other

adj.

pron.

1. 另外；其他
   used to refer to people or things that are additional or different to people or things that have been mentioned or are known about
   1. Mr Harris and Mrs Bate and three other teachers were there.
      哈里斯老师、贝特老师和其他三位老师在场。
   2. Are there any other questions?
      还有其他问题没有？
   3. I can't see you now─ some other time , maybe.
      我现在不能见你——也许别的时候吧。
   4. Two buildings were destroyed and many others damaged in the blast.
      在这次爆炸中，两座建筑物被摧毁，其他许多建筑物也被损坏。
   5. This option is preferable to any other.
      这个选择比其他任何一个都好。
   6. Some designs are better than others .
      有一些设计比其他的好。
2. （指两个人或事物中的第二个）那个，另一个
   used to refer to the second of two people or things
   1. My other sister is a doctor.
      我的另一个妹妹是医生。
   2. One son went to live in Australia and the other one was killed in a car crash.
      一个儿子移居澳大利亚，另一个在撞车事故中身亡。
   3. He raised one arm and then the other.
      他先举起一只手，然后举起另一只。
   4. You must ask one or other of your parents.
      你必须问你的父亲或母亲。
   5. You'll have to ask my other half (= husband, wife or partner) .
      你得问问我那口子。
3. （指一组中其余的人或事物）其余的，另外的
   used to refer to the remaining people or things in a group
   1. I'll wear my other shoes─these are dirty.
      这双鞋脏了，我要穿别的鞋。
   2. ‘I like this one.’ ‘What about the other ones ?’
      “我喜欢这个。”“其他那些怎么样？”
   3. I went swimming while the others played tennis.
      我去游泳，而其他人去打网球了。
4. （指与说话人所在位置等相反的方向或地点）另一边，对面，相反的方向
   used to refer to a place, direction, etc. that is the opposite to where you are, are going, etc.
   1. I work on the other side of town.
      我在城的另一边工作。
   2. He crashed into a car coming the other way.
      他撞上了迎面开来的汽车。
   3. He found me, not the other way round/around .
      他发现了我，而不是我发现了他。

When other follows the determiner an, it is written as one word.
当 other 跟在限定词 an 之后时，两词合写作一个单词。See见 another.

1. ADJ （表示在与已提及或已知的人或事物同一类中）别的，其他的，另外的，额外的
   You use other to refer to an additional thing or person of the same type as one that has been mentioned or is known about.
   1. They were just like any other young couple...
      他们同别的年轻夫妇没什么两样。
   2. The communique gave no other details.
      这份公报并未透露其他细节。
   3. Other is also a pronoun.
      
   4. Four crewmen were killed, one other was injured...
      4位船员死亡，还有1位受伤。
   5. In 1914 he (like so many others) lied about his age so that he could join the war effort.
      1914年他（跟其他很多人一样）虚报了年龄以便能够参战。
2. ADJ （表示与已提及的人或事物不同）别的，其他的
   You use other to indicate that a thing or person is not the one already mentioned, but a different one.
   1. The authorities insist that the discussions must not be linked to any other issue...
      当局坚持此次讨论不得涉及其他任何问题。
   2. Calls cost 36p per minute cheap rate and 48p per minute at all other times...
      话费在优惠时段为每分钟36便士，其他时段一律为每分钟48便士。
   3. He would have to accept it; there was no other way...
      对此他将别无选择，只有接受。
   4. They will then have more money to spend on other things.
      这样他们就可以有更多的钱花在其他地方。
   5. Other is also a pronoun.
      
   6. This issue, more than any other, has divided her cabinet...
      主要是这一问题使她的内阁产生了分歧。
   7. Some of these methods will work. Others will not.
      这些方法中有一些会奏效，其他的则行不通。
3. ADJ （两个中）另一的
   You use the other to refer to the second of two things or people when the identity of the first is already known or understood, or has already been mentioned.
   1. The Captain was at the other end of the room...
      船长在房间的另一头。
   2. You deliberately went in the other direction...
      你故意朝另一个方向走。
   3. Half of PML's scientists have first degrees, the other half have PhDs.
      普利茅斯海洋研究所的科学家一半有学士学位，另一半则有博士学位。
   4. The other is also a pronoun.
      
   5. Almost everybody had a cigarette in one hand and a martini in the other...
      几乎每个人都是一手夹着香烟，一手端着马提尼酒。
   6. While one of them tried to put his hand in my pocket, the other held me from behind.
      其中一人试图掏我口袋的时候，另一个人从后面抱住了我。
4. ADJ （用于列举之后）其他类似的
   You use other at the end of a list or a group of examples, to refer generally to people or things like the ones just mentioned.
   1. Queensway Quay will incorporate shops, restaurants and other amenities...
      女王道码头将会融商店、餐馆以及其他生活便利设施为一体。
   2. Place them in a jam jar, porcelain bowl, or other similar container.
      将它们装入果酱罐、瓷碗或其他类似容器中。
   3. Other is also a pronoun.
      
