總之, 無論如何, 不管怎樣I told her I am not sure I can get the tickets she wants, but she wrote to tell us she would come, whether or no. 我告訴她不一定能搞到她要的票, 但她寫信說, 不管怎樣她都要來。We must stick to our promise whether or no. 不管怎樣, 我們必須遵守諾言。
(尤作定語)不是全勝就是大敗; 不成功便成仁a kill-or-cure approach to the problem 對問題採取非勝即敗的態度The tough new measures on drug abuse are likely to be a case of kill or cure. 禁毒新措施很強硬, 大有成敗取決於此之勢。
(估計時)至多相差..., 或多或少He was 80 years old, give or take a year. 他八十歲上下。How long will it take us to get to Oxford? About an hour and a half, give or take a few minutes. “到牛津要多久?”“大約一個半小時, 上下差不了幾分鐘。”
