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unless

美 [ənˈles]英 [ənˈles]
  • conj.除非;如果不;若非;除非在…情况下
  • prep.除…之外
unlessunless

conj.

1

除非;除非在…情况下
used to say that sth can only happen or be true in a particular situation

You won't get paid for time off unless you have a doctor's note.

除非你有医生证明,否则你不上班便拿不到工资。

I won't tell them─not unless you say I can.

我绝不告诉他们——除非你允许。

Unless I'm mistaken, she was back at work yesterday.

除非是我记错了,她是昨天回来上班的。

He hasn't got any hobbies─unless you call watching TV a hobby.

他没有什么爱好——除非你把看电视也称作爱好。

2

若非;如果不
used to give the only situation in which sth will not happen or be true

I sleep with the window open unless it's really cold.

天气若不很冷,我总开着窗户睡觉。

Unless something unexpected happens, I'll see you tomorrow.

如果不出意外,我明天去看你。

Have a cup of tea─unless you'd prefer a cold drink?

喝杯茶吧——除非你喜欢冷饮?

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  • 1
    CONJ-SUBORD 除非;若不;除非在…的时候
    You use unless to introduce the only circumstances in which an event you are mentioning will not take place or in which a statement you are making is not true.

    Unless you are trying to lose weight to please yourself, it's going to be tough to keep your motivation level high...

    除非减肥是为了悦已,否则很难保持积极性。

  • 2
    不要混淆 unless,except,except for 和 besides。unless用于引出某事发生或成立所必需的条件,如:In the 1940s, unless she wore gloves a woman was not properly dressed(在20世纪40年代,女性若不戴手套就算衣着不得体),You must not give compliments unless you mean them(除非出自真心,否则不要随便恭维)。谈论由于某事未发生而导致的情形不能用unless,要用 if...not,如:I'll be glad if she doesn't come(如果她不来我会很高兴的)。except 用于引出陈述中唯一不适用的事物、情形、人或想法,如:All of his body relaxed except his right hand(除了右手以外,他全身都放松了),Travelling was impossible, except in the cool of the morning (除了在凉爽的早晨,其他时候出行都是不可能的)。except for用于引出使其陈述不能完全成立的事物,如:The classrooms were silent, except for the scratching of pens on paper(除了笔在纸上发出的沙沙声,教室一片寂静),I had absolutely no friends except for Tom(除了汤姆,我一个朋友也没有)。besides用于引出已提到事物之外的其他事物,如:Fruit will give you, besides enjoyment, a source of vitamins(水果不但好吃,而且富含维生素)。但应注意,用于谈论除某人或某物之外唯一的人或物时,besides的意思与apart from相同,如:He was the only person besides Gertrude who talked to Guy(除格特鲁德之外,他是唯一跟盖伊说话的人)。
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  1. I won 't tell them ─ not unless you say I can .

    我绝不告诉他们——除非你允许。

  2. Unless I 'm mistaken , she was back at work yesterday .

    除非是我记错了,她是昨天回来上班的。

  3. Unless we start making some sales , we 're done for .

    如果我们还卖不出去,那我们就完了。

  4. I sleep with the window open unless it 's really cold .

    天气若不很冷,我总开着窗户睡觉。

  5. Unless something unexpected happens , I 'll see you tomorrow .

    如果不出意外,我明天去看你。

  6. They refused to release their hostages unless certain conditions were met .

    除非某些条件得到满足,否则他们不会释放人质。

  7. The theatre faces closure unless it gets an urgent cash injection .

    剧院面临着倒闭,除非有大笔救急现金投入。

  8. The government does not want to go to war unless all other alternatives have failed .

    除非所有其他方法都行不通,否则政府不希望开战。

  9. Unless my eyes deceive me , that 's his wife .

    如果我没有看错的话,那是他的妻子。

  10. Have a cup of tea ─ unless you 'd prefer a cold drink ?

    喝杯茶吧——除非你喜欢冷饮?

  11. That 's the plan ─ unless anything untoward happens .

    计划就这么定了——除非出现异常情况。

  12. The union cannot call a strike unless it holds a ballot of members .

    工会未经会员投票表决不得发动罢工。

  13. Their captors told them they would be killed unless they cooperated .

    抓住他们的人说如果他们不配合就杀掉他们。

  14. I will expect to see you on Sunday unless I hear anything to the contrary .

    我星期天等你,除非你说不来了。

  15. Unless I 'm very much mistaken , that 's Paul 's wife over there .

    要是我没太弄错的话,那边那个就是保罗的妻子。

  16. He hasn 't got any hobbies ─ unless you call watching TV a hobby .

    他没有什么爱好——除非你把看电视也称作爱好。

  17. The country has been threatened with complete isolation from the international community unless the atrocities stop .

    这个国家受到了完全被国际社会孤立的威胁,除非其暴行得以制止。

  18. The cultural life of the country will sink into atrophy unless more writers and artists emerge .

    如果没有更多的作家和艺术家出现,这个国家的文化生活将衰退。

  19. Most dogs will not attack unless provoked .

    大多数狗受到挑衅才会攻击。

  20. You are allowed 20kgs of baggage unless indicated otherwise on your ticket .

    除非票上另有注明,否则可携带行李为20公斤。

  21. Such schemes mean little unless they impact on people .

    这些计划没什么意义,除非它们对人民产生影响。

  22. We cannot understand disease unless we understand the person who has the disease

    若不了解患者我们就不能了解疾病。

  23. Why did you need a room unless you were up to something ?

    除非你要搞什么小动作,不然你为什么单要一间房?

  24. You 're not going to get out of here unless we make a deal .

    除非我们达成协议,否则你就别想从这儿出去。

  25. No-one could use the computer unless they had a password .

    除非知道密码,否则谁也用不了那台计算机。

  26. I 'm not happy unless I ride or drive every day .

    只有每天骑车或开车我才会开心。

  27. The Chancellor could face a rough ride unless the plan works

    除非这个计划能够奏效,否则财政大臣将举步维艰。

  28. Life on Earth will become unsustainable unless population growth is held in check

    人口增长要是不加控制的话,地球上的生命将无法持续发展。

  29. The targets would not be achieved unless other departments showed equal commitment .

    除非其他部门同样努力,否则这些目标无法达成。

  30. Training is worthless unless there is proof that it works .

    除非能证明训练有效,否则就是白搭。

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