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/ɔː(ɹ)/ /ɔɹ/ /ɚ/

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conjunction

或者，或。

Connects at least two alternative words, phrases, clauses, sentences, etc. each of which could make a passage true. In English, this is the "inclusive or." The "exclusive or" is formed by "either [...] or".

Examples :

"He might get cancer, or be hit by a bus, or God knows what."

他可能会得癌症，或者被公共汽车撞到，或者天知道还会发生什么。

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conjunction

或者，或.

An operator denoting the disjunction of two propositions or truth values. There are two forms, the inclusive or and the exclusive or.

Examples :

"You can go to the park today, or you can stay home and study. "

今天你可以去公园，或者你可以待在家里学习。

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conjunction

或者，或是

Counts the elements before and after as two possibilities.

Examples :

"We can go to the park, or we can stay home and watch a movie. "

我们既可以去公园，也可以待在家里看电影。

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conjunction

否则，要不然。

Otherwise (a consequence of the condition that the previous is false).

Examples :

"We need to finish the project today, or we will be late for the deadline. "

我们今天必须完成这个项目，否则我们会错过截止日期。

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conjunction

或者，或是。

Connects two equivalent names.

Examples :

"The country Myanmar, or Burma"

这个国家缅甸，或是叫缅甸。

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noun

或, 逻辑或

The binary operator inclusive or, true if one at least one of two inputs is true. In infix notation.

Examples :

"The "or" operator in the spreadsheet formula means that the task is complete if either the project is finished or the report is submitted. "

在电子表格公式中，“或”运算符表示，只要项目完成或者报告已提交，任务就算完成。

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noun

奥运会纪录

Initialism of Olympic Record.

Examples :

"The team's new time for the 100-meter dash broke the OR. "

这个队在百米赛跑中的新成绩打破了奥运会纪录。

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noun

嗅觉受体

Initialism of odorant receptor.

Examples :

"The scientist studied the different types of ORs in the human nose. "

那位科学家研究了人鼻中不同类型的嗅觉受体。

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嗅觉受体

Initialism of olfactory receptor.

Examples :

"The scientist studied the ORs in the human nose to understand how we smell different scents. "

这位科学家研究了人鼻腔中的嗅觉受体，以了解我们是如何闻到不同气味的。

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原创研究

(Wiktionary and WMF jargon) Initialism of original research.

Examples :

"The student's paper was rejected because it contained too much OR. "

这篇学生的论文被拒绝了，因为它包含了过多的原创研究。

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noun

手术室，开刀房。

A room in a hospital used for performing surgical operations.

Examples :

"The doctor performed the surgery in the operating room. "

医生在手术室里做了手术。

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运筹学

(operations) The application of scientific methods and techniques to problems of decision making, especially in business management and government administration.

Examples :

"The company used operations research to determine the most efficient way to distribute its products. "

该公司运用运筹学来确定分销其产品最有效的方式。

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noun

金色, 金黄色.

The gold or yellow tincture on a coat of arms.

Examples :

"The coat of arms displayed a gold or, signifying the family's long history. "

这枚盾徽展示着金色的底色，象征着这个家族悠久的历史.

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adjective

金色，黄金色。

Of gold or yellow tincture on a coat of arms.

Examples :

"The family crest displayed an or lion on a field of blue. "

这个家族的徽章上，在蓝色的底面上，有一只金色的狮子。

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adverb

及早，早。

Examples :

"She started her project or early, hoping to finish it before the deadline. "

她很早就开始了她的项目，希望能赶在截止日期前完成。

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adverb

以前，先前。

Earlier, previously.

Examples :

"I had already finished my homework, or, earlier in the day. "

我早就做完作业了，或者说，今天早些时候就做完了。

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preposition

在……之前, 未及。

Before; ere. Followed by "ever" or "ere".

Examples :

"Before you ever leave the house, make sure you have your keys. "

在你还没离开家之前，务必确认你带了钥匙。

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