首页英语词典thoughthough的意思

though

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近义词nevertheless however in notwithstanding case any

adv. 可是，虽然；不过；然而
conj. 虽然；尽管
prep. 但

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中文词源

though 虽然，尽管

来自古英语 theah,尽管，然而，来自 Proto-Germanic*thaukh,尽管，来自 PIE*to,指示代词，词源同 the,this,that.

英英释意

1. despite the fact that;: "even though she knew the answer, she did not respond"

2. (postpositive) however;: "it might be unpleasant, though"

英文词源

though: though: [12] English borrowed though from Old Norse thōh, and by the end of the 15th century it had virtually wiped out the related native form, which went back to Old English thēah. Both came from a prehistoric Germanic adverb formed from the demonstrative base *tha- (source also of English that, there, etc) and a suffix meaning ‘and’. Modern Germanic relatives include German and Dutch doch.
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though (adv., conj.): c. 1200, from Old English þeah "though, although, even if, however, nevertheless, although, still, yet;" and in part from Old Norse þo "though," both from Proto-Germanic *thaukh (cognates: Gothic þauh, Old Frisian thach, Middle Dutch, Dutch doch, Old High German doh, German doch), from PIE demonstrative pronoun *to- (see that). The evolution of the terminal sound did not follow laugh, tough, etc., though a tendency to end the word in "f" existed c. 1300-1750 and persists in dialects.

同义词辨析

though, although, as

这些连词均可表示"虽然，尽管"之意。

though和although在意义上几乎毫无区别，但文体上后者是较正式用词，语气比though强。此外，在习惯用法上这两个词仍有以下一些差异：1.though可引出倒装语序的让步状语从句，although 则不能。2.though可与even连用，although则不能；在as though结构中，只用though，不能用although。3.though可以置于从句末，而although则不能。4.引出省略句时，通常用though。

as：引出让步状语从句只用于倒装语序结构中，语气强于上述两个连词。

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Not everyone with a tendency to fantasise will develop HSAM, though, so Patihis suggests that something must have caused them to think so much about their past.

Though it helps for children to investigate care facilities, involving their parents in the decision-making process may prove very important.

It is not always the case, though.

But nobody greeted the daughter and mother when they arrived, though the visit has been planned; nobody introduced them to the other residents.

If you have a sign in your yard declaring what setup you use, that'd point them in the right direction, though at that point, we're talking about a highly targeted, semi-sophisticated attack, and not the sort of forced-entry attack that makes up the majority of burglaries.

That was nothing though, compared to Germans, Italians, and the French, who stayed up around an hour and a half later on various days throughout the summer to watch the Cup.

Even if that's the case, though, the above findings are still striking.

In recent months, though, environmental studies indicate there have been signs of improvement.

Under these circumstances, it's natural to look for what may appear to be the most "practical" way out of the problem "Major in a subject designed to get you a job" seems the obvious answer to some, though this ignores the fact that many disciplines in the humanities characterized as "soft" often, in fact, lead to employment and success in the long run.

Energy independence" and its rhetorical (修辞的) companion "energy security" are, however, slippery concepts that are rarely though through

For now the app is also iPad-exclusive, and though a few of these educational institutions are giving the hardware away for free, for other students who don't have such a luxury it's an added layer of cost — and an expensive one at that.

Kodak's decision to file for bankruptcy（破产）protection is a sad, though not unexpected, turning point for a leading American corporation that pioneered consumer photography and dominated the film market for decades, but ultimately failed to adapt to the digital revolution

The value of listed shares in American firms collapsed by 57% from its peak in October 2007 to a low in March this year, though it has since bounced back somewhat.

Mr Obama's plan to curb carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (排放), though necessary, will be far from cost-free, whatever his sunny speeches on the subject might suggest

Excuses can get very elaborate: "I know I'm look at another's exam, even though I'm supposed to keep my eyes on my own paper, but that's not cheating because I'm just checking my answers, not copying.

