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[英] [bʌt, bət] [美] [bʌt,bət] 生词本

conj.

prep.

adv.

n.

pron.

vt.

  • 易混淆的单词：BUT  

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1. CONJ-COORD 可是；但是；然而 You use but to introduce something which contrasts with what you have just said, or to introduce something which adds to what you have just said. 

  • 'You said you'd stay till tomorrow.' — 'I know, Bel, but I think I would rather go back.'...

    “你说过你要呆到明天的。”——“我知道，贝尔，但我还是想回去。”

  • Place the saucepan over moderate heat until the cider is very hot but not boiling...

    把炖锅置于中火上加热，直到苹果酒变得很烫，但不要加热到沸腾。

  • He not only wants to be taken seriously as a musician, but as a poet too.

    他不仅希望被人当成一个真正的音乐家，还希望被看成一个诗人。

2. CONJ-COORD 但是；不过 You use but when you are about to add something further in a discussion or to change the subject. 

  • They need to recruit more people into the prison service. But another point I'd like to make is that many prisons were built in the nineteenth century.

    监狱需要招募更多的工作人员。但我想补充一点，很多监狱都是在19世纪建造的。

3. CONJ-COORD （用于表示歉意）但是 You use but after you have made an excuse or apologized for what you are just about to say. 

  • Please excuse me, but there is something I must say...

    不好意思，但有些话我必须说。

  • I'm sorry, but it's nothing to do with you...

    对不起，但是这跟你没关系。

  • Forgive my asking, but you're not very happy, are you?

    恕我冒昧，你不太高兴，是吗？

4. CONJ-COORD （引出下文，表示惊讶、难以置信、拒绝或抗议）但是，可是 You use but to introduce a reply to someone when you want to indicate surprise, disbelief, refusal, or protest. 

  • 'I don't think I should stay in this house' — 'But why?'...

    “我觉得我不应该再呆在这所房子里。”——“可是为什么？”

  • 'Somebody wants you on the telephone' — 'But no one knows I'm here!'

    “有人打电话找你。”——“可没有人知道我在这里啊！”

5. PREP 除了 But is used to mean 'except'. 

  • Europe will be represented in all but two of the seven races...

    除了两项赛事之外，欧洲在其余5项赛事中都有代表参加。

  • He didn't speak anything but Greek...

    他只会说希腊语。

  • The crew of the ship gave them nothing but bread to eat.

    船上的工作人员除了面包什么也不给他们吃。

6. ADV 仅仅;只;才 But is used to mean 'only'. 

  • This is but one of the methods used to try and get alcoholics to give up drink.

    这只是为让那些酗酒者戒酒所尝试的方法之一。

  • ...Napoleon and Marie Antoinette, to name but two who had stayed in the great state rooms.

    只提两位在贵宾房住过的人，就是拿破仑和玛丽·安托瓦妮特。

7. N-PLURAL 借口；托词 You use buts in expressions like 'no buts' and 'ifs and buts' to refer to reasons someone gives for not doing something, especially when you do not think that they are good reasons. 

  • 'B-b-b-b-but' I stuttered. — 'Never mind the buts,' she ranted...

    “但——但——但是”，我结结巴巴地说道。——“别跟我讲那些‘但是’了。”她咆哮道。

  • He committed a crime, no ifs or buts about it.

    他犯了罪，这是无可争辩的。

8. PHRASE 不得不；非…不可；必然 You use cannot but ,could not but, and cannot help but when you want to emphasize that you believe something must be true and that there is no possibility of anything else being the case. 

  • The pistol was positioned where I couldn't help but see it...

    手枪放在我抬眼就能看见的地方。

  • She could not but congratulate him.

    她只能祝贺他。

9. PHRASE 倘没有；要不是 You use but for to introduce the only factor that causes a particular thing not to happen or not to be completely true. 

  • ...the small square below, empty but for a delivery van and a clump of palm trees...

