but
[轻读)bət; bət; (重读)bʌt; bʌt]
《源自古英语“在…之外,除去…的”的意思》
连接词
A (对等连接词)
1 a. [引导与前面之字、片语、子句相反或相对的字、片语、子句] 但是,然而
a young ~ wise man
一个年轻但聪明的人
He is poor ~ happy.
他虽穷但很快乐
I didn't go, ~ he did.
我没去,但是他去了
b. (诚然…) 但是
Indeed he is young, ~ he is wise.
诚然他年轻,但是他聪明
You may not believe it, ~ that's true.
你也许不相信这件事,但那是真的
2 (非…) 而…
It is not a pen, ~ a pencil.
那不是钢笔而是铅笔
He didn't go to school ~ stayed at home.
他没去上学而留在家里
Not that I disliked the work, ~ that I have no time.
我并不是讨厌那个工作,而是没有时间
3 仅当连接词用而不含意思
Heavens, ~ it rains!.
天啊,下大雨了!
"Why didn't you go ?"-"Oh [Ah], ~ I did.".
“你为什么没去呢?”“噢,我去了啊”
Excuse me, ~ will you show me the way to the park?.
对不起,请告诉我到公园的路怎么走法
4 常用于句首
a. 可是
"I'll tip you 10 pence."-"B~ that's not enough.".
“我给你十便士小费”“可是那是不够啊”
b. 哎呀
"He has succeeded !"-"B that's great !".
“他成功了!”“哎呀,那真了不起! [太好了!] ”
B (从属连接词)
1 除…,除却…之外
All ~ he are absent.
除他之外全部缺席了
Nobody ~ she knew it.
除了她之外没人知道这件事
2
a. [常~that; 与否定主要子句中之 so 或 such 相关地使用] …到不能…之地步
No man is so old ~ that he may learn.
没有人老到不能学习
He is not such a fool ~ he can tell that.
他还没笨到连那个都搞不清楚
b. [常 ~ that; 与否定主要子句相对地引导条件子句] 若不…,如果不是… (if? not)
It never rains ~ it pours. (
谚)不雨则已,一雨倾盆; 祸不单行
Scarcely a day passed ~ I met her.
我几乎没有一日不遇到她
3 a. [常 ~ that] (文语)…云 [一事] (that)
I don't doubt [There is no doubt] ~ (that) you will succeed.
我不怀疑 [坚信] 你会成功
b. [常~ that [(口语)what] 用在否定句或疑问句中之 say,know,believe,be sure等之后引导名词子句] 不 [非] …云 (that?not)
Who knows but that he may be right?.
谁知道他 (说得) 不对?(说不定他是对的 [说得对] )
but then
→ then
not but that [what] ?
并不是不…
I can't come, not ~ that I'd like to.
我是不能来,并不是不愿意来
副词
1 (文语)仅,不过,只有…; 刚刚,才 (only)
He is ~ a child.
他不过是个小孩子
I have ~ just seen him.
我刚刚才见到他
2 [用以加强语气](美俚)完全,真地; 绝对
Oh, ~ of course.
那当然
Go, ~ fast!.
快去!
all but?
殆,几乎,简直 (almost)
She is all ~ nude.
她几乎是裸体
He all ~ died of his wounds.
他几乎死于重伤
but good
(美口语)非常地,完全,彻底地
We were defeated ~ good.
我们被彻底击败
介系词
1 a. 除却…之外地[的],除…,除…的 (except)
(cf. conj. B 1)
→ NOTHING but,ANYTHING but,NONE but
All ~ him were drowned.
除他之外所有的人全都淹死了
Nobody has heard of it ~ me.
除我之外没人听到过这件事
It is nothing (else) ~ a joke.
那只是一个笑话
b. the first [next,last] ~ one [two,three] (英)从头算起 [其后,倒数] 第二 [三,四]
the last house ~ one [two]
倒数第二[三]间房子
2 [~ that] 若非…,要不是…
(→ conj. B 2,3)
but for?
若无…,若非 (if it were not for) ; 假如没有… (if it had not been for)
B~ for your help, I could not do it [I could not have done it].
假如没有你的帮忙,我就无法 [不能够] 做[完成]这件事
but to do?
不得不…,只好…
I had no choice ~ to accept the offer.
我只好接受这提议
cannot but do?
→ can 1
cannot choose but do
= have no (other) choice
do nothing but do?
一味…,只顾…,光…
She did nothing ~ complain.
她光 [只顾] 抱怨
代名词
(关系代名词) (古)不 [非] …之 (物,人) (that?not)
There is no one ~ knows it.
无人不知此事
名词
[bt; bt]
[常 ~s]“但是”,“不过”; 反对,异议; 条件; 限制; 保留; 例外
ifs and ~s
条件和异议
There are no [No] ~s about it. (
口语)关于这件事,毫无异议
But me no buts [Not so many buts,please]
请别“但是”,别老对我说“但是,但是”了
but
名词
庸鲽、比目鱼等类之鱼
but
形容词
‘苏’外面的
名词
‘苏’外室
(尤指茅舍之厨房)
2仅仅but, just, merely, only, scantly, scarcely 辨析>>
4但是at the same time, but, only, still 辨析>>
5却but, decline, refuse, step back, yet 辨析>>
6可approve, but, can, may, need, yet 辨析>>
7可是and yet, but, however, though, yet 辨析>>
8惟alone, but, only, thought 辨析>>
英all but1．all except除…外；都*All but three of the girls have passed the examinatio ...... 外全部得救。2．almost；very nearly几乎*He was all but bankrupt and couldn't help us．他几乎破产了，不能 ...... over by the car．那女孩差点被那辆小汽车压过去。
英anything but... by no means；certainly not决不；并非*The task was anything but easy．这工作决不容易。*Many large cities are anything ...... beautiful．许多大城市一点也不美。*She will do anything but that．她决不做那件事。
英cannot but... keep from；cannot avoid 禁不住；不得不*The young man cannot but pity that poorly dressed old man．这个年轻人禁不住对那个穿 ...... ppery．由于路太滑，我们不得不在一座山脚下停了下来。*I cannot but admit the truth of your remarks，although they go against ...
英nothing butnothing except；only；nothing else but只；不过*It，s nothing but an ordinary watch．这只是块普通的表。*He had nothing but a cup of tea this morning．他早上只喝了杯茶。
英but for... ut for his help，I should not have succeeded．如果没有他的帮助，我是不会成功的。*We should have gone for a spring outing but for the bad weather．要不是天气不好，我们会去春游的。
英can butcan only 只好；只能（后接动词原形）*He can but do it by himself．他只好一个人干了。
英separate but equalseparate but equal(美)隔离平等政策(黑白种族隔离,但使黑人在教育、就业、交通等方面享有同等待遇)
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英nothingnoth.ing[`nʌθIŋ; ˋnʌθiŋ]《源自 no 与 thing》代名词1 a. (什么也) 没有,没有什么东西[事]N~ worth doing is easy.值得做的事没有容易做的There is ~ to be done.没有什么事可做N~ is sweeter than the smell of a rose.没有比玫瑰花的香味 ...
英not... ered.一个人也没有回答not?but→ conj. A 2not but that [what] → ... h only [merely,simply] ? but (also) ?不如不仅] …而且 ...... N~ only did he hear it, but he saw it as well.他不仅 ...... aynot to speak of?→speak