She's afraid she won't be able to attend your class this afternoon though.

Though they watched him every hour of the day, they never saw Herpin sleeping

Even though many teenagers in the US enjoy reading, they still have other interests.

And in the first part of the lesson, the first half hour, the man who runs the class will go though some particular part of the car, and we'll learn about it

So there used to be transport problems, now though there are new train links and better roads, but it may be that some smaller towns inland remain not very well connected, is that OK?

A review of 54 studies found that eating breakfast can improve memory, though the effects on other brain functions were inconclusive.

And though the system was built mostly to make car travel easier, defense was not forgotten.

As a result, the public is divided about whether the imbalance in corporate America will change in the foreseeable future, even though women have made major advances in the workplace.

But that afternoon, even though I'd finished my assigned work, I was told to help other colleagues finish their work, too.

Even though pumping from these depths is expensive, it is still cheaper than desalinating (脱盐) the ocean water in the largely coastal state.

Even though they see going to college as a fairly achievable goal, a majority—52 percent—think that young people do not need a four-year college education in order to be successful.

I felt like it was a small fortune, even though it wasn't.

If it passes, though, we can hope we'll all get some extra legroom.

If you have a sign in your yard declaring what setup you use, that'd point them in the right direction, though at that point, we're talking about a highly targeted, semi-sophisticated attack, and not the sort of forced-entry attack that makes up the major

In recent months, though, environmental studies indicate there have been signs of improvement.

In the United States, though, each state makes its own decision.

People there do drive responsibly, though.

Some colleges have what they call an "honor code", though if you are smart enough to get into these schools, you are either smart enough to get around any codes or hopefully, too ethical to consider doing so.

Their babies retain the ability to produce their own chlorophyll, though they can't generate energy from sunlight until they've eaten enough algae to steal the necessary genes, which they can't yet produce on their own.

Though Chasin says the focus of the work is on the activity of writing, rather than the text that ends up getting written, some of the work that comes out of the sessions has stuck with her.

The company pledged to cut 600 back-office positions, though some 150 workers in those roles would be reassigned to other jobs.

Contrary to some stereotypes, most adolescents believe they must be tolerant of differences among individuals ( ' , though they do not always find this easy in the cliquish ( ' , 拉帮结派的) environment of high school).

A surprising thing for the man who runs one of the world's most powerful economies to say? Perhaps; though in the run-up to the five-year review of the Millennium ( ' , 千年的) Goals, he is far from alone.

The electronic industry is maturing even though no wonder products hit the market.

Rising more than 1,000 feet in the middle of the gently rolling plains of Wyoming, the massive column of rock looks as though it was dropped down into this location from a different time and place.

Traditionally, guidelines have heavily influenced the practice of medicine, and the latest ones are expected to make doctors more conscious of the economic consequences of their decisions, even though there's no obligation to follow them.

She was fortunate, though.

Hall's findings suggest there's an argument to be made for electing to use African American, though one can't help but get the sense that it's a decision that papers over the urgency of continued progress.

Though the United States has fewer women in the workforce(68percent compared to Sweden's 77 percent).

Though the Swedish model appears workable for most American parents, it may not be accepted by them in its entirety

Though having a child is a deeply personal decision, it's shaped by culture, religion, economics, and government policy.

Though the decline started in the 1970s, it became much steeper beginning in 2000.

Experts see a movement toward the use of mobile technology in education, though they say it is in its infancy as professors try to come up with useful applications

They say that they are drawn to the prospect of learning applications outside the classroom, though such lesson plans have yet to surface.

It's not that robots are cheaper than humans, though often they are.

And though Hu Jintao and the rest of the Chinese leadership aren't inclined to lecture visiting Presidents, he might gently hint that Beijing is getting a little nervous about the value of the dollar-which has fallen 15% since March, in large part because of increasing fears that America's debt load is becoming unmanageable

The average American teenager sends or receives 75 text messages a day, though one girl managed to handle an average of 10000 every 24 hours for a month.