    下面的小广场空空荡荡,只有一辆送货车和几棵棕榈树

  • But for you, they might have given us the slip.

    要不是你，我们可能已经被他们甩掉了。

10. PHRASE （表示与前面说过的话略有矛盾）不过，然而 You use but then or but then again before a remark which slightly contradicts what you have just said. 

  • My husband spends hours in the bathroom, but then again so do I.

    我丈夫常占用浴室好几个小时，不过我也是这样。

11. PHRASE （表示前述事情并不奇怪）不过，但是 You use but then before a remark which suggests that what you have just said should not be regarded as surprising. 

  • He was a fine young man, but then so had his father been...

    他年轻有为，不过他父亲也曾经是。

  • Sonia might not speak the English language well, but then who did?

    索尼娅的英语也许说得不好，但谁又说得好呢？

12.   all but→see: all;  anything but→see: anything; 
Adverb

1. and nothing more;

  • "I was merely asking"
  • "it is simply a matter of time"
  • "just a scratch"
  • "he was only a child"
  • "hopes that last but a moment"
1. "And", "but"and"whereas" are conjunctions.
and，but和whereas是连词。

来自《简明英汉词典》

2. But I have refined everything away by this time—anger, indignation, scorn itself.Nothing left but disgust.
到这时，我一切不平都没有了——发火，愤慨，嘲笑本身。什么都没了，只有厌恶。

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3. Have grandiose aims but puny abilities,great ambition but little talent.
眼高手低，志大才疏。

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4. He's only staying three days, but he arrived with everything but the kitchen sink.
他只住三天，可是他把一切杂七杂八的东西都带来了。

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5. She said nothing but sat there staring blankly.; She said nothing but sat there as if in a trance.
她话也不说，坐在那里发呆。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

6. To accept (these sumptuous gifts) embarrasses me, but to refuse them would be unmannerly.; To decline would be disrespectful but to accept is embarrassing.
却之不恭，受之有愧。

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7. Your bodies and names will perish, but the river will flow on for ever -- the names of mediocre writers will be forgottern, but those of the great masters will live.
尔曹身与名俱灭，不废江河万古流。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

8. "But you're just as guilty!"Jane came back.
“可你同样有罪！”珍反驳道。

来自《简明英汉词典》

9. "Oh yes?" Rilla said tiredly.“But when?”
“噢，真的吗？”瑞拉疲惫地说，“可是什么时候呢？”

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10. A baby can only receive sense impressions,but it can not understand them.
婴儿只能接受感官方面的印象，而不能理解。

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11. A call for volunteers was sent out, but very few people responded.
号召自愿参加，但响应者寥寥无几。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

12. A cat can retract its claws, but a dog can't.
猫的爪子可以缩进去，但狗不能。

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13. A covetous man is good to none but worse to himself.
贪婪之徒，与世无益，尤害自身。

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14. A coward considers difficulties as a heavy burden on his back,but a valiant fighter turns difficulties into a stepping-stone for his advance.
懦夫把困难当作沉重的包袱，勇士把困难化作前进的阶梯。

来自《简明英汉词典》

15. A day may begin well enough, but suddenly everything seems to get out of control.
一天的开端可能好得很，但突然一切似乎都失去了控制。

来自《用法词典》

16. A dispensing optician supplies glasses, but doesn't test your eyes.
配镜师为你提供眼镜，但不检查眼睛。

来自《简明英汉词典》

17. A dozen were sent for,but only ten were received.
订购了12件，但只收到10件。

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18. A good artist should have his head in the clouds sometimes, but his feet always on the ground.
一位好的艺术家有时应富于幻想，但始终要脚踏实地。

来自《简明英汉词典》

19. A human can think and talk, but an animal cannot.
人能思考和说话，但是动物不能。

来自《简明英汉词典》

20. A man can reason but an animal can't.
人能推理，而动物则不能。

来自《简明英汉词典》