| 释义 |
if /ɪf/► SEE ALLif and whenif anythingif I were youif it wasn’t/weren’t for…if notif only
●ˌif and ˈwhenused to say sth about an event that may or may not happen 如果；要是真的；倘若◆If and when we ever meet again I hope he remembers what I did for him.
倘若我们再见面，我希望他还记得我为他所做的一切。●if ˈanythingused to express an opinion about sth, or after a negative statement to suggest that the opposite is true （用于表达看法，或用在否定句之后表示恰恰相反）真要说起来，依我看◆I’d say he was more like his father, if anything.
依我看，如果一定要说他像谁的话，他比较像他的父亲。◆She’s not thin — if anything she’s a little plump.
她并不瘦，真要说起来，她还有点儿胖呢。●if ˌI were ˈyouused to introduce a suggestion or a piece of advice （用于提出建议或劝告）我要是你的话◆If I were you, I wouldn’t buy that car. You can see it’s been in an accident.
我要是你的话，才不会买那辆车呢，看得出这车出过事故。●if it wasn’t/weren’t for…used to say that sb/sth stopped sb/sth from happening 要不是…；要不然的话◆If it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t even be here today.
要不是为了你，我今天才不会来这儿呢。●if ˈnot1. used to introduce a different suggestion, after a sentence with if （用在 if 引导的句子之后，表示不同的意见）不然，要不◆I’ll go if you’re going. If not (= if you are not) I’d rather stay at home.
你去我就去，不然的话，我宁可呆在家里。2. used after a yes/no question to say what will or should happen if the answer is ‘no’ （用于一般疑问句后，表示如果答案为 no，将会发生什么）否则，不然◆Are you ready? If not, I’m going without you.
你准备好了吗？要是还没有，那我就自己去了。◆Do you want that cake? If not, I’ll have it.
你要那块蛋糕吗？不要的话我就吃了。3. used to suggest that sth may be even larger, more important, etc. than was first stated （表示可能更大或更重要等）要不是…（也是…），没有…（也有…）◆They cost thousands if not millions of pounds to build.
建造这些即便不会耗费数百万英镑，也要数千英镑。●if ˈonlyused to express a wish that something had happened or would happen 但愿；要是；若能…就好◆If only she’d done what I told her, she wouldn’t be in this trouble.
她要是能按我说的做，就不会碰到这样的麻烦了。◆If only you’d let me explain.
你若能让我解释一下就好了。 |