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单词 otherwise
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otherwise
(ʌðəʳwaɪz )
1. adverb B1+
You use otherwise after stating a situation or fact, in order to say what the result or consequence would be if this situation or fact was not the case.
Make a note of the questions you want to ask. You will invariably forget them otherwise.
I'm lucky that I'm interested in school work, otherwise I'd go mad.
...men who provide positive role models for kids who might otherwise be out on the streets.
2. adverb
You use otherwise before stating the general condition or quality of something, when you are also mentioning an exception to this general condition or quality.
The decorations for the games have lent a splash of colour to an otherwise drab city.
...a blue and gold caravan, slightly travel-stained but otherwise in good condition.
Synonyms: apart from that, in other ways, in (all) other respects  
3. adverb [ADVERB with verb]
You use otherwise to refer in a general way to actions or situations that are very different from, or the opposite to, your main statement. [written]
Take approximately 60mg up to four times a day, unless advised otherwise by a doctor.
I wanted this to be my wedding song, but was convinced otherwise.
All photographs are by the author unless otherwise stated.
4. adverb [ADVERB before verb]
You use otherwise to indicate that other ways of doing something are possible in addition to the way already mentioned.
The studio could punish its players by keeping them out of work, and otherwise controlling their lives.
5. or otherwise/and otherwise phrase
You use or otherwise or and otherwise to mention something that is not the thing just referred to or is the opposite of that thing.
It was for the police to assess the validity or otherwise of the evidence.
He didn't want company, talkative or otherwise.
I was feeling really ill, mentally and otherwise.
Collocations:
otherwise rational
This model of exchange isn't described in economics textbooks but it describes the behaviour of many otherwise rational and intelligent people.
Times, Sunday Times
The very word seems to banish thought, and make otherwise rational people gibber nonsense about imaginary differences between aptitude (fair) and ability (unfair).
Times, Sunday Times
A charismatic stage creature can make otherwise rational theatregoers mildly unhinged.
Times, Sunday Times
otherwise sensible
If the velodrome has a fault, it lies in the glib shape- making that tempts so many otherwise sensible architects.
Times, Sunday Times
But it creates delusions of invincibility in the minds of otherwise sensible politicians - especially ones who win three elections.
The Sun
When woken, he might have been in a state called 'confusional arousal' - an explanation for unusual behaviour in an otherwise sensible person.
Times, Sunday Times
If this could happen to one of the world's brightest men, should we be surprised that so many otherwise sensible people are in thrall to mumbo jumbo?
Times, Sunday Times
otherwise unavailable
Digital financial transactions are being used to credit-score small businesses, providing access to otherwise unavailable loans.
Times, Sunday Times
Sometimes the members are even able to agree long enough to commission and order runs of fabric in otherwise unavailable patterns.
Times, Sunday Times
And as and when those other people become busy or resentful or ill or otherwise unavailable, the delegated task as often as not simply remains undone.
Times, Sunday Times
A further 13 per cent went on to postgraduate study and 5 per cent went travelling or were otherwise unavailable for work, leaving 5 per cent of new graduates unemployed.
Times, Sunday Times
He was generally only selected for the shorter game when another player was injured or otherwise unavailable.
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otherwise unchanged
Such as statement earrings, which are all over the catwalk and are a one, or rather two-stop way to transform an otherwise unchanged office look.
Times, Sunday Times
Implicit within it, though, was the idea that when rich people are unleashed to get much richer, your tax intake grows and society remains otherwise unchanged.
Times, Sunday Times
The season after the league was reduced to seven teams in an otherwise unchanged setup.
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It corrected some bugs, but was otherwise unchanged.
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Wartime in 1943 added an extra 15 minutes to the schedule to cope with traffic congestion, but the train was otherwise unchanged.
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otherwise unremarkable
Staff in the local post office remember him as 'smarmy' but otherwise unremarkable.
Times, Sunday Times
It gives his otherwise unremarkable album a kind of cheeky charm.
Times, Sunday Times
You can tell where they are by the clusters of people standing on an otherwise unremarkable street grinning.
Times, Sunday Times
In the years to come, it became hidden in time, presenting as nothing more than a scatter of stone and debris in an otherwise unremarkable field.
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For a few, the perfect game was the highlight of an otherwise unremarkable career.
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otherwise useless
It would put to good use the otherwise useless age data gathering so beloved of their marketeers.
Times, Sunday Times
But at least cigarette companies have a farming and production process that transforms otherwise useless and poisonous leaves into something valuable.
Times, Sunday Times
These blogs usually contain a high number of links to sites associated with the splog creator which are often disreputable or otherwise useless websites.
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Combined fermentation has the unique advantage of allowing reuse of the otherwise useless chemical, organic acids, through photosynthesis.
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persuade otherwise
He could not be persuaded otherwise.
The Times Literary Supplement
It's easy to mock flat-earth belief, harder to eliminate it entirely - given our natural inclination to trust the evidence of our senses until persuaded otherwise.
Times, Sunday Times
He was on a short-term deal, steadfastly refused to be persuaded otherwise and enjoyed that rare commodity for a manager - freedom.
Times, Sunday Times
They can speak up against opposing arguments or be persuaded otherwise.
Times, Sunday Times
Recently, he seems to have been persuaded otherwise.
Times, Sunday Times
pretend otherwise
Both of which are completely fine — just don't pretend otherwise.
Times, Sunday Times
It reaches into the lives of all of us, and fans most of all, however much we may want to pretend otherwise.
Times, Sunday Times
What's more, he won't have to pretend otherwise.
Times,Sunday Times
Of course new capacity will affect some people adversely; we do not pretend otherwise.
Times, Sunday Times
It would be dishonest of me to pretend otherwise.
Times, Sunday Times
prove otherwise
Sometimes he tried too hard to prove otherwise.
Times, Sunday Times
But he's got the chance to prove otherwise without issuing you with ultimatums.
The Sun
He believed that many young people were fed up with being seen as apathetic and decided to give them a chance to prove otherwise.
Times, Sunday Times
If the pictures then prove otherwise, the shame may make them think hard before doing it again.
Times, Sunday Times
Anyway, there are plenty of pin-ups who prove otherwise.
Times, Sunday Times
specify otherwise
Most will offer a minimum of four options for each course (unless specified otherwise in this listing), with at least one vegetarian dish.
Times, Sunday Times
Unless expressly specified otherwise, all travel and other costs are not included.
The Sun
In most cases, your property will extend to the middle of the stream, unless specified otherwise in your deeds.
Times, Sunday Times
This month the government launched a consultation into an 'opt out' system, making everyone a potential organ donor unless they specified otherwise.
Times, Sunday Times
Unless specified otherwise, correct proofs should always be accepted, and incorrect proofs should be rejected with probability greater than 1/2.
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suggest otherwise
It's not sophisticated to suggest otherwise; it's lazy and untrue.
Times, Sunday Times
But weekly demonstrations by an increasingly mutinous populace would suggest otherwise.
Times, Sunday Times
Denying that he had anything to do with it, he threatened newspapers and fellow scholars with legal action if they dared to suggest otherwise.
Times, Sunday Times
It's possible, though photographs would suggest otherwise, you are also hungry.
Times, Sunday Times
The last proposal cannot be tested, but as to the others, the facts suggest otherwise.
The Times Literary Supplement
Translations:
Chinese: 否则, 否则
Japanese: 別なふうに, さもないと
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