1. | (两者中的)任何一个one or the other of two; it does not matter which |
You can park on either side of the street. 这条街两边都可停车。 | |
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,你喜欢的就行。 | |
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。 |
2. | (两者中的)每个,各方each of two |
The offices on either side were empty. 两边的办公室都是空的。 | |
There's a door at either end of the corridor. 走廊两端各有一道门。 |
1. | (用于否定词组后)也used after negative phrases to state that a feeling or situation is similar to one already mentioned |
Pete can't go and I can't either. 皮特不能去,我也不能。 | |
‘I don't like it.’ ‘Me either.’(= Neither do I.) “我不喜欢这个。”“我也不喜欢。” |
2. | (补充时说)而且used to add extra information to a statement |
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。 |
3. | (对两事物的选择)要么…要么,不是…就是,或者…或者used to show a choice of two things |
Well, I think she's either Czech or Slovak. 嗯,我看她不是捷克人就是斯洛伐克人。 | |
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。 | |
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。 |