but
- but
- [bʌt]
1. conj
1) 但是 [dànshì]
*
I'd love to come, but I'm busy — 我想来,但是有事
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he may not be very bright, but he is hard-working — 他可能不是很聪明,但很努力
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she isn't English but American — 她不是英国人而是美国人
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enjoyable but tiring — 很开心但也很累
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not only ... but also — 不但...而且
2)
*
but that's far too expensive! — 但是那太贵了! [dànshì nà tài guì le!]
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but it does work! — 但那确实奏效!
2. prep
除了 [chú le]
*
they've got no-one but themselves to blame — 他们只有责备自己
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who but ...? — 除了...还有谁?
3. adv
1) 只 [zhǐ]
*
had I but known — 要是我知道的话
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you cannot (help) but be impressed — 你不能不产生深刻印象
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she's but a child — 她只不过是个孩子
2)
* but for — 若不是 [ruò bù shì]; 除了 [chú le]
* but for his help/him, we wouldn't have finished the job — 没有他的帮助/他,我们还没有完成工作呢
* the box was empty but for a small piece of paper — 除了一张小纸片外,盒子里空空如也
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but 主要用作连词。I was going to stay till tomorrow but I've changed my mind. however 主要用作副词,多用于书面语。Most of the crops failed. The cotton did quite well, however.
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