类型:英语语法
时间:2023-03-08
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英语中表示选择关系的并列连词主要有or和
either...or。
其中or作为连词,也是有多种不同的含义和用法。
1、表示选择,意为“或”“还是”,例如:
Is the
radio off or on?
无线电关上了还是开着的?
Would you
prefer tea or
coffee?
你喜欢茶还是咖啡?
Is he
asleep or
awake?
他睡着了还是醒着?
Are you
going to
America by boat or by air?
你到美国是坐船还是坐飞机?
You may go or stay,
according as you
decide.
是去是留由你自己决定。
Are you from
North China or
South China?
你是华北人还是华南人?
You can come now or you can meet us
there later.
你可以现在来,也可以稍晚和我们在那里碰头。
2、表示一种否定的条件,意为“否则”,例如:
Come on, or we'll be late.
快点,否则我们要迟到了。
Hurry up, or you'll be late for
school.
赶快,否则你上学就要迟到了。
Dress warmly, or else you'll
catch cold.
穿暖和点,否则你会感冒的。
Be
careful, or you'll
break that vase!
小心,否则你会把那花瓶打碎!
Cross the road very
carefully. Look both ways, or you
might be
knocked down.
过马路要非常小心,要看两边,不然会被车撞倒。
3、用于否定句,提出两种或多种事物时,表示“也不”,例如:
I don't like tea or coffee.
我不喜欢喝茶,也不喜欢喝咖啡。
He was not
clever or
good-looking.
他不聪明,也长得不好看。
比较:
They sang and
danced.
他们既唱歌又跳舞。
They
didn't sing or
dance.
他们既没有唱歌也没有跳舞。
4、用于表示“大约”,例如:
There are
seven or
eight people in
front of us.
我们前面有七八个人。(用于两个数字间表示“大约”)
The man in rags is
sixty years old or so.
那个衣衫褴褛的男子大约有六十岁/六十岁左右。(or so 有“大约”的意思)
It cost me $100 or so to buy this book.
这本书大约花了我100美元。(or so 有“大约”的意思)
5、用于引出解释性词语,表示“或者说”,例如:
He
likes geology, or the
science of the earth's
crust.
他喜欢地质学,或者说地壳的科学。
6、用于引出对比概念,例如:
He was lying-or was he?
他在说谎,还是没有说谎?
7、or some---和some--- or
other表示对人(
somebody)、事(
something)、地点(
somewhere)不太确定,例如:
---Who told you the
story? 这个故事是谁告诉你的?
---Somebody or other. I
can't remember. 某个人吧,我记不得了。
8、一些含or的固定结构,例如:
It's now or
never, so make up your mind.
机不可失,下决心吧。(now or never 勿失良机)
The work is more or less
finished.
工作大体上完成了。(more or less或多或少)
They
consist of 1700 or more tribes.
他们由1700个或更多部族构成。
There's just one or two
details I want to make sure
about.
还有一两个细节我想弄清楚。(one or to 一两个)
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