•I'd better write it down, otherwise I'll forget it.我最好把它写下来，否则我会忘掉。

•Phone home, otherwise your parents will start to worry.给家里打个电话，不然你父母会开始担心的。

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•The police believe he is the thief, but all the evidence suggests otherwise (= that he is not).警方认为他就是小偷，但所有的证据都显示他不是。

•Under the Bill of Rights, a person is presumed innocent until proved otherwise (= guilty).根据《人权法案》，任何人在被证明有罪之前都被视为是无罪的。

•Protestors were executed, jailed or otherwise persecuted.抗议者被处决、监禁或受到其他方式的迫害。

•Marion Morrison, otherwise known as the film star John Wayne, was born in 1907.玛丽昂‧莫里森，即影星约翰‧韦恩，生于1907年。

•formal I can't meet you on Tuesday - I'm otherwise engaged/occupied (= doing something else).星期二我不能与你见面——我要忙别的事。

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•The bike needs a new saddle, but otherwise it's in good condition.这辆脚踏车除了需要一个新座垫外，车况良好。

•The poor sound quality ruined an otherwise splendid film.本来是一部优秀的电影，可是却被这糟糕的音质给毁了。

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•Hand in your exam papers, finished or otherwise (= or not finished).把试卷交上来，不管有没有做完。

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•He might have told you he was a qualified electrician, but the truth is quite otherwise.他或许告诉过你，他是个合格的电工，可实际上完全不是这回事。