but
- conj. 但是;而是;然而
- adv. 仅仅,只
- prep. 除…以外
- n. (But)人名;(俄、罗)布特;(越)笔
实用场景例句
- Nothing, but nothing would make him change his mind.
- 没有什么,绝对没有什么会使他改变主意。
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- But that's not possible!
- 但那是不可能的!
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- ‘Here's the money I owe you. ’ ‘But that's not right─it was only £10. ’
- “这是我欠你的钱。”“但这不对呀——我只借了10英镑给你。”
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- I had no choice but to sign the contract.
- 我别无选择,只好签了合同。
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- It isn't that he lied exactly, but he did tend to exaggerate.
- 他不见得是真的说谎,但他的确是有意夸大。
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- I'd asked everybody but only two people came.
- 每个人我都请了,却只来了两个人。
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- By the end of the day we were tired but happy.
- 一天结束时,我们很累,但很高兴。
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- I'm sorry but I can't stay any longer.
- 很抱歉,我不能再待下去了。
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- I got it wrong. It wasn't the red one but the blue one.
- 我弄错了。不是红的那个,是蓝的那个。
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- His mother won't be there, but his father might.
- 他母亲不会在那里,但他父亲也许会去。
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- The pistol was positioned where I couldn't help but see it...
- 手枪放在我抬眼就能看见的地方。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- She could not but congratulate him.
- 她只能祝贺他。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- ...the small square below, empty but for a delivery van and a clump of palm trees...
- 下面的小广场空空荡荡,只有一辆送货车和几棵棕榈树
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- But for you, they might have given us the slip.
- 要不是你,我们可能已经被他们甩掉了。
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- My husband spends hours in the bathroom, but then again so do I.
- 我丈夫常占用浴室好几个小时,不过我也是这样。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- He was a fine young man, but then so had his father been...
- 他年轻有为,不过他父亲也曾经是。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Sonia might not speak the English language well, but then who did?
- 索尼娅的英语也许说得不好,但谁又说得好呢?
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- He committed a crime, no ifs or buts about it.
- 他犯了罪,这是无可争辩的。
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- 'B-b-b-b-but' I stuttered. — 'Never mind the buts,' she ranted...
- “但——但——但是”,我结结巴巴地说道。——“别跟我讲那些‘但是’了。”她咆哮道。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- ...Napoleon and Marie Antoinette, to name but two who had stayed in the great state rooms.
- 只提两位在贵宾房住过的人,就是拿破仑和玛丽·安托瓦妮特。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- He didn't speak anything but Greek...
- 他只会说希腊语。
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- This is but one of the methods used to try and get alcoholics to give up drink.
- 这只是为让那些酗酒者戒酒所尝试的方法之一。
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- I'm sorry, but it's nothing to do with you...
- 对不起,但是这跟你没关系。
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- 'I don't think I should stay in this house' — 'But why?'...
- “我觉得我不应该再呆在这所房子里。”——“可是为什么?”
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 'Somebody wants you on the telephone' — 'But no one knows I'm here!'
- “有人打电话找你。”——“可没有人知道我在这里啊!”
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Europe will be represented in all but two of the seven races...
- 除了两项赛事之外,欧洲在其余5项赛事中都有代表参加。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Please excuse me, but there is something I must say...
- 不好意思,但有些话我必须说。
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- 'You said you'd stay till tomorrow.' — 'I know, Bel, but I think I would rather go back.'...
- “你说过你要呆到明天的。”——“我知道,贝尔,但我还是想回去。”
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Place the saucepan over moderate heat until the cider is very hot but not boiling...
- 把炖锅置于中火上加热,直到苹果酒变得很烫,但不要加热到沸腾。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- They need to recruit more people into the prison service. But another point I'd like to make is that many prisons were built in the nineteenth century.
- 监狱需要招募更多的工作人员。但我想补充一点,很多监狱都是在19世纪建造的。
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同义词辨析
besides, but, except, except for
这些前置词或短语均含"除……之外"之意。
besides: 着重于指另外还有。
but: 侧重指不包括在内。
except: 侧重于排除在外,从整体里减去。可与but换用,但语气较强。
except for: 多用于在说明基本情况或对主要部分加以肯定,还引出相反的原因或细节,从而部分地修正前面的主要意思,含惋惜意味。
but, however, still, yet, nevertheless, while, whereas
这些连词或副词均含"但是,可是,然而,而"之意。
but: 口语常用词,语气较强,泛指与前述情况相反。
however: 表转折关系,语气稍弱于but,连接性也弱一些,因而常作插入语。
still: 语气强,多用于肯定句或疑问句。指尽管作出让步,采取措施或表示反对,但情况仍然如故,无所改变。
yet: 常用于否定句,语气比still稍强。指不管作出多大努力或让步,仍达不到预期的结果。
nevertheless: 指尽管作出完全让步,也不会发生任何影响。
while: 表对比,一般可与whereas换用,但程度弱一些。
whereas: 表对比,一般可与while互换。
cabin, cottage, but, shed
这些名词均含有"小屋"之意。
cabin: 多指建造粗糙的简陋小木屋,也指旅客或船员住的船舱。现在也指节假日游游者的简便住房。
cottage: 指穷苦人住的乡间小茅屋。现在也指雅致的小住宅,在美国可指别墅。
but: 多指供居住或遮避风雨的简易小屋。
shed: 一般指四壁没有完全封闭,供牲畜用或储藏东西、停放车辆等的简易棚屋。