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but¹[强bʌt;弱bət]conj. 1 但是,可是;而(是):He tried hard but did not succeed.他努力了,可没有成功.I'm sorry,but I won't be able to come tonight.很抱歉,我今天晚上不能来了.a glorious but arduous task光荣而艰巨的任务Not that I don't want to go,but that I have no time.不是我不想去,而是我没空. 2 而不;若不;除非:I never think of summer but I think of childhood.一想到夏天,我就会想起童年.But that I saw it,I wouldn't have believed it.要不是亲眼目睹,我还不信呢.It never rains but it pours.<谚>不雨则已,一雨倾盆.(指事情不发生则已,一旦发生便接踵而来) 3 [用于否定词或疑问词之后,表示否定意义,相当于that not]:No task is so difficult but(或but that,but what) we can accomplish it.不管任务怎样困难,我们都能完成.Who knows but(或but that,but what) it is true?谁能说这不会是真的? 4 [用于否定词加doubt,deny,question等词之后,无实义,相当于连接词that]:There is no question but(或but that) he will succeed.他会成功,这是没有问题的. 5 [表示可能性,无实义,相当于连接词that]:Ten to one but we shall win.十之八九我们会赢.
pron.[关系代词,意义相当于who not,that not]:Ther is no one of us but wishes to go.我们人人都想去.
prep.除了:Nobody knew it but me(或I).除了我以外,没有人知道这件事.[注意:用I时,but是连接词]It is anything but bad.这完全不是什么坏事.Last evening I did nothing but watch TV.昨晚我除了看电视,没有做其他的事情.last but one (two)倒数第二(三)
adv.只,仅仅:He left but an hour ago.他一小时前刚走.
n.但是:His argument contains too many ifs and buts.他的话里到处是"如果"和"但是".
[bʌt]vt.对…说"但是" |