but

释义

conj.

而；然而；只有；尽管如此

prep.

除了；除…之外

adv.

只有；仅仅

n.

借口；托辞

v.

对(某人)讲“但是”(以示反对,拒绝等)

网络

可是；不过；而是

词形变化

复数：buts

常用短语 14 组

but now

刚刚

but for

conj. 要不是；如果没有

but what

而不…；但是…

but only

[加强语气]但是

but just

仅；只得，唯此而已

anything but

根本不，决不

all but

几乎，差一点

but few

只有几个，不多几个

but too

很遗憾地

but good

[美国口语]彻底地，完全；狠狠地；有力地；毫无疑问

cannot but

不得不，禁不住

but yet

adj. 但还是（可是还）

can but

conj. 只能

but and

[古苏格兰英语]另外，而且也

在例句中理解 38 句

1. But overall, she said, the quake seemed minor. "It really didn't shake or jar, " she said.

   她说但总体上，地震很小，我根本没有感到摇晃或震动。

2. I can not help but think of home in front of the Chrysanthemum Cong do not know if it can no longer be able to sprout.

   我不禁想起家门前的那丛菊花，不知它还能不能再萌芽。

3. She enjoys taking long walks, but soon discovered that there were a number of dogs on the island which were allowed to run free.

   她喜爱长距离时间在外面散步，不过不久她就发现那岛上有为数很多的狗，人们让这些狗自由地到处乱跑。

4. But one thing is certain. I have been given a second chance. Touched by god. And I've got to believe that he has a purpose for my life.

   但是我很清楚的知道，我现在有了第二次机会，被上帝关照着，我相信他对我的生命有着特别的安排。

5. You take those small, familiar steps, and you try to be honest, not to live as if nothing had changed, but still to go on with your life.

   你采取这些小的、熟悉的方式，你试着诚实一点，别好像什么都被变一样的生活，而是继续你的生活。

6. But you should recover positively the sweet relationship with your honey after fight as if you are a real gentleman.

   但是，如果你是个真正的男人，在和老婆吵完后你必需要主动地去修复与你亲爱的之间的这种亲密关系。

7. But, at long last, she reckons, "there seems to be an incipient turnaround in the phenomenon of 'missing girls' in Asia. "

   但是她估计，经过漫长的等待，“亚洲女孩消失”的现象似乎已经开始得到遏制。

8. She had been restraining herself in the presence of her father all the morning; but now, that long-pent-up sob might come forth.

   一上午，她在父亲面前尽力克制着自己，可是现在，这长久压抑着的啜泣不得不爆发出来了。

9. These tasks can be performed after recording the test as well but it is often more convenient and efficient to perform them while recording.

   这些任务可以在记录测试完成之后执行，然而通常一边记录一边执行会更加方便和有效。

10. Not only was the product innovative, but the methodology was as well.

    不仅仅是作品的创新性，还有创新的方法。

11. We've ready to place an order with you, but only one condition is to at goods are confined to Taiwan.

    我准备向你们订货，但是唯一。的条件是，货物只限卖给台湾的么公司。

12. At any time, you can withdraw your contributions -- but not the account's investment earnings -- without any sort of tax hit.

    任何时候，你能够提出存款--但是不能获得帐户投资的收益--不要交纳任何税。

13. But even then we often do not know God well enough, and that's when doubt and anxiety can settle in, replacing serenity and trust and peace.

    不过，即使这样，我们对神的认识往往只是皮毛，结果是疑惑和担忧乘虚而入，叫我们失去平静、信任和平安。

14. My feelings for you are very real although I'm afraid at times but I'm not able to have control over it.

    我对你的感情是非常真实的，虽然我很害怕，但我有时不能够得到控制它。

15. But in retrospect, Mr Chirac might have had a point.

    但现在回想起来，希拉克可能是正确的。

16. But I understand that when a a journalist; a newspaperman officer is not an easy thing to do, the light still does not work like the.

    但我明白当一名新闻工作者并不是一件容易的事，光想还不行的。

17. Although it is now very frail, but I believe it will certainly be able to one day into the clouds.

    虽然它现在很孱弱，但我相信它有一天一定能够冲入云霄。

18. Buddha may be easy subject to understand for many, but to implement it in life one needs to have faith, dedication and determination.

    佛或许对很多人而言，是一个容易理解的对象，但要把它在生活中实践，需要信心、虔心和决心。

19. They were listening intently, and as though looking not at me, but at the pattern of my voice upon the air.

    他们全神贯注地倾听着，他们眼睛里看到的仿佛不是我，而是我的声音在空气中传播的样式。

20. We might seem to be carrying excess supplies but they would be necessary in the case of an emergency.

    看上去我们所带的东西多了些，但情况紧急时，它们会派上用场。

21. The question whether objective truth can be attributed to human thinking is not a question of theory but is a practical question.

    人的思维是否具有客观的真理性，这不是一个理论的问题，而是一个实践的问题。

22. I'd like to say that this is the best of all timer classes, but that would be misleading.

    我愿意说这是所有定时器类中最好的一个，但这会引起误导。

23. looks dry to me, but you may be able to squeeze out a few drops.

    那个柠檬看来已经干了，但也许你还能挤出几滴汁来。

24. Not that you embrace my ways as right for you, but that you are no longer irritated or disappointed with me for my seeming waywardness.

    不是要你拥护我对你来说是正确的情形，而是你不要再因为我所谓的任性而恼怒和失望。

25. "Hai Bao" in the name easy to sing, but also, and his body color echoes, in line with the principles of Chinese folk auspicious title.

    “海宝”的名字朗朗上口，也和他身体的色彩呼应，符合中国民俗的吉祥称谓原则。

26. It has evolved over the decades into an international financial center but hasn't been able to use or trade the currency of its hinterland.

    经过几十年的发展，它成了一个国际金融中心，但却不能使用或交易其腹地的货币。

27. I suppose if I were East Indian, then I would be proud of it, but as such, I only pointed it out as a known fact.

    如果我要是东印度人，那么我确实会骄傲，但我只是将那些当做众人皆知的事实说了出来。

28. But little did they suspect just how much the aid of government would offer them the power to rebuild their homes.

    然而他们毫不怀疑政府的帮助将给予他们重建家园的力量。

29. Assessment of mobility for research purposes can be made using special apparatus but clinical assessment is usually subjective.

    以研究为目的的流动性评估，可使用的特殊仪器，但临床评估通常是主观的。

30. The manager told her that he was unhappy with her work, but he stopped short of dismissing her from her job.

    经理告诉她，他对她的工作不满意，可是他尚没有解雇她。

31. It’s an old car, but it’s very reliable.

    这是一辆旧车，但是性能非常可靠。

32. They rushed to the hospital, but they were too late.

    他们急忙赶到医院，但是已经太迟了。

33. We’ve invited the boss, but she may decide not to come.

    我们邀请过老板，但她有可能决定不来。

34. an expensive but extremely useful book

    价钱很贵却是非常有用的一本书

35. ‘Has he got any experience?’ ‘No, but he’s keen to learn.’

    “他有经验吗？”“没有，但他非常好学。”

36. This is but one example of what can happen when things go badly wrong.

    倒霉的时候就会发生这样的事，这只不过是其中一例。

37. It’s going to be difficult. Anyway, we can but try.

    这将会很难，但是无论如何，我们只能试试。

38. We have relationships of many different sorts – with our children, our parents, our boss and our friends, to name but a few.

    我们有各式各样的人际关系——和子女的关系、和父母的关系、和老板的关系以及和朋友的关系，这些只是其中的几类。