| 单词 | either |
| 释义 | either (aɪðəʳ , iːðəʳ ) 1. conjunction B1 You use either in front of the first of two or more alternatives, when you are stating the only possibilities or choices that there are. The last of the other alternatives is introduced by 'or'. They gave money to the Conservative Party either personally or through their companies. Sightseeing is best done either by tour bus or by bicycle. Either she goes or I go. His birthplace was either Newark, New Jersey, or Ohio. 2. conjunction B1+ You use either in a negative statement in front of the first of two alternatives to indicate that the negative statement refers to both the alternatives. ...music that fails to be either funny or funky. They found no sign of either him or his son. 3. pronoun B2 You can use either to refer to one of two things, people, or situations, when you want to say that they are both possible and it does not matter which one is chosen or considered. There were glasses of champagne and cigars, but not many of either were consumed. If either were killed, delicate negotiations would be seriously disrupted. Either is also a quantifier. They are able to talk openly to one another whenever either of them feels hurt. Have either of you rented before? Either is also a determiner. I don't particularly agree with either group. 4. pronoun B1+ You use either in a negative statement to refer to each of two things, people, or situations to indicate that the negative statement includes both of them. She warned me that I'd never marry or have children. – I don't want either. Either is also a quantifier. There are no simple answers to either of those questions. Either is also a determiner. He sometimes couldn't remember either man's name. 5. adverb [ADVERB after verb] B1+ You use either by itself in negative statements to indicate that there is a similarity or connection with a person or thing that you have just mentioned. He did not even say anything to her, and she did not speak to him either. 'I'm afraid I've never been there.'—'Well, of course, I haven't myself either.' 6. adverb [ADVERB after verb] B1+ When one negative statement follows another, you can use either at the end of the second one to indicate that you are adding an extra piece of information, and to emphasize that both are equally important. Don't agree, but don't argue either. I can't manage that by myself and I don't see why it should be expected of me either. 7. determiner B2 You can use either to introduce a noun that refers to each of two things when you are talking about both of them. The basketball nets hung down from the ceiling at either end of the gymnasium. I suddenly realized that I didn't have a single intelligent thing to say about either team. Translations: Chinese: 任一, 或者, 任一, 任一两者中的 Japanese: ･･･もまた 否定, ･･･かまたは･･･か, どちらも, どちらか |
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