Though its overall effect may be positive, its costs and benefits are distributed unevenly.

Academic studies have found no evidence so far that older voters have used their power at the ballot box to push for policies that specifically benefit them, though if in future there are many more of them they might start doing so.

Many experts now believe that given the right policies, the effects, though grave, need not be catastrophic

Though Plant's findings were more positive, she too warns against thinking that racism and racial inequalities are no longer a problem.

Though humor is essentially social, how you use it says a lot about your sense of self.

The origins, though not the cause of Ebola-Sudan, can be traced back to a single individual in a Sudanese town.

Though Andrea kept her job as a school bus driver, she knew that they couldn't pay their bills and support their youngest of five children, Zac, age nine,on one income

For instance, even though more women than men are still homemakers without paying jobs, women have been taking over more responsibility in the business world, earning higher salaries than ever before and entering fields of work that used to be exclusively male areas.

In the case of Facebook, the company says data may hang around until the URL in question is reused, which is usually "after a short period of time", though obviously that time can vary considerably.

He wasn't there long though because his mother passed away just four years later.

"Playing pool, playing cards, having dinner, having lunch," all work better "than going though a survey of questions.

A new study from michigan State University, though, argues that all students—including high achievers—see a decline in performance when they browse the Internet during class for non-academic purposes.

As you acquire a distinctive identity, your attitudes are further refined by the behavior of those with whom you identify—your family, those of your gender and culture, and the people you admire, even though you may not know them personally.

Contrary to some stereotypes, most adolescents believe they must be tolerant of differences among individuals though they do not always find this easy in the cliquish (拉帮结派的) environment of high school.

Even though scientists play a part in transmitting information to journalists and ultimately the public, too often the blame for ineffective communication is placed on the side of the journalists.

Even though Spooner screams "Save her! Save her!", the robot rescues him because it calculates that he has a 45 percent chance of survival compared to Sarah's 11 percent.

Even though the nuts, which need to stay moist, can be somewhat delicate to transport, traders carried them hundreds of miles throughout the forests and grasslands.

For many of my peers though, Venus quickly lost its romance.

For now, though, life prevails—even in a lake that kills almost everything it touches.

Hall's findings suggest there's an argument to be made for electing to use "African American", though one can't help but get the sense that it's a decision that papers over the urgency of continued progress.

Her character in that film is very outgoing and charming, even though in real life, Audrey always described herself as shy and quiet.

I suppose it's really like anywhere else, though.

I'd say it's paying off, though.

In a world where people are increasingly dependent on their phones, though, such strategies often fail.

Moffitt said it's still unclear why some children have better self-control than others, though she says other researchers have found that it's mostly a learned behavior, with relatively little genetic influence.

More of them, though, will skip those calculations altogether and just power through the holidays into 2017: More than half of American workers don't use up all of their allotted vacation days each year.

No such vision guided residential and community care though.

Now, though a novel type of steel has been developed that resists fractures at much lower temperatures, while retaining its strength and toughness-without the need for expensive additives.

Though in the run-up to the five-year review of the millennium Goals, he is far from alone.

Recently though, I turn my photography hobby into a small business.

rising more than 1, 000 feet in the middle of the gently rolling plains of Wyoming, the massive column of rock looks as though it was dropped down into this location from a different time and place.

since the middle of the 20th century, though, things have turned the opposite way—these days, punishing hours at your desk, rather than days off, are seen as the mark of someone important.

So it looks as though self-control is something that in one generation can disadvantage the next generation.

Some fields, though, have a greater tendency for it.

The sudden decline in foot traffic in recent years, even though it hasn't been accompanied by a massive decline in physical sales, is a critical warning.

There is a biological rhythm for learning, though it affects different people in different ways.

These days, though, the divide between rich and poor is greater than it has ever been.

They did so though while doing little to stop the erosion of available aid.

Though advocates portray grass fed products as a win-win situation for all, they do have downsides.

