| 释义 |
conj- ①[对等连接词]1但是;然而(→however; though; yet)2[与前面的否定词连用]不…而…3[用于表示感触的字词之后]4[用在含有(it is) true, of course, indeed, may 等的子句之后,以表示让步]可是
- He's an old but healthy man.他是个老但却健康的人。
- They are poor but happy.他们贫穷但却快乐。
- She doesn't like classical music, but her husband does.她不喜欢古典音乐,但她的丈夫喜欢。
- It is not a sentence, but a clause.那不是个句子,而是个子句。
- He didn't go out but stayed at home.他没有出去而留在家里。
- But she is beautiful!她好漂亮啊!
- "Why didn't you tell her?"－"Oh [Ah], but I did."「你怎么没告诉她呢?」「啊,我告诉她了。」
- Excuse me, but will you show me the way to the post office?对不起,请问到邮局的路怎么走法?
- Indeed he is young, but he is very brave.他的确年轻,可是他很勇敢。
- You may not believe it, but it's true.你可能不相信,可是那是真的。
- ②[从属连接词]1[prep. 1的转用]除外2[在否定结构后]无…(=that ... not),…而不(=if ... not)3[常作but that, 用在doubt, deny 等字的否定句或疑问句之后,以引接名词子句]【文】but that=that(★现在用that)4[常作but that[【口】what],用于say, know, believe, be sure等的否定句或修辞疑问句之后,以引接名词子句]but that=that ... not
- All but he have failed.除他之外全都失败了。
- Nobody but she saw it.除她之外没有人看见它。(★上列二句中,若将he, she分别改为him, her则but为介词用法)
- No man is so cruel but he may take pity on the orphan.没有人残忍到不去怜悯那个孤儿(★可改写为No man is too cruel to take pity on the orphan. 或 No man is so cruel that he may not take pity on the orphan.)。
- He is not such a fool but he can tell that.他并不笨到连那(件事)都分辨不出。
- It never rains but it pours.【谚】不下雨则已,一下就是大雨倾盆(喻祸不单行)。
- Scarcely a day passes but he hits upon another good idea.他几乎没有一天不想到另一个好主意(★通常说成 Hardly a day passes without his hitting upon another good idea.)。
- I don't doubt [There is no doubt] but (that) she will succeed.我不怀疑[我确信]她将成功。
- Who knows but that it may be true?谁知道那也许是真的?(说不定那是真的)
prep- ① 1[用在no one, nobody, none, nothing, nowhere, anything; all, anyone, everyone; who等疑问词等之后]除了(=except)2[the first [next, last] but one [two, three]]【英】从头[其次、倒数]第二[三、四]的
- All but him were saved.除他之外都得救了。
- Nobody but you could be so optimistic.除你之外,没有人会这么乐观。
- It is nothing (else) but (=only) a lie.它只不过是一个谎言。
- the last house but one [two]倒数第二[三]栋房子
- ②[but that]要不是,若非
- They would have succeeded in reaching the summit but that rain came on.要不是下雨,他们就可抵达山顶了。
adv- ① 只,不过(=only)
- She's but a child.她不过是个孩子。
- If I had but known the news, I would have told him.只要当时我知道那个消息,我会告诉他的。
- ②[与can, could连用]好歹,至少(=at least)
n- ① 异议,条件
- ifs and buts条件与异议
- There are no buts [【英口】There's no ifs or buts] about it.【口】这是毫无疑问的。
rel pron- ①[在否定句之后做为限定用法]【古】不…(者)(=that ... not)
- There is no one but loves (=that does not love) her.没有人不爱她。
用法(1)conj.作「但是,然而」释义时, but不可与however, yet, still, nevertheless等字义类似的字连用: He felt tired, but he had to work hard nevertheless. (nevertheless应该去掉。) (2)作「除外」解时, but之后如接人称代名词, 【美】 有下列倾向: 「but+人称代名词」出现于句尾时,人称代名词要用受格(因此处的but系用作prep.)。出现于其他位置时,则人称代名词用主格为佳(因为此处的but为conj.)。 短语- all but ...
- She is all but ready.她几乎准备好了。
- She all but failed to pass the test.她几乎通过不了那项测验。
- but for ...
- ① 若非(与现在事实相反的假设)(=if it were not for),若非(与过去事实相反的假设)(=if it had not been for)(参照except for)
- But for your help, I could not succeed [I could not have succeeded].若无你帮忙,我就无法成功[当时若非你帮忙,我就无法成功]。
- But me no buts [Not so many buts, please].
- ① 请不要老是说「但是,但是」的(★but转借为动词与名词的用法)。
- cannot choose but V
- ① 【文】不得不,只好(=cannot help V-ing=have no choice but to-V)
- I cannot choose but go at once.我不得不马上去。
- do nothing but V ...
- She did nothing but grumble.她只顾发牢骚。
- have no choice but to-V
- I had no choice but to resign.我不得不辞职。
- She had no choice but to obey her mother.她除了服从母亲之外,别无选择的余地。
- It shall go hard but I will do it.
- never ... but ...
- Never a day passed but I thought of you.我从无一日不想你。
- It never rains but it pours.【谚】不下雨则已,一下就大雨倾盆。
- not but ...
- not but that [what] ...
- I can't go, not but that I'd like to.我不能去,并非不肯去(★现在通常说成 I can't go, not that I wouldn't like to.)。
- not that ... but that ...
- Not that I dislike golf, but that I have no time.不是我不喜欢高尔夫球,而是我没有时间(★that 有because 的意味)。
- It was not that I overslept but that the bus was late.不是我睡过头,而是公车晚来。
- ten to one but ...
- Ten to one but the police have got him.警察必已逮到他。
同义词- alone
- entirely
- exclusively
- only
- solely
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