otherwise

1. ADV You use otherwise after mentioning a situation or telling someone to do something, in order to say what the result or consequence would be if the situation did not exist or the person did not do as you say. 否則[ADV with cl]

Make a note of the questions you want to ask; you will invariably forget some of them otherwise. 把你想問(wèn)的問(wèn)題記下來(lái)；否則你準(zhǔn)會(huì)忘記其中幾個(gè)。

I'm lucky that I'm interested in school work, otherwise I'd go crazy. 幸好我對(duì)學(xué)校作業(yè)還感興趣，不然會(huì)瘋的。

2. ADV 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. 除此以外[ADV group]

The decorations for the games have lent a splash of colour to an otherwise drab city. 運(yùn)動(dòng)會(huì)的裝飾為這個(gè)平時(shí)乏味的城市增添了幾抹色彩。

3. ADV 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. 以不同方式[書面] [ADV with v]

Take approximately 60 mg up to four times a day, unless advised otherwise by a doctor. 每天4次，每次約60毫克，或遵醫(yī)囑。

There is no way anything would ever happen between us, and believe me I've tried to convince myself otherwise. 無(wú)論如何，我們之間不會(huì)發(fā)生什么。而且，相信我，我已經(jīng)努力說(shuō)服自己了。

4. ADV You use otherwise to indicate that other ways of doing something are possible in addition to the way already mentioned. 用別的方法[ADV before v]

The studio could punish its players by keeping them out of work, and otherwise controlling their lives. 電影公司可以通過(guò)讓演員無(wú)角色可演或其他途徑控制他們的生活，以懲罰他們。

5. 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. 或其相反

It was for the police to assess the validity or otherwise of the evidence. 應(yīng)由警方來(lái)評(píng)價(jià)證據(jù)的有效與否。