Though he didn't come from a farming family, from a young age tim Joseph was fascinated by the idea of living off the land.

Though schools cannot profit from these trips, the companies that arrange them do.

Today, though, we are seeing mergers of some of the greatest scientific minds regardless of their location.

Today's teenagers admire their parents and welcome parental guidance about important matters such as career choice—though certainly not Mom and Dad's advice on matters of personal taste, such as music or fashion.

Ultimately though, we're the same as our readers.

You can hardly blame people for worrying though.

A college classmate of mine, tim, was an excellent football player, even though he weighed much less than the average player.

A few daring survived, though, along with a few stay-in-the-cave types.

According to a new survey (调查) by the national sleep foundation, 51% of kids aged 10 to 18 go to bed at 10 pm or later on school nights, even though they have to get up early.

After he steadied himself, he shook Glenn's mother's hand, and the inspection continued as though nothing had happened.

And though one of the executives acknowledged that Brutus had the good of the republic in mind, Caesar was nevertheless his superior.

At present, these technologies are still expensive, though.

Beyond a certain point, though, further stress will only lead to exhaustion, illness and finally a breakdown.

Even though family members sometimes disagreed with each other, they worked together to make the business successful.

Even though the conference hall is near his apartment, he has to hurry a little if he wants to be punctual.

Even though there is a common spirit among all music groups, they make very different music.

Even though we can't live forever, we are living a longer life than ever before.

Even though you might feel more comfortable going with a friend or partner, the office hour will go better if it's just you and the professor.

Growing up, I had people telling me I was too slow, though, with an IQ of 150 at 17, I'm anything but stupid.

However, the 1995 pop song 'common people' puts forward the view that though a middle-class person may 'want to live like common people' they can never appreciate the reality of a working-class life.

I have a couple of pens though.

I wonder how he would react if I were to read my newspaper out loud on the train, I have never had the courage to do it, though.

If you're lucky enough to land such an accommodation, though, be sure you're 100 percent on time.

I'm glad this is my last term here, though.

In most cities the sky looks as though it has been emptied of stars, leaving behind a vacant haze that mirrors our fear of the dark.

It was a change that took place without being noticed though it was of the extreme importance, a spiritual change which affected the whole state.

Italians always "see me as a foreigner," an outsider, even though she's stayed in the country for years and can speak the local language fluently, she said.

Music was his true passion, though he had never performed outside the family.

My grandfather still plays tennis now and then, even though he's in his nineties.

Not a single day has been wasted, though I can never tell when knowing the population of Nepal might prove useful.

Sedate though they are, rides at this time of day are still very impressive.

Some social apps were popular among the children even though they supposedly require users to be at least 13.

Somehow in this or that man's thought such an idea lives though unconsidered by the world of action.

The idea is that white coats are associated with scientists, who are in turn though to have close attention to detail.

The professor doesn't remember the comments he or she wrote on your individual piece of work, though he or she will be able to recall them after just a brief glance at your work.

The sense of excitement and tension levels rise suddenly though, as does your heart rate, as you move closer to them.

The solution is obvious though perhaps not easy to apply: always handle the most difficult job first.

The sustainable success of small farmers, though, won't happen without fundamental changes to the industry.

Their research also suggests how we may build lasting memories over time even though the synapses become thinner.

There are a few things that bother me though.

This is a basic evolutionary fact, even though most of US don't think of ourselves as diurnal beings.

This led to an unexpected consequence, though she had a wonderful time there.

This time, though, she used a little too much oil.

Though he was just a poor newsboy, he had been taught some good things.

Though heavy rains brought about by el nino may relieve the drought in California, they are likely to cause surface flooding and other disasters.

Though I worked as hard as before, I felt no fatigue.

Though pages were turned slowly, I got the main idea of the story about a dog who, like mine, had been separated from his family and who finally found his way back home.

Though scientists have learned a lot about the universe, there is much we still don't know.

