They always mean or signify far more than they're supposed to if their job is simply to make a comparison.

他们总是比简单的完成一个比喻,而一位或者代表了更多的深层含义。

耶鲁公开课 - 弥尔顿课程节选

Remember last time, we wrote this simple piece of code to print out even or odd. If, you know, x, 1 it was in fact, even or odd. So let me show you what a flow chart for that would look like, because I want to make a comparison point here.

这就像这里有一些脚蹼一样,首先进行测试，然后把球这样放来让ANS加,然后回来继续测试，最终跳出循环然后打印答案。

麻省理工公开课 - 计算机科学及编程导论课程节选

They make us feel a bit diminished by comparison.

自愧不如。

耶鲁公开课 - 心理学导论课程节选

Remember last time, we wrote this simple piece of code to print out even or odd. If, you know, x, it was in fact, even or odd. So let me show you what a flow chart for that would look like, because I want to make a comparison point here.

记得上节课我们写过的,那个显示奇数还是偶数的程序么，如果，你知道，x，实际上是奇数还是偶数,那么让我来为大家画个这个程序的流程图吧，因为我这里想为大家做个比较。

麻省理工公开课 - 计算机科学及编程导论课程节选