1.非此即彼的,二者择一的
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2.二者择一
1.offering a choice strictly limited to two options
1.You know, it's going to be either or - stay at home and do it quietly, or go out with a big bang.
你知道，要不就在家里自己安静的过，要不就和一大群的出去过。
2.It is no longer an either-or question of whether the first microbes arose on Earth or arrived from space.
这已不再是「最初的微生物要不是发源于地球，就是来自外太空」这种非此即彼的问题。
3.And while you're at it, never say you like an item either, or it will go to the bottom of the pile, because she knows you have no taste.
在要说的时候，千万不要说你这也喜欢，那也喜欢，或者一言不发，这会让她感到你没有品位。
4.Until now, scientists have thought they operated on an either-or basis - when one was activated, the other was thought to be dormant.
在此之前，科学家一直认为它们在一个被激活时，另一个处于休眠状态。
5.Either, or both, of these ideas might be good ones (though I strongly doubt it).
这两项举措（或其中每一项）可能都是好主意（尽管我对此表示强烈的怀疑）。
6.He also says that there is no "either or" between America's commitment to NATO and its search for other partners round the world.
同时他说，美国在全球寻求盟友的行动不会对北约有任何影响。
7.In some rural areas, couples are allowed to have two kids if either or both parents are only children or if their first child is a girl.
在一些农村地区，部分家庭允许有两个孩子。条件是如果夫妇双方均是独生子女，或者他们的第一胎为女孩。
8.The shutting out of either or both of those countries is a doomsday scenario that European policy makers are loath to contemplate.
要是它们当中的一个或两个国家无法获得新的融资，对欧洲决策者来说，那简直就是世界末日。
9.NYSE Euronext hopes to benefit from being able to offer Asian companies listings in either or both of the US and Europe.
纽约证交所-泛欧交易所希望，自己能够为亚洲企业提供在美国或欧洲（或两地同时）上市的服务，并从中获益。
10.Either or both of the etchant or the layers being etched may also be optimized for a particular etching process.
还可针对特定蚀刻工艺将所述蚀刻剂或所蚀刻的层中的任一者或两者优化。