Though the movie is 30 years old, most of the 250 seats were filled with teary-eyed audience wanting to say good-bye to the old building.

Though the relationship may not be causal, helping divided communities to prepare for disasters would at least reduce the risk that those disasters are followed by killing and wounding people.

Though their ranges and tools differ, the baby's investigation and the scientist's experiment appear to share the same aim, overall approach, and logic.

Though willing to get started, we cannot seem to do the job right.

Though, as children, we thought this was crazy, it would never have occurred to us to deny papa a request.

Wet days will return next month, though.

You should have seen macy cry when ed was about to set off on the first day, though.

This DNA can reveal genetic information about only one or two ancestors, even though, for example, just three generations back people also have six other great-grandparents or, four generations back, 14 other great-great-grandparents.

During his lifetime, though, he was also one of England's foremost classical-music critics, and a stylist so widely admired that his Autobiographybecame a best-seller.

Even though the day-to-day experience of raising kids can be soul-crushingly hard, Senior writes that “the very things that in the moment dampen our moods can later be sources of intense gratification and delight.

Even though there is plenty of evidence that the quality of the teachers is the most important variable, teachers’ unions have fought against getting rid of bad ones and promoting good ones.

It is this implicit or explicit reference to nature that fully justifies the use of word garden though in a “liberated” sense, to describe these synthetic constructions.

Up until a few decades ago, our visions of the future were largely - though by no means uniformly - glowingly positive.

Though several fast-fashion companies have made efforts to curb their impact on labor and the environment – including H&M, with its green Conscious Collection line –Cline believes lasting change can only be effected by the customer.

After all, it has an ad business too, which it says will comply with DNT requests, though it is still working out how.

It is as though 20 years of ever-tougher reforms of the job search and benefit administration system never happened.

The court, though, may want to allow room for police to cite situations where they are entitled to more freedom.

And though print ad sales still dwarf their online and mobile counterparts, revenue from print is still declining.

Another factor may be that more people are trying to overpack their carry-on bags to avoid checked-baggage fees, though the airlines strongly dispute this.

Amazon.com, with its network of warehouses, also collects sales tax in every state that charges it, though third-party sellers who use the site don't have to.

During his lifetime, though, he was also one of England's foremost classical-music critics, and a stylist so widely admired that his Autobiography became a best-seller.

Earlier this year the country's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency announced plans to pay Boeing to investigate formation flighty though the programme has yet to begin.

Even though there is plenty of evidence that the quality of the teachers is the most important variable, teachers'unions have fought against getting rid of bad ones and promoting good ones.

For example, many collegiate and professional football players qualify as obese, though their percentage body fat is low.

However, even though it's common, it's important to keep in mind that in a single moment of fatigue, you can say something to your child that you may regret for a long time.

In his Case Study House, Ralph Rapson may have mispredicted just how the mechanical revolution would impact everyday life—few American families acquired helicopters, though most eventually got clothes dryers—but his belief that self-sufficiency was both d

It is curious that Stephen Koziatek feels almost as though he has to justify his efforts to give his students a better future.

It is not that pink intrinsically bad, but it is such a tiny slice of the rainbow and, though it may celebrate girlhood in one way, it also repeatedly and firmly fuses girls' identity to appearance.

Looking back, he is struck that his parents could provide a comfortable life for their children even though neither had completed college when he was young.

More than three million doses were to be made available in early October 2009, though most of those initial doses were of the Flumist nasal spray type, which is not recommended for pregnant women, people over 50 or those with breathing difficulties, hear

Psychologists at the University of Toronto found that viewing a fast-food logo for just a few milliseconds primes us to read 20 percent faster, even though reading has little to do with eating.

The guilt-prone ones shared more, even though they hadn't magically become more sympathetic to the other child's deprivation.

This time experts reckon that prices are about 40% down on their peak on average, though some have been far more fluctuant.

Though all the subjects were drawn from a population of European extraction, care was taken to see that all subjects, friends and strangers, were taken from the same population.

