你得去上班了，要不然就要失去这份工作了。
You'd better give me that book or else！
你最好把那本书给我，不给的话！
常用英语短语
or rather 说得更确切些或加以更正
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We stayed at my friend's house， or rather at my friend's parents' house.
我们住在我朋友家里，说得确切些是在我朋友的父母家。
He had to walk or rather run to the office.
他得走着，应该说是跑着去上班。
I met him very late on Friday night， or rather，early on Saturday morning.
我在星期五深夜见到他，更确切地说是在星期六凌晨。
常用英语短语
or so 大约，左右
常用口语句子
There were twenty or so.
大约有二十个。
We have a doze for an hour or so.
我们睡了一个小时左右。
He will return in a week or so.
他会在一星期左右返回。
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other than 非，而不，不同于；除了
常用口语句子
He never speaks to me other than to ask for something.
他除了向我要东西，从不跟我说话。
She has no close friends other than him.
她除了他以外没有好朋友。
She seldom appears other than happy.
她很少有不高兴的时候。
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out of 不在内，在外；从……中；缺乏
常用口语句子
Fish can survive for only a short time out of water.
鱼离开水后活得时间很短。
Choose one out of the six.
从六个里挑一个。
He's been out of work for six months.
他已失业六个月了。
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out of breath 喘不过气来
常用口语句子
I have run myself out of breath.
我跑得上气不接下气。
I was out of breath after running for the bus.
我因为追赶公共汽车，弄得上气不接下气。
He ran so fast that he was out of breath.
他跑得太快，气都喘不过来了。
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out of control 失去控制
常用口语句子
The children are out of control.
管不住这些孩子了。
Inflation has got out of control.
通货膨胀已失去控制。
The plane got out of control and crashed.
飞机失去控制坠毁了。
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out of date 过时的；过期的
常用口语句子
Will denim jeans ever go out of date？
粗布牛仔裤会过时吗？
My passport is out of date.
我的护照已经过期了。
This kind of machine is out of date.
这种机器过时了。
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out of doors 在户外
常用口语句子
Sometimes we eat out of doors.
我们有时候在户外吃饭。
Don't you worry about them when they'reout of doors？
他们在室外的时候，你不担心吗？
He likes to garden because it keeps him outof doors.
他喜欢在园子里干活，因为这可以使他常在.
户外。
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out of order 混乱；情况反常；有故障
常用口语句子
These books are out of order.
这些书都乱了。
The phone is out of order.
电话坏了。
His objection was ruled to be out of order.
他提出的异议被裁定为有违会议规则。
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out of place 不适当的
常用口语句子
This joke is rather out of place.
这个玩笑开得不太得当。
Her criticisms were quite out of place.
她的批评太不相宜了。
He felt out of place in their company.
与他们在一起他感到不自在。
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out of practice 久不练习，荒疏
常用口语句子
If you don't play， you'll get out of practice.
不练习就会荒疏。
I haven't played tennis for years， so I'm really out of practice.
我已经多年不打网球，技术已经完全荒疏了。
I can't speak English fluently as I am out of practice.
我不能流利地说英语，因为我已荒疏了。
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out of sight 看不见，在视野外
常用口语句子
Out of sight， out of mind.
眼不见，心不烦。
We waved until the car was out of sight.
我们一直在挥手道别，直到汽车看不见为止。
The ship went down and at last went out of sight.
船在下沉，最后消失不见了。
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out of the question 毫无可能的；不值得讨论的
常用口语句子
Missing school to watch the football matchis out of the question.
为看足球比赛而旷课，那可不行。
A new bicycle is out of the question-wecan't afford it.
买新自行车的事不值得讨论，我们买不起。
We cannot go out in this weather-it is out of the question.
天气这样糟，我们不能出去--这是完全不可.
能的。
常用英语短语
out of touch 不联系，不接触；不了解最新情况的
常用口语句子
We've been out of touch with Roger for years now.
我们至今已有数年未与罗杰来往了。
James wasn't invited. We've been out of touch for years.
没有邀请詹姆斯，我们已经多年未联系了。
If they really believe in this then they must be completely out of touch.
如果他们真的相信这一点，那么他们肯定是完全与现实脱节了。
常用英语短语
over and over (again) 一再地，再三地
常用口语句子
I've warned you over and over (again) not to do that.
我已多次告诫过你不要做那件事。
Say the words over and over to yourself.
把这些话自己重复几遍吧。
Play the piece over and over until you do itright.
反复演奏这首曲子直到你演奏好为止。