单词