Though not biologically related, friends are as "related" as fourth cousins, sharing about 1% of genes.

Though often viewed as a problem for western states, the growing frequency of wildfires is a national concern because of impact on federal tax dollars, says Professor Max Moritz, a specialist in fire ecology and management.

Though several fast-fashion companies have made efforts to curb their impact on labor and the environment -- including H&M, with its green Conscious Collection line -- Cline believes lasting change can only be effected by the customer.

Up until a few decades ago, our visions of the future were largely -- though by no means uniformly-glowingly positive.

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Anne was fond of Tim, though he often annoyed her.: 安妮喜欢蒂姆，虽然他经常使她心烦。

Though she gave no sign, I was sure she had seen me.: 尽管她没有示意，我还是确信她看见了我。

His clothes, though old and worn, looked clean and of good quality.: 他的衣服虽然很旧，但看上去干干净净，质地很好。

Strange though it may sound, I was pleased it was over.: 尽管听起来也许很奇怪，但我很高兴这都结束了。

They're very different, though they did seem to get on well when they met.: 他们大不相同，可是见面后好像还确实相处得不错。

He'll probably say no, though it's worth asking.: 他很可能会拒绝，不过问一下有益无损。

Our team lost. It was a good game though.: 我们队输了，可是这也不失为一场好球。

‘Have you ever been to Australia? ’ ‘No. I'd like to, though. ’: “你去过澳大利亚吗？”“没有，不过我很想去。”

Gaelic has been a dying language for many years, though children are nowadays taught it in school...: 盖尔语多年来一直濒于消亡，尽管如今孩子们还在学校学习这门语言。

After news of this new court case Ford broke down again, though he blamed the breakdown on his work...: 福特听到这一场新官司的消息后再次精神崩溃，尽管他说自己是因为工作才这样的。

I look back on it as the bloodiest (though not literally) winter of the war...: 我现在回想起来，觉得那是战时最血腥的(但并非字面意义上的)一个冬天。

The problem was finally, though not conclusively, identified as a severely pinched nerve...: 问题终于被认定为是神经受到严重挤压，尽管这还不是最终结论。

I like him. Though he makes me angry sometimes...: 我喜欢他，不过他有时惹我生气。

I want to try my hand at politics, or go back to the law. I don't want to go to school for it, though...: 我想进入政坛，或者重操律师旧业。不过我不想进学校去专门学习。

I'm a good cook, though I say it myself...: 我并非自夸，我的厨艺的确高超。

Even though I do say it myself we've probably got the best little restaurant in town.: 不是我吹牛，我们的小饭店可能是全城最好的。

Though the Indian labor pool is large, it is also primarily unskilled.: 印度的劳动力储备量很大, 可是基本上是没有技术的.

Though he was not dry behind the ears, he had to make a living by himself.: 他虽未成年, 但得自己谋生.

He's the best teacher even though he has the least experience.: 尽管他经验最少,但教得最好.

My mother is still going strong though she is in her seventies.: 母亲已经70多岁了,可是身子骨儿还挺结实.

Though it may be possible to measure the value of material goods in terms of money, it is extremely difficult to estimate the true value of the services which people perform for us.: 虽然用金钱来衡量物质产品的价值是可能的;但要估计人们为我们提供的服务的真正价值却极为困难.

Though the man I introduced to you last night looks somewhat boorish, he is a diamond in the rough.: 我昨天晚上介绍给你认识的那个人虽然看上去有点没礼貌, 可他是个外粗内秀的人.

Find a good cartographer. Though his maps may cost more, they are extremely accurate.: 找一个好制图师. 价钱可能有点贵, 但是一分钱一分货嘛.

Even though at their last gasp, the enemies will still put up their deathbed struggle.: 即使是奄奄一息, 敌人也还是要作垂死挣扎的.

This plant prefers alkaline soil, though it will readily tolerate some acidity.: 这种植物在酸性土壤中也能生存, 但碱性土壤更加适宜.

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