| 单词 | other |
| 释义 | other (once / 4 pages) adj Use the adjective other to distinguish something as being different or distinct. You might ask your friend if she's coming to the movies with you, or if she has other plans. If you don't get the first job you apply for, you'll have to see if other places are hiring. If you're sweating in the hot summer sunshine, you might want to cross to the other side of the street. Other can take various meanings, from "opposite" to "strange" to "additional." You might also notice other in phrases like "how the other half live," meaning rich versus poor people, or "the other day" — a few days ago. WORD FAMILYother: otherly, otherness, others USAGE EXAMPLESIt’s not exactly an everyday thing in other sports, either. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) Bharambe, for his part, argues that Mumbai’s collision statistics look worse than other Indian cities because the Mumbai police are better at recording accidents. The Guardian(Jan 03, 2017) The club’s bar will need government approvals to serve alcohol, not to mention other regulatory issues. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1adj not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied "today isn't any other day"- the White Queen the construction of highways and other public works he asked for other employment any other person would tell the truth his other books are still in storage then we looked at the other house hearing was good in his other ear the other sex she lived on the other side of the street from me went in the other direction Syn|Ant different distinctly separate from the first another, some otherany of various alternatives; some other differentdistinct or separate newother than the former one(s); different oppositethe other one of a complementary pair oppositebeing directly across from each other; facing oppositemoving or facing away from each other otherwiseother than as supposed or expected separateindependent; not united or joint same same in identity aforementioned, aforesaid, saidbeing the one previously mentioned or spoken of identical, selfsame, verybeing the exact same one; not any other: 2adj very unusual; different in character or quality from the normal or expected "a strange, other dimension...where his powers seemed to fail"- Lance Morrow Syn strange, unusual being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird 3adj recently past the other evening Syn past earlier than the present time; no longer current 4adj belonging to the distant past in other times Syn early, former past earlier than the present time; no longer current |
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