otherwise 用作连词，意思为“否则；要不然”，相当于or，or else或if not.
例如：
We’ll go early，otherwise we may not get a seat.
我们得早点去，要不然就没有座位了。
扩展资料
Seize the chance，otherwise you will regret it.
抓住机会，要不然你会后悔的。
I was ill that day，otherwise I would have taken part in the sports meet.
那天我病了，否则我会去参加运动会的`。
We didn’t know you were in trouble at that time，otherwise we would have given you a hand.
我们当时不知道你遇到了困难，要不然我们会帮助你的。
