but
- but
- [bʌt]
1. conj
1) 但是 [dànshì]
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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)
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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！
除了 [chú le]
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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？
1) 只 [zhǐ]
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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
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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But — (b[u^]t), prep., adv. & conj. [OE. bute, buten, AS. b[=u]tan, without, on the outside, except, besides; pref. be + [=u]tan outward, without, fr. [=u]t out. Primarily, b[=u]tan, as well as [=u]t, is an adverb. [root]198. See {By}, {Out}; cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
But if — But But (b[u^]t), prep., adv. & conj. [OE. bute, buten, AS. b[=u]tan, without, on the outside, except, besides; pref. be + [=u]tan outward, without, fr. [=u]t out. Primarily, b[=u]tan, as well as [=u]t, is an adverb. [root]198. See {By}, {Out};… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
But.fr — BUT Pour les articles homonymes, voir BUT (homonymie). Logo de BUT Création 1972 … Wikipédia en Français
But ! — But ! Pays France Langue Français Périodicité Hebdomadaire Genre Presse sportive Date de fondation … Wikipédia en Français
But! — But ! But ! {{{nomorigine}}} Pays … Wikipédia en Français
But — But, n. [See 1st {But}.] 1. A limit; a boundary. [1913 Webster] 2. The end; esp. the larger or thicker end, or the blunt, in distinction from the sharp, end. Now disused in this sense, being replaced by {butt}[2]. See 1st {Butt}. [1913 Webster… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
But — ist der Name mehrerer Personen Anton Nikolajewitsch But (*1980), russischer Eishockeyspieler Wiktor Anatoljewitsch But (*1967), russischer Waffenhändler Wladimir Wladimirowitsch But (* 1977), russischer Fußballspieler Bautzener Unternehmer Tage… … Deutsch Wikipedia
But — But, n. [Cf. {But}, prep., adv. & conj.] The outer apartment or kitchen of a two roomed house; opposed to {ben}, the inner room. [Scot.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
But — But, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Butted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Butting}.] See {Butt}, v., and {Abut}, v. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
BUT — may refer to: * British United Traction, a division of Leyland Motors Ltd * Brno University of Technology, a university located in Brno, Czech Republic * BUT / Aishō , a 2007 J Pop single by Koda Kumi … Wikipedia
But. — But., chemisches Zeichen für Buttersäure … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
