복합형태:
or | OR |
| come rain or shine adv | (whatever the weather) | 비가 오든 눈이 오든 부 |
| | Come rain or shine, we are going to the beach tomorrow! |
| come rain or shine adv | figurative (whatever happens) | 비가 오든 눈이 오든 부 |
| | Come rain or shine, I will never abandon you. |
| do or die expr | figurative (critical situation) | 죽기 살기로 하다 |
| | It's do or die for our team today. |
| either [...] or conj | (one or another) | ~이거나, ~아니면 ~ 접 |
| | Either you love me or you don't! |
| | 나를 사랑하거나 사랑하지 않는 거겠지! |
either/or,
either-or adj | informal (with two choices) | 양자택일의 |
| | The issue often is presented as an either/or proposition: either you eagerly accept all technology, or you are behind the times. |
| for better or for worse adv | (whatever the consequences) | 어떤 일이 있어도 |
| | I will be your wife for better or for worse. |
| give or take [sth] expr | informal (plus or minus) | ~ 정도 차이는 있겠지만 대략 |
| | I've been away from home for three months, give or take a few days. |
| give or take expr | informal (more or less) | 대략, 얼추 |
| | My new car cost $9000, give or take. |
| heads or tails n | (tossing coin to make decision) (앞면 뒷면을 가르는) | 동전 던지기 |
| heads or tails n | (gambling game) | 동전 던지기 |
hors d'oeuvre,
plural: same or hors d'oeuvres n | French (food: appetizer) | 오르되브르, 전채 요리 |
| | If you fill up on hors d'oeuvres, you will have no room left for dinner |
| know a thing or two v expr | informal (be experienced in [sth]) | 빈틈없다, 약삭빠르다 |
| | After 20 years on the job, he knows a thing or two about construction. |
| learn a thing or two v expr | informal (become knowledgeable) | 물정을 배우다 |
| | Stick around and watch; you may learn a thing or two. |
| make or break [sth] v expr | informal (cause success, failure) | 운명을 좌우하다 |
| | That critic's reviews can make or break a new restaurant. |
| make-or-break adj | informal (success or failure) | 성패가 달린 |
| | It is make-or-break time for the store after two years of declining sales. |
a matter of life and death,
a matter of life or death,
a life-or-death matter n | (issue of vital importance) | 정말 중요한 일, 생사가 달린 문제 |
| | Getting out of a burning house fast is a matter of life and death. |
| more or less adv | (to a greater or lesser extent) | 거의, 다소, 어느 정도 |
| | I have more or less decided to delay going to college for a year. |
no ifs,
ands,
or buts expr | informal (no excuses are permitted) | 예외는 없다 |
| | I need you to finish that report today, no ifs, ands, or buts. |
| now or never expr | (final chance) | 지금이야말로 절호의 기회 |
| | You have to decide, it's now or never if you want to go to the concert. |
odd and even,
odd or even,
odds or evens n | (betting game) (놀이) | 홀짝 |
| | | 노름, 내기 |
| one hundred or so adj | informal (about a hundred) | 100 정도 |
| | It's a middle-sized plane, with one hundred or so seats. |
| or else adv | (otherwise, if not) | 아니면 |
| | Choose ham and eggs, or else ham and cheese. |
| | 햄이랑 달걀 아니면 햄이랑 치즈 중에 고르세요. |
| or else interj | informal (expressing a threat) (위협의 표현) | 두고 봐 |
| | You will do as I say, or else! |
| | 내 말대로 안 하면 두고 봐! |
| or nearest offer expr | UK (price is negotiable) | 가격 흥정 가능 |
| or rather adv | (to be more accurate) | 더 정확히 말하자면 |
| | | ~라기보다는 |
| | I love reading; or rather, I love buying books. |
| or so adv | (approximately) | ~ 정도, 가량, 약 ~ |
| | The container could hold a litre or so of water. |
| or other pron | (distinct person or thing) | ~든 누구든 |
| | | ~든 무엇이든 |
| | Some person or other must have left this phone behind. |
| rain or shine adv | (whatever the weather) | 비가 오든 눈이 오든 부 |
| | The marathon run will take place rain or shine, although it will be postponed if there's lightning. |
| ready or not adv | (whether prepared or not) | 준비가 됐거나 말거나 부 |
| | Ready or not, I have to take my final exam today. |
| sink or swim v expr | figurative (fail or succeed) | 죽느냐 사느냐 하는 |
| | It's sink or swim with this final exam. |
| somehow or other adv | (in an undetermined way) | 어떻게 해서든 |
| | Jan studied the cliff face, determined to scale it somehow or other. |
| sooner or later adv | (at some time in the future) | 조만간, 가까운 장래에 |
| | Keep up your life of crime and sooner or later you'll end up in prison! |
take [sb] down a peg or two,
bring [sb] down a peg or two,
knock [sb] down a peg or two v expr | informal (humble) | ~의 기를 죽이다 조 + 동(자) |
trick or treat,
trick-or-treat n | (Halloween tradition) | 트릭 오어 트리트 |
| | Trick or treat's the only thing I like about Hallowe'en. |
| | 트릭 오어 트리트는 핼러윈에서 내가 유일하게 좋아하는 거다. |
| Trick or treat! interj | (at Halloween) (할로윈 때) | 사탕 주면 안 잡아 먹지! 감 |
| | The kids knocked on the door and shouted: "Trick or treat!" |
| trick-or-treating n | (Halloween custom: going door to door) (핼러윈) | 트릭 오어 트릿 명 |
| | Last year, I took my brother trick-or-treating. |
| whether ... or ... conj | (regardless of which) | ~에 관계없이, ~에 상관없이 부 |
| | Anyone, whether rich or poor, can be affected by a natural disaster. |
| whether ... or ... conj | (if it is [sth] or [sth]) | ~이든 ~이든 |
| | Whether as a result of laziness or disinclination, the housework had clearly not be done for some time. |
| | 이유가 게으름이든 열의 부족이든, 한동안 집안일을 하지 않았음이 분명하다. |
| whether it be [sth] or [sth] expr | (if it is [sth] or [sth]) | ~든 아니면 ~든, ~든 ~든 |
| | Whether it be raining or boiling hot, we're still going to the lake. |
whether or not,
whether or no conj | (no matter if, even if) | ~거나 말거나, ~에 상관없이 부 |
| | We'll go to the game whether or not it rains (or: whether it rains or not). |
| without rhyme or reason adv | (inexplicably) | 앞뒤가 안 맞아, 사리에 맞지 않아 |
| | He yells at me without rhyme or reason, and I just can't understand why. |
| without rhyme or reason expr | (inexplicable) | 앞뒤가 안 맞는, 사리에 맞지 않는 |
| | Your belief that Daisy doesn't like you is without rhyme or reason; she's never done anything to make you think that. |