| 单词 | otherwise |
| 释义 | otherwiseotherwise /ˈʌðɚˌwaɪz/ ●●○ S3 W3 adverb 1used to say that a bad result will happen if something is not done [sentence adverb]: I’ll type it; otherwise, they won’t be able to read it.2except for what has just been mentioned: [sentence adverb] The sleeves are a little long, but otherwise it fits fine.[+ adj./adv.] one excellent performance in an otherwise boring show3used to say what would have happened, or what might have happened, if something else had not happened: We were stuck at the airport. Otherwise we would have been here by lunch.► see thesaurus at if14say/think/decide etc. otherwise to say, think, etc. something different from what has been mentioned: He says he has quit politics, but his recent activities suggest otherwise.5or otherwise in another way, or of another type: I can’t see any advantage in buying a new house – financially or otherwise. We welcome comments from viewers, favorable or otherwise.6otherwise known as also called: Global warming is otherwise known as the greenhouse effect.7be otherwise engaged/occupied formal to be busy doing something else8it cannot be otherwise (also how can it be otherwise) formal used to mean that it is impossible for something to be different from the way it is |
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