释义 |
- used to introduce a different suggestion, after a sentence with if(用在 if 引导的句子之后)不然,要不
- I'll go if you're going. If not (= if you are not), I'd rather stay at home.你去我就去。不然的话,我宁愿待在家里。
- used after a yes/no question to say what will or should happen if the answer is ‘no’(用于 yes/no 疑问句之后,表示如果答案是 no,将会或应该发生什么)
- Are you ready? If not, I'm going without you.你准备好了吗?否则我就自己去了。
- Do you want that cake? If not, I'll have it.你要那块蛋糕吗?不然我就要了。
- used to suggest that something may be even larger, more important, etc. than was first stated(表示可能更大或更重要等)
- They cost thousands if not millions of pounds to build.建设要耗费数千英镑,甚至可能是数百万英镑。
See also if |