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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++oth·er /ˈʌðə $ ˈʌðər/ ●●● S1 W1 determiner, adjective, pronoun 1 DIFFERENTthe second of two 两个中的第二个 used to refer to the second of two people or things, which is not the one you already have or the one you have already mentioned 另一个the/your other I can’t find my other shoe. 我找不到另一只鞋。 One man was arrested, but the other one got away. 一个人被捕，但另一个逃脱了。 He kept shifting awkwardly from one foot to the other. 他一直笨拙地来回倒换双脚。 She took it for granted that each knew who the other was. 她想当然地认为这两人互相认识。2 REMAIN/BE LEFTthe rest 其余的 used to refer to all the people or things in a group apart from the one you have already mentioned or the one that is already known about 其余的，另外的the/your other The other hotels are all full. 其他的宾馆均已客满。 She’s much brighter than all the other children in her class. 她比班上所有其他孩子都要聪明得多。 I chose this coat in the end because the other ones were all too expensive. 最后我选择了这件外套，因为其他的都太贵了。the/your others I can see Julie, but where have all the others gone? 我看到朱莉了，可是其他人都去哪儿了？3 additional 额外的 used to refer to additional people or things of the same kind 别的，另外的，其他的 There are one or two other problems I’d like to discuss. 还有一两个别的问题我想讨论一下。 I’ve got some other friends I’d like to invite. 我还想邀请一些其他的朋友。 Have you any other questions? 你还有别的什么问题吗？among others (=used when mentioning one or more examples) 包括，其中 The guests included, among others, Elizabeth Taylor and Michael Jackson. 嘉宾包括伊丽莎白•泰勒和迈克尔•杰克逊。4 different 不同的 used to refer to a different person or thing from the one you have already mentioned or the one that is already known about 别的，其他的 David and Jessica were playing with two other children. 戴维和杰茜卡在和另外两个小孩一起玩。 You’d better change into some other clothes. 你最好换别的衣服。 Do you envy other women who seem to manage their lives better? 你羡慕其他看似能更好地安排自己生活的女人吗？ Can we discuss this some other time? 我们能否换个时间讨论这个问题？ There is no other job I would rather do. 没有别的工作是我想干的。 Saudi Arabia produces more oil than any other country. 沙特阿拉伯的石油产量高于其他任何国家。 I hope you will learn to show more respect for others (=other people). 我希望你能学会更加尊重别人。some ... others Some people are at greater risk than others. 一些人的风险比另一些人更大。5 opposite 对面的 used to refer to the thing that is opposite you, furthest from you, or moving away from you 对面的，相反方向的the other side/end/direction etc You can park on the other side of the street. 你可以在街对面停车。 He lives at the other end of the road. 他住在这条路的另一头。 She drove off in the other direction. 她往相反的方向开走了。6 other than EXCEPTapart from a particular person or thing 除了…以外，除外 SYN except7 none other than somebody SURPRISEDused to emphasize that the person involved in something is famous, impressive, or surprising 正是某人，恰恰是某人，居然是某人〔强调所说到的当事人很出名、令人敬佩、让人感到意外等〕8 the other way around/round OPPOSITE/REVERSEthe opposite of what you have just mentioned 正相反，倒过来9 the other day/morning/week etc RECENTLYused to say that something happened recently, without saying exactly when 那天/那天早上/那个星期等〔表示发生在最近的某个时候，但不说明具体是什么时候〕10 something/someone/somewhere etc or other used when you are not being specific about which thing, person, place etc you mean 某事物/某人/某个地方等11 in other words CLEAR/EASY TO UNDERSTANDused when you are expressing an idea or opinion again in a different and usually simpler way 换言之，换句话说12 the other woman used to refer to a woman with whom a man is having a sexual relationship, even though he already has a wife or partner 〔和已婚或有女友的男人发生性关系的〕那个女人，第三者 → another, each other, → every other at every(5), → on the one hand ... on the other hand at hand1(5)5 GRAMMAR 语法• Do not use other after ‘an’. Use another. 不要用an other，要用anotherThere must be another way of doing it.做此事肯定还有其他的方法。• Do not add ‘s’ to other when using it before a plural noun. other用在复数名词之前时，不能加schildren from other countries (NOT 不说 others countries)来自其他国家的孩子n GRAMMAR: Comparisonother• You use other before a plural noun: children from other countries ✗Don’t say: others countriesothers• Others is a plural pronoun meaning ‘other people or things’: We try to help others.another• Another is written as one word: There must be another way of doing it. ✗Don’t write: an other
Examples from the Corpus
the other one• Here's one sock, but where's the other one?• Ritchie had opened the other one.• She left everything to the son in the will she gave him, and everything to the daughter in the other one.• One of us sits in a chair, and the other one holds a gun on him.• I started regular water changes, and one fish now eats a little, but the other one spits it out.• Because the other one that is at five is on Monday and Wednesday nights too.• Sometimes we were a few feet higher, sometimes the other one was.• But the other one, well, I caught a glimpse.the other ones• If one of these is also odd perfect, then it has to be the sum of all the other ones?• Well, neither is, uh, some of the other ones here.• But all the other ones, like I can see if you have a choice, because they are so expensive.• Beethoven Lives Upstairs' and the other ones that followed, where the interest is anecdotal and historical.• Then there were the other ones, the disappointed ones.any other• But it is hard to fit the evidence to any other conclusion.• In fact, they are similar to the seismic waves from any other earthquake anywhere in the world.• Not withstanding this limitation, the powers contained in the section do not restrict any other express or implied rights of action.• If people can not remember any other name from the crew, they do remember hers.• ChamberBiz offers more relevant content than any other place on the Internet to help small business solve their daily problems.• Shull said he did not know whether there were any other shareholders in the corporation.• Even steel, which Indiana makes more of than any other state, has stayed sprightly.• Between them, they monopolised the media to the virtual exclusion of any other viewpoint.some ... others• Some paradigms have achieved limited success in some areas; others do better in yet other areas.the other side/end/direction etc• In the majority of cases it is preferable that there should be service of the application upon the other side.• The oxygen ion passes through the membrane and emerges on the other side as pure oxygen gas.• Roll over and repeat the last 2 exercises on the other side: Hip and Thigh Extender x 35.• At the other end of the political spectrum, some left-leaning think tanks take money from interested parties.• Another door lay on the other side of the room.• At least if you did not cross beyond, say, to the other side of the school.• And now he had finished training, and was gone to find his fate on the other side of the world.• Drivers coming from the other direction raised a hand to thank me for allowing them to pass.Origin other Old Englishoth·er determiner →5 GRAMMAR1 →n GRAMMAR2LDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable
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other
oth‧er S1 W1 /ˈʌðə $ ˈʌðər/
determiner, adjective, pronoun
the/your other
I can’t find my other shoe.
