it7Z cost €200 or
so•这大约要花 100 欧元。or som.e-
body/something/somewherelsomebody/something/ somewhere or other (informal) used when you are not
exactly sure about a person, thing or place 表示对
人、事、地点不太有把握）：He’s a/actory supervisor or something•他是，工厂监督一类的人卩色。‘Who said so?’ eOh,
somebody or other. I can't remember who it was/
“这是谁说的？ ” “啊，某一个人吧，我记不清是
谁了。”
■or (in.nouns 构成名词）a person or thing that
…的
入（壶物):actor 演焉一compare -EE(i), -er(1) or-acle /'Drakl; NAmE 'o:r-; 'a:r-/ noun [C] 1 (in ancient
Greece) a place where people could go to ask the gods for advice or information
about the future; the priest or priestess
through whom the gods were thought to give their message (古希腊的）神未所；（传送神谕
的）牧师，矣祭司：They consisted the
orade at Ddphi. 他们垚―尔斐_示所向神请示。2 (in ancient Greece)
the advice or information that the gods gave, which often had a h^den meaning (
5古希腊常有隐杳意义的）神
谕，神示 3 [usually sing.] a person or book that gives valuable advice or information能提供宝贵信息的人（或
书■);权威；智囊：My sister’s the orade
on investment matters.我姐姐是个万$—失的投资顾问。
or-acu-lar /a'raekj0la(r)/ adj. {formal or humorous) of or like an oracle;
with a hidden meaning 神谕般的；_'天书
般的；高深莫测的
oracy /'oirasi/ noun [U] (formal) the ability to
express yourself well in speech 口语能力；口 语水平
oral
/'oiral/
adj., noun
1
[usually before noun] spoken rather than
written 口 头的：a test 〇/ both oraZ and written French 法语 口试和
笔试◊ oraZ evidence
口 头证据.He was interested in
ora! history (= history that is collected from
interviews with people who have personal knowledge of past events). 7也对口述历史感兴螽。一compare verbal⑵o note at spoken 2 [only before noun] connected with the
mouth 用口的；口腔A; 口服的：〇ra〖ftygfene 口腔卫生oord sex (= using the
mouth to stimulate sb’s
sex organs)
SYNONYMS同义词辨析
choice ♦ alternative ♦
possibility
These
are all words for sth that you choose to do in a particular situation.以上各词均指某种情况下的选择。
0由tionso巾ething that you.Can
choose to have or do; the freedom to'choose what you do 檢可p择的事物、 选择、选择权、选择的自由：As/see/f, M/e/mvefM/o opf/ons…据_看，’我们有两种选择…◊
Sfw企nts办ove the option of studying abroad in
their second year.
在二年级时可以选择出国学习。EEH3Option is also the word used
in computing for one of the choices you can make when using a computer program.
★ .option 赤 指计算机程序里的选项、选择：
/rom加menw.从编辑选单上选择“剪切”顼。
choice
the
freedom to choose what you do; something that you can choose to have or.clo 指选择权:、选择的自
由、选择、可选择的事物：////wd沩/m/ouW
stop VWf/f/Vjg fowo/row.如果让我选择，我明天就停止
X#0
◊ There
is a wide range of choices open to you，你 ,有很大的选择余地。
alternative something that you can
choose to have or do out of two or more possibilities 指可供选择的事 物、、其中一种选择：Vow con be pa/i/
/>? cos/? vveeit/y or by cheque monthly: those are the
two alternatives.咏的
i工资可以按周以现金支取，或按月以支票支取。二者可
选其一。
OPTION,
CHOICE OR ALTERNATIVE?用 option、choice 还 是 alternative ?
Choice is slightly less formal than option and
alternative is slightly more formal. Choice is most often used
for ‘the freedom to choose’，although you can sometimes also use option
(but not usually alternative).
choice:较 option 稍非正赛.,'_;茴 alternative 更正式些。
1403 orange
口交 3 (/^onef/cs 语音）（of a speech sound 语音） produced without the
air in the nose vibrating 口腔发 声的；口腔的一compare nasal(3)
►
or'aMy AcKrali》 adv. •• Answers can be written or presented orally on tope.答案可以写下来或口述录在磁带上。◊ not to be taken orally (= a warning on some medicines to show that
they must not be swallowed)不得口服
a
noun 1 {especially Br£) a spoken exam,
especially in a foreign language (尤指外语考中的）'口试：a French oraZ法语HI试◊ He /ai〖ed the ora〖•他口试不及格。
2 a spoken
exam in a university (大学里的’）
口试
,or)ar 'history noun [U] the collection and
study of historical information using sound recordings of interviews with
people who remember past events 口 述历声（用访谈录音方法)；口述历生学 oral-ism /'oiralizem/ noun [U] the system of
teaching deaf people to communicate using speech and lip- READING 口语教学法（教聋人通过讲话和唇读米交际）
> oi'al-ist
/-ist/ adj.
Of.ange 〇-w/'Drind3; _a:r-/ now/?, 〇〇!/•_
nnoun [C, U] 1 a round citrus fruit with thick reddish- yellow
skin and a lot of sweet juice ; ffilS： orange ped 相橘皮、◊ cm omrige tree
橙树◊介esWy squeezed orange
juice 鲜榨橙汁◊ orange groves
(= groups of orange trees)橙_丛◊ orange btossom 香橙花一picture O Page R17 —see
also blood orange 2 (6r£) orange
juice, or a drink made from or tasting of oranges 橙 汁；橘汁饮料:.WbuW you Hfce some orange?您想喝点 接'◊ A vodfca and
orange, p〖ease.请来一份接佚
特 in 酒。3 a bright
reddish-yellow colour 橙红 & H see apple n.
■m// 1 bright reddish-yellow in colour 橙红色的；橘黄
色的：yeHow and orange _/7ames黄色初橙红色的火焰
2
Orange
related
to or belonging to a Protestant political group which believes that Northern
Ireland should remain part of the UK奧兰治:党的，奧兰治社团的（新教
表示选择权或选择的自由最常用choice，不过有时也可
用 option,.但通常不用 alternative: ■/// c/?o/ce/、
opf/0/7, / wot/W ....如桑让我选择，.我今◊ If I had the alternative，ihweuM-r:: o parental choice in education 父母在教★方面的选择权◊ parental option/alternative in
educatbn Things that you can choose are options, choices or
alternatives. However, alternative is more frequently used to
talk about choosing between two things rather than several.、表示可选择的事物用_option、 choice 或 alternative
均可。：不过alternative 较常用以 指两项而非多项之间的选择。
possibility one
of the different things that you can do irt'a particular situatiori'指某#情况下::可选_的事物：
We
need to explore a wide range 〇} possibilities.輪飞需
要探究各种可能的情况。◊ T/»e
poss/b/7/f/es are end/ess. 可想的办涣蹙关穷的。EESH Possibility can be used in a
similar way to option, choice and alternative, but the emphasis
here is less on the need to make a choice, and more on what.is available.'possibility
的用法导
option、choice和alternative相似，不过，其S点主奰 在于可选择的事物而非需要作出选择。
PATTERNS
AND COLLOCATIONS
■
with/without the
option/choice/possibility of sth »a(n) good/acceptable/reasonable/possible
option/
choice/alternative
■the
only option/choice/alternative/possibility open to sb
nyour best option/alternative
(is to ...)
■
to have a(n)/the option/choice of
doing sth
■
to have no option/choice/alternative
(but to do sth)
■
a number/range of options/ehoices/alternatives/
possibilities
■mot much option/choice