This winter she's unlikely to get either.

[Maybo]

At the moment she says all she wants is electricity and peace. This winter she's unlikely to get either. (Ukraine war: Liberating towns is a shot in the arm for Ukrainian troops by BBC)

Does "This winter she's unlikely to get either" mean "She can't survive the winter"?

 

[jutfrank]

It means she's unlikely to get electricity and she's also unlikely to get peace.

 

[emsr2d2]

At the moment she says all she wants is electricity and peace. This winter she's unlikely to get either.

Does "This winter she's unlikely to get either" mean "She can't survive the winter"?

@Maybo What part of the original made you think it had anything to do with surviving winter?

 

[Maybo]

@Maybo What part of the original made you think it had anything to do with surviving winter?

I'm thinking something like "she's unlikely to get over this winter either".

 

[emsr2d2]

I'm thinking something like "she's unlikely to get over this winter either".

I don't really understand. The original didn't say "get over this winter".

 

[Maybo]

I don't really understand. The original didn't say "get over this winter".

It didn't. I think I misunderstood the meaning of either.