【either音标】 英[ˈaɪðə(r)] 美[ˈaɪðər]
【单词释义】 either是什么意思：
pron.（两者之中）任何一个
adj.（两者中）任一的；非此即彼的，两者择一的
adv.（否定句中）也；[用于否定句或否定词组后]也（不…），亦，而且；[口语][用于否定句或否定词组后以加强语气]根本；当然
conj.[通常用于“either…or…”结构中]或者，要么[在“either…or…”结构中，动词的人称和数一般与离得最近的主动响应，但有时用第三人称单数，在口语中也有把两个主语合在一起用作复数的]
[单词分级] 中考英语词汇
【either形近词/近似词】
dither n. [U]犹豫不决；紧张，颤抖 v. 犹豫不决; 发抖，颤抖
hither adv.到此处，向此处
wither v.(使)枯萎；(使)衰弱；凋谢；萎缩 n.甲，马肩隆
neither adj.（两者）都不的 adv.既不…也不
slither v.滑动；滑行；爬行；蛇行；跌跌撞撞地溜行，踉踉跄跄地走
【近义词解析】
◇ 也
also (adv. 也)：用于肯定句中，通常置于动词前，与 be 动词、助动词连用时则置于其后。
either (adv. 也（不）)：作为 too 的否定形式，常用于否定句中，且必须放在句末。试比较：
too (adv. 也，亦)：通常用于肯定句中，置于句末，在正式用法中 too 之前常用逗号隔开。
【单词例句】
◇ 'I've never before seen a rabbit with either a pocket,or a watch to take out of it,'she thought.And she ran quickly across the field after the Rabbit.She did not stop to think, and when the Rabbit ran down a large rabbit-hole,Alice followed it immediately.
“我从未见过有口袋的兔子，或者兔子掏出一块手表来。”她想。她跟在兔子后面很快跑过田野。她也没停下来想一想，当兔子跑进一个大的兔子洞时，爱丽丝立即跟了进去。
---- Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1)
◇ He did not trouble himself in the least about his soldiers; nor did he care to go either to the theatre or the chase, except for the opportunities then afforded him for displaying his new clothes.
他一点也不关心他的军队，也不喜欢去看戏。除非是为了炫耀一下新衣服，他也不喜欢乘着马车逛公园。
◇ In the UK, students go off to university (or uni) instead of college. The British version of college is typically a two-year program where students either focus on learning one particular skill set (much like a vocational school) or use the time to prepare for exams so that they can advance to university.
在英国，学生上大学用的词是university而非college。英国的college通常是两年制，学生专攻一项技能（和职业学校很相似）或为升入大学（university）的考试做准备。
---- What's the difference between a college and a university?
◇ You probably know better than to eat a strawberry straight from of the carton without washing it. Fruits and veggies are often coated in harmful pesticides to ward off pests when they're growing. These chemicals are not exactly safe for human consumption either.
你可能很清楚，买来的草莓不能不洗就从盒子里拿着吃。水果和蔬菜在生长过程中常常被喷上有害的农药以抵御害虫。实际上，人类摄入这些化学物质也并不安全。
---- How to washing your fruits and veggies
◇ Before either word emerged in the lexicon, the season between summer and winter was known as harvest, or hærfest in Old English.
在这两个词出现之前，夏天和冬天之间的这个季节在英语中被称为harvest，古英语是hærfest。
---- The reason why Americans refer to Autumn as fall?
◇ In the meantime, deliveries in China are increasingly being made by autonomous means. In recent months, several firms have received the green light to operate drones, either to deliver directly to the customer or to ferry goods between hubs.
与此同时，自主送快递在中国越来越普遍。最近几个月，已有几家公司获准通过无人机送货，无人机可以直接送货给客户，或在配送中心之间运送货物。
---- 'Little yellow horse' robot delivers useful service in China
◇ Members of the allium family (including garlic, leeks and onions) contain a substance called organosulfides which could affect your dog’s red blood cells – too much garlic or onion (either raw or cooked) could ultimately lead to anaemia.
大蒜、韭菜、洋葱等葱属植物含有一种有机硫化物，可能破坏狗狗的血红细胞——摄入过量大蒜或洋葱（生或熟）会导致贫血。
---- Food that dogs cannot eat
◇ Knitwear in particular is very delicate and should either be folded and stored safely in a drawer, or folded and hung over the pants bar of a good quality wooden or plastic hanger.
针织衫尤其难存放，应该叠好并且妥善地放在抽屉里，或者叠好挂在优质的木质或塑料裤架上。
---- How to hang, wash, and care for clothes
◇ "People have been training for marathons, going to the dentist, getting their car serviced, or doing the shopping for their elderly parents. All the stuff that has been put on the back burner, but either helps themselves or their family. Life administration. "
“人们进行马拉松训练、去看牙医、把车送去保养，或为年迈的父母购物。去做所有想做但被搁置的事情，对自己或家人有用的事情。管理自己的生活。”