else

adverb

/els/

used in questions or after nothing, nobody, something, anything, etc.Idioms

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in addition to something already mentioned其他的；别的
- What else did he say?他还说了些什么？
- I don't want anything else, thanks.我不要别的东西了，谢谢。
- I'm taking a few clothes and some books, not much else.我带了几件衣服和一些书，别的就没什么了。
different另外的；不同的
- Ask somebody else to help you.另请个人来帮帮你吧。
- Haven't you got anything else to wear?你没有其他穿的了吗？
- Why didn't you come? Everybody else was there.你为什么没来呢？其他所有的人都来了。
- Yes I did give it to her. What else could I do?是的，我的确给她了。我还能怎么办呢？
(informal) if not要不然；否则 synonym or else
- Keep your mouth shut, else we'll be in trouble.闭嘴，否则我们就有麻烦了。

Word OriginOld English elles, of Germanic origin; related to Middle Dutch els and Swedish eljest.

Idioms

or else

if not要不然；否则 synonym otherwise
- Hurry up or else you'll be late.快点，否则你就要迟到了。
- They can't be coming or else they'd have called.他们不会来，不然他们就打电话了。
used to introduce the second of two possibilities（表示另一种可能）或者，也许
- He either forgot or else decided not to come.他或许忘了，或许决定不来。
(informal) used to threaten or warn somebody（威胁或警告）否则的话，要不然的话
- Just shut up, or else!住口，不然的话，哼！

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