One man was arrested, but the other one got away.
He kept shifting awkwardly from one foot to the other.
She took it for granted that each knew who the other was.
2. THE REST used to refer to all the people or things in a group apart from the one you have already mentioned or the one that is already known about
the/your other
The other hotels are all full.
She’s much brighter than all the other children in her class.
I chose this coat in the end because the other ones were all too expensive.
the/your others
I can see Julie, but where have all the others gone?
3. ADDITIONAL used to refer to additional people or things of the same kind:
There are one or two other problems I’d like to discuss.
I’ve got some other friends I’d like to invite.
Have you any other questions?
among others (=used when mentioning one or more examples)
The guests included, among others, Elizabeth Taylor and Michael Jackson.
4. DIFFERENT used to refer to a different person or thing from the one you have already mentioned or the one that is already known about:
David and Jessica were playing with two other children.
You’d better change into some other clothes.
Do you envy other women who seem to manage their lives better?
Can we discuss this some other time?
There is no other job I would rather do.
Saudi Arabia produces more oil than any other country.
I hope you will learn to show more respect for others (=other people).
some ... others
Some people are at greater risk than others.
5. OPPOSITE used to refer to the thing that is opposite you, furthest from you, or moving away from you
the other side/end/direction etc
You can park on the other side of the street.
He lives at the other end of the road.
She drove off in the other direction.
6. other than apart from a particular person or thing
SYN except:
The truth was known to no one other than herself.
He doesn’t eat pork, but other than that he’ll eat just about anything.
7. none other than somebody used to emphasize that the person involved in something is famous, impressive, or surprising:
Johnson’s defence lawyer was none other than Joe Beltrami.
8. the other way around/round the opposite of what you have just mentioned:
I always thought that rugby was a rougher game than football, but in fact it’s the other way round.
Students practise translating from French to English and the other way around.
9. the other day/morning/week etc used to say that something happened recently, without saying exactly when:
I saw Rufus the other day.
10. something/someone/somewhere etc or other used when you are not being specific about which thing, person, place etc you mean:
It’ll be here somewhere or other.
We’ll get the money somehow or other.
11. in other words used when you are expressing an idea or opinion again in a different and usually simpler way:
The tax only affects people on incomes of over $200,000 – in other words, the very rich.
So he is a fraud, a common thief in other words.
12. the other woman used to refer to a woman with whom a man is having a sexual relationship, even though he already has a wife or partner:
He left his wife and child and moved in with the other woman.
⇨ another, each other, ⇨ every other at every(5), ⇨ on the one hand ... on the other hand at hand1(5)
GRAMMAR
Do not use other after 'an'. Use another:
▪There must be another way of doing it.
Do not add 's’ to other when using it before a plural noun:
▪children from other countries (NOT others countries)
oth‧er S1 W1 /ˈʌðə $ ˈʌðər/
determiner, adjective, pronoun Language: Old English
1. THE SECOND OF TWO used to refer to the second of two people or things, which is not the one you already have or the one you have already mentionedthe/your other
2. THE REST used to refer to all the people or things in a group apart from the one you have already mentioned or the one that is already known about
the/your other
the/your others
3. ADDITIONAL used to refer to additional people or things of the same kind:
among others (=used when mentioning one or more examples)
4. DIFFERENT used to refer to a different person or thing from the one you have already mentioned or the one that is already known about:
some ... others
5. OPPOSITE used to refer to the thing that is opposite you, furthest from you, or moving away from you
the other side/end/direction etc
6. other than apart from a particular person or thing
SYN except:
7. none other than somebody used to emphasize that the person involved in something is famous, impressive, or surprising:
8. the other way around/round the opposite of what you have just mentioned:
9. the other day/morning/week etc used to say that something happened recently, without saying exactly when:
10. something/someone/somewhere etc or other used when you are not being specific about which thing, person, place etc you mean:
11. in other words used when you are expressing an idea or opinion again in a different and usually simpler way:
12. the other woman used to refer to a woman with whom a man is having a sexual relationship, even though he already has a wife or partner:
⇨ another, each other, ⇨ every other at every(5), ⇨ on the one hand ... on the other hand at hand1(5)
GRAMMAR
Do not use other after 'an'. Use another:
▪
Do not add 's’ to other when using it before a plural noun:
▪
