摘要:He'd better find it quickly, or else (= or I will punish him in some way)! (他最好快点找到,否则!)[剑桥高级学者辞典]【例句4】Hand over the money, or els
1. 用作警告或威胁
or else可以用来警告或威胁,效果是“否则的话,哼哼!”如
【例句1】Just shut up, or else! (闭嘴,否则! ) [牛津高级学者辞典]
【例句2】Behave, or else! (规矩点,否则!)[柯林斯高级学者辞典]
【例句3】He'd better find it quickly, or else (= or I will punish him in some way)! (他最好快点找到,否则!)[剑桥高级学者辞典]【例句4】Hand over the money, or else! (把钱交出来,否则!)[朗文当代英语词典]
【例句5】He told us to put it right, or else. (他告诉我们要改正,否则。) [柯林斯高级学者辞典]
这是口语用法(else的语气也很重,所以多加!),不用特别讲究主谓宾要全乎。
2. 正式表达“不想看到不希望的结果”
对正式的用语,句子还是要全乎的,如
【例句6】Hurry up or else we'll miss the train. (快点,否则我们会错过火车的。)[朗文当代英语词典]
【例句7】Hurry up or else you'll be late. (快点,否则你会迟到的。)[牛津高级学者辞典]
【例句8】We must be there by six, or else we'll miss the beginning. (我们必须在六点前到那里,否则我们会错过开始的。)[剑桥高级学者辞典]
【例句9】This time we really need to succeed or else people will start giving us funny looks. (这次我们真的需要成功,否则人们会开始给我们滑稽的眼神。) [柯林斯高级学者辞典]
【例句10】Make sure you are strapped in very well, or else you will fall out. (确保你系好安全带,否则你会掉下来的。) [柯林斯高级学者辞典]
因为说话人的认知是不喜欢的结果确实会出现,所以用将来时,即助动词will。
3. 排除不可能情形
or else也用于排除别的情形,此时被排除的用虚拟式,显表达说话人不认可。如,
【例句11】He must be a good plumber, or else he wouldn't be so busy. (他一定是个好水管工,否则他就不会这么忙了。)[柯林斯高级学者辞典]
【例句12】Clearly no lessons have been learnt or else the problem would have been solved.(显然,没有吸取任何教训,否则问题就会得到解决。) [柯林斯高级学者辞典]
【例句13】They can't be coming or else they'd have called. (他们不可能来,否则他们会打电话的。)[牛津高级学者辞典]
4. 表达平行选项
or else也可表达“与前者平行的其它选项,两者都有可能”(在1,2,3情形中,后句是对前句的推演),如
【例句14】The salesman will reduce the price or else include free insurance. (推销员要么降价,要么提供免费保险。)[朗文当代英语词典]
【例句15】You are either a total genius or else you must be absolutely raving mad. (你要么是个天才,要么一定是疯了。)[柯林斯高级学者辞典]
【例句16】It's likely someone gave her a lift, or else that she took a taxi. (很可能有人载她一程,或者她坐了出租车。) [柯林斯高级学者辞典]
【例句17】He either forgot or else decided not to come. (他要么忘了,要么决定不来。)[牛津高级学者辞典]
【例句18】She's either really talkative and you can't shut her up or else she's silent.(她要么非常健谈,你不能让她闭嘴,要么她很沉默。)[剑桥高级学者辞典]
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