   4. Descartes received his stimulus from the new physics and astronomy of Copernicus, Galileo, and others.
      笛卡儿从哥白尼、伽利略等人的新物理学和天文学中得到启发。
5. ADJ （一组人或事物中）其余的，剩下的
   You use the other to refer to the rest of the people or things in a group, when you are talking about one particular person or thing.
   1. When the other pupils were taken to an exhibition, he was left behind.
      当其余学生被带去参观展览时，他被留了下来。
   2. The others is also a pronoun.
      
   3. Aubrey's on his way here, with the others.
      奥布里和其他人正在来这里的路上。
6. ADJ （泛指）别（人）的，他（人）的
   Other people are people in general, as opposed to yourself or a person you have already mentioned.
   1. The suffering of other people appals me...
      人们的苦难让我无比震惊。
   2. She likes to be with other people.
      她喜欢与人交往。
   3. Others means the same as other people .
      others 同 other people
   4. His humour depended on contempt for others.
      他的幽默基于对别人的蔑视。

Do not confuse other and another. You use other to refer to more than one type of person or thing. Other boys were arriving now. When you are talking about two people or things and have already referred to one of them, you refer to the second one as the other or the other one. When you are talking about several people or things and have already referred to one or more of them, you usually refer to the remaining ones as the others. Another person or thing means one more person or thing of the same kind. It is usually followed by a singular count noun, 'one', 'few', or a number larger than one. Rick's got another camera... She had a drink and then another one... I waited another few minutes... They raised another £5,000.
不要混淆 other 和 another。other 指不同类的人或事物，如：Other boys were arriving now （其他的男孩马上也到了）。当谈论两个人或事物中的第二个时，用 the other 或 the other one。当谈论数个人或事物中剩余的部分时，通常用the others。another 指同类的另一个人或事物，后面常跟可数名词单数、one、few或者大于1的数字，如：Rick's got another camera（里克又买了一部照相机），She had a drink and then another one（她喝了一杯，接着又一杯），I waited another few minutes（我又等了几分钟），They raised another £5, 000（他们又筹集了5, 000英镑）。

7. ADJ 最近的；前不久的
   You use other in informal expressions of time such as the other day ,the other evening, or the other week to refer to a day, evening, or week in the recent past.
   1. I rang her the other day and she said she'd like to come round...
      我前几天给她打电话，她说想过来玩。
   2. The other evening we had a party.
      前不久的某个晚上我们搞了一次聚会。
8. PHRASE 除了别的以外；其中；包括
   You use expressions like among other things or among others to indicate that there are several more facts, things, or people like the one or ones mentioned, but that you do not intend to mention them all.
   1. He moved to England in 1980 where, among other things, he worked as a journalist...
      他1980年移居英格兰，期间从事过包括记者在内的很多工作。
   2. His travels took him to Dublin, among other places...
      他游历过很多地方，其中包括都柏林。
   3. He is expected to be supported at the meeting by Dennis Skinner and Tony Benn among others.
      他预计将在会上获得包括丹尼斯·斯金纳和托尼·本在内的很多人的支持。
9. PHRASE 每隔一天/每隔一月
   If something happens, for example, every other day or every other month, there is a day or month when it does not happen between each day or month when it happens.
   1. Their food is adequate. It includes meat at least every other day, vegetables and fruit...
      他们的伙食足够丰富了，有蔬菜、水果，而且至少每隔一天吃一次肉。
   2. Now that their children have grown up she joins Paddy in London every other week.
      他们的孩子都长大了，她便每隔一周就到伦敦帕迪那里。
10. PHRASE （用于强调，表示一组人或事物中）其余的，剩下的
    You use every other to emphasize that you are referring to all the rest of the people or things in a group.
    1. The same will apply in every other country.
       这也适用于其他任何国家。
11. PHRASE 就是；不是别的而正是
    You use none other than and no other than to emphasize the name of a person or thing when something about that person or thing is surprising in a particular situation.
    1. He called together all his employees and announced that the manager was none other than his son.
       他把所有的员工召集到一起，宣布经理不是别人，正是他的儿子。
12. PHRASE 只有；除…外没有
    You use nothing other than and no other than when you are going to mention a course of action, decision, or description and emphasize that it is the only one possible in the situation.
    1. Nothing other than an immediate custodial sentence could be justified...
       只有判决即时监禁才算合理。
    2. The rebels would not be happy with anything other than the complete removal of the current regime...
       叛乱分子只有彻底推翻了现政权才肯罢休。
    3. They have left us with no other choice than to take formal action.
       他们逼得我们别无选择，只有采取正式行动。
13. PHRASE （表示无法或不想确切说明）某一，某些
    You use or other in expressions like somehow or other and someone or other to indicate that you cannot or do not want to be more precise about the information that you are giving.
    1. I was going to have him called away from the house on some pretext or other...
       我准备找个什么借口把他从屋里支出去。
    2. The Foundation is holding a dinner in honour of something or other...
       基金会正举办某个纪念宴会。
    3. Somehow or other he's involved.
       不知怎的，他也牵涉在内。
14. PHRASE （用于否定陈述后）除了…以外
    You use other than after a negative statement to say that the person, item, or thing that follows is the only exception to the statement.
    1. She makes no reference to any feminist work other than her own...
       除了自己的之外，她没有提及其他女权主义著作。
    2. The journey by road to Wolverhampton is not recommended to anyone other than the most experienced cyclist.
       除了经验非常丰富的自行车手外，建议其他人不要走去伍尔弗汉普顿的那条路。
15. each other → see: each

