either
英 ['aɪðə; 'iː-]
美['iðɚ]
- adj. 两者之中任一的;两者之中每一的
- prep. 任何一个
- conj. 也(用于否定句或否定词组后);根本
- pron. 任一,两方,随便哪一个;两者中的一个或另一个
实用场景例句
- You can park on either side of the street.
- 这条街两边都可停车。
牛津词典
- You can keep one of the photos. Either of them─whichever you like.
- 你可以保留一张照片。两张里任选一张——拣你喜欢的。
牛津词典
- There are two types of qualification─either is acceptable.
- 有两种资格证明——任何一种都可以接受。
牛津词典
- The offices on either side were empty.
- 两边的办公室都是空的。
牛津词典
- There's a door at either end of the corridor.
- 走廊两端各有一道门。
牛津词典
- Pete can't go and I can't either.
- 皮特不能去,我也不能。
牛津词典
- (North Amercian English,informal)‘I don't like it. ’ ‘Me either. ’ (= Neither do I.)
- “我不喜欢这个。”“我也不喜欢。”
牛津词典
- I know a good Italian restaurant. It's not far from here, either.
- 我知道一家很好的意大利餐馆,而且离这儿不远。
牛津词典
- Well, I think she's either Russian or Polish.
- 嗯,我看她不是俄罗斯人就是波兰人。
牛津词典
- I'm going to buy either a camera or a DVD player with the money.
- 我打算用这笔钱买一台照相机或者DVD机。
牛津词典
- Either he could not come or he did not want to.
- 他要么是不能来要么就是不想来。
牛津词典
- They gave money to the Conservative Party either personally or through their companies...
- 他们要么以个人名义要么通过他们的公司捐钱给了保守党。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Sightseeing is best done either by tour bus or by bicycles...
- 最好是乘坐旅游巴士或骑自行车观光。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- ...music that fails to be either funny or funky...
- 既无趣又没有强烈节奏的音乐
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- There had been no indication of either breathlessness or any loss of mental faculties right until his death.
- 他去世前并未出现呼吸困难或意识不清的迹象。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- There were glasses of champagne and cigars, but not many of either were consumed...
- 这里有香槟和雪茄,但两样东西都没怎么动。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- If either were killed, delicate negotiations would be seriously disrupted.
- 二人中任意一个遇害,都会严重扰乱本已非常棘手的谈判。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- She warned me that I'd never marry or have children.—'I don't want either.'
- 她告诫我千万不要结婚,也别要孩子。——“这两样我都不想要。”
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- He did not even say anything to her, and she did not speak to him either...
- 他甚至一句话也没跟她说,她也没跟他说话。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 'I'm afraid I've never been there.'—'Well, of course, I haven't myself either.'
- “恐怕我没去过那里。”——“嗯,那当然,我也没有去过。”
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Don't agree, but don't argue either...
- 别同意,但是也别争辩。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- I can't manage that by myself and I don't see why it should be expected of me either.
- 我一个人没法做那事,我也不明白为什么得要我去做。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- The basketball nets hung down from the ceiling at either end of the gymnasium...
- 篮筐分别从体育馆两头的天花板上悬吊下来。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- I suddenly realized that I didn't have a single intelligent thing to say about either team.
- 我突然意识到我对两队都没有一句称得上有见地的话可讲。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
同义词辨析
also, too, as well, either, likewise
这些词均含"也"之意。
also:比too正式一些,语气较重,只用于肯定句,一般紧靠动词。
too:语气较轻,多用于口语,在肯定句中使用,通常位于句末。
as well:一般不用否定句,通常放在句末,强调时可放在句中。
either:用于否定句,放在句末,之前加逗号。
likewise:是书面语用词。