or

单词辨析:

otherwise or 【导航词义:否则】
otherwise conj. 否则,要不然
〔辨析〕

用于表示否定条件,指如果不做某事,就会发生不好的事,含告诫、威胁之意,语气强于 or。

〔例证〕

Do it now, otherwise you'll be fired.

现在就做,否则就解雇你。

Hands up, otherwise you will be shot.

举起手来,否则就毙了你。

Put your coat on, otherwise you'll catch a cold.

穿上外套,不然你会感冒的。

or conj. 否则,要不然
〔辨析〕

词义同 otherwise,但语气较弱,多用于口语,也可与 else 合用。

〔例证〕

Get away, or (else) I'll call the cops.

滚开,不然我就打电话叫警察了。

Hurry up or (else) we'll be late.

抓紧时间,不然的话我们就要迟到了。

相关例句:

I think I have got to stop or I might turn into a machine

我想我得停下来了,否则我就会变成一台机器。

Spread the inside of the loaf with olive paste or pesto sauce for extra flavour

在面包里面涂些橄榄酱或香蒜酱会更好吃。

A painter may exaggerate or distort shapes and forms

画家可能会对线条和形状进行夸大或扭曲。

He said he would try to write or call as soon as he reached the Canary Islands

他说他一到加那利群岛就会设法写信或者打电话来。

Open up, or I break in!

把门打开,不然我要砸门了!

I was meeting these chaps who were mostly more or less my own age.

我见到了这帮小伙子,他们多数和我年龄相仿。