| 单词 | but |
| 释义 | butbutbut1 /bət; strong bʌt/ linking word1used before you say something that is different or surprising: Grandma didn’t like the song, but we loved it.love奶奶不喜欢这首歌﹐但我们非常喜欢。Learning Chinese was difficult, but it meant that I got this job.learnbemeanget学中文很难﹐但是这让我得到了这份工作。THESAURUS except2used before you give the reason why something did not happen or was not possible: Carla was supposed to come tonight, but her husband took the car.besupposetake卡拉本来今晚要来﹐可是她丈夫把车开走了。3spoken used to show surprise at what someone has just said: ‘I have to go tomorrow.’ ‘But you only just arrived!’arrive“我明天必须走。”“可是你刚刚才到呀！”4spoken used after phrases such as ‘excuse me’ and ‘I’m sorry’: Excuse me, but haven’t we met before?meet对不起﹐我们以前是不是见过面？Phrasesbut then (again) ... used to add some information that makes what you have just said less surprising: I didn’t understand the film. But then I was really tired.betire我一点也没看懂这部电影，不过当时我真的很累。THESAURUS: butbut used when joining two words or phrases with different or opposite ideas. Don’t use but at the beginning of a sentence in written English: The hotel was cheap but good.beI liked the film but Kate didn’t.likealthough/even though used before a statement that makes your main statement seem surprising: Although he’s over 60, he still goes running every day.gorunI enjoyed German even though I wasn’t very good at it.enjoyhowever used when giving some information that is different to what you have just said. Used with commas in the middle or at the beginning of a sentence: Our family escaped. Other families, however, were less lucky.escapefamilybelittleTheir house is a long way from the nearest town. However, there is a good bus service.benearbenevertheless/nonetheless formal in spite of a fact that you have just mentioned: There was not much evidence. Nevertheless the jury said he was guilty.besaybeThe weather turned bad, but the festival was a great success nonetheless.turnbewhereas/while formal used when saying that something is true of one person, thing, or situation, but it is different for another: In the mountains there’s a lot of rain, whereas it’s usually dry on the coast.mountainA survey found that men worried about work, while women worried more about family problems.findmanworrywomanworryproblemon the other hand used when giving a different side of a situation or argument: It is a beautiful place to live. On the other hand, it can seem a bit boring sometimes.bebiteboreIt sounded like the perfect solution. On the other hand, it was too early to be sure.soundbe |
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