else they'd request it.
    他们不可能想要这个,要不然他们会提出要求的。
    ■used to warn what will happen if something is not carried out
    否则,不然(用来警告某事不能完成的后果)
    you go along with this or else you're going to jail.
    你得跟着干,否则你会进监狱的。
    ■used after a demand as a threat
    否则将承担一切后果(用作提出要求后的威胁)
    she'd better shape up, or else.
    她最好规矩些,否则有她受的。
语源
  1. Old English elles, of Germanic origin; related to Middle Dutch els and Swedish eljest
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