1. They were just like any other young couple
   他们同别的年轻夫妇没什么两样。
2. The communique gave no other details.
   这份公报并未透露其他细节。
3. The authorities insist that the discussions must not be linked to any other issue
   当局坚持此次讨论不得涉及其他任何问题。
4. Calls cost 36p per minute cheap rate and 48p per minute at all other times
   话费在优惠时段为每分钟36便士，其他时段一律为每分钟48便士。
5. He would have to accept it; there was no other way
   对此他将别无选择，只有接受。
6. They will then have more money to spend on other things.
   这样他们就可以有更多的钱花在其他地方。
7. The Captain was at the other end of the room
   船长在房间的另一头。
8. You deliberately went in the other direction
   你故意朝另一个方向走。
9. Half of PML's scientists have first degrees, the other half have PhDs.
   普利茅斯海洋研究所的科学家一半有学士学位，另一半则有博士学位。
10. Queensway Quay will incorporate shops, restaurants and other amenities
    女王道码头将会融商店、餐馆以及其他生活便利设施为一体。
11. Place them in a jam jar, porcelain bowl, or other similar container.
    将它们装入果酱罐、瓷碗或其他类似容器中。
12. When the other pupils were taken to an exhibition, he was left behind.
    当其余学生被带去参观展览时，他被留了下来。
13. The suffering of other people appals me
    人们的苦难让我无比震惊。
14. She likes to be with other people.
    她喜欢与人交往。
15. I rang her the other day and she said she'd like to come round
    我前几天给她打电话，她说想过来玩。
16. The other evening we had a party.
    前不久的某个晚上我们搞了一次聚会。
17. He moved to England in 1980 where, among other things, he worked as a journalist
    他1980年移居英格兰，期间从事过包括记者在内的很多工作。
18. His travels took him to Dublin, among other places
    他游历过很多地方，其中包括都柏林。
19. He is expected to be supported at the meeting by Dennis Skinner and Tony Benn among others.
    他预计将在会上获得包括丹尼斯·斯金纳和托尼·本在内的很多人的支持。
20. Their food is adequate. It includes meat at least every other day, vegetables and fruit
    他们的伙食足够丰富了，有蔬菜、水果，而且至少每隔一天吃一次肉。
21. Now that their children have grown up she joins Paddy in London every other week.
    他们的孩子都长大了，她便每隔一周就到伦敦帕迪那里。
22. The same will apply in every other country.
    这也适用于其他任何国家。
23. He called together all his employees and announced that the manager was none other than his son.
    他把所有的员工召集到一起，宣布经理不是别人，正是他的儿子。
24. Nothing other than an immediate custodial sentence could be justified
    只有判决即时监禁才算合理。
25. The rebels would not be happy with anything other than the complete removal of the current regime
    叛乱分子只有彻底推翻了现政权才肯罢休。
26. They have left us with no other choice than to take formal action.
    他们逼得我们别无选择，只有采取正式行动。
27. I was going to have him called away from the house on some pretext or other
    我准备找个什么借口把他从屋里支出去。
28. The Foundation is holding a dinner in honour of something or other
    基金会正举办某个纪念宴会。
29. Somehow or other he's involved.
    不知怎的，他也牵涉在内。
30. She makes no reference to any feminist work other than her own
    除了自己的之外，她没有提及其他女权主义著作。

pron.

the other day/morning/evening/week

• 那天，那天早上，那天晚上，那个星期（用于指说话前不久的日子）
  recently
  1. I saw Jack the other day.
     我前几天看到杰克了。

other than

• 除…以外
  except
  1. I don't know any French people other than you.
     除了你，我不认识别的法国人。
  2. We're going away in June but other than that I'll be here all summer.
     我们六月份外出；除此以外，我整个夏天都在这里。
• 不同；不同于；不
  different or in a different way from; not
  1. I have never known him to behave other than selfishly.
     我从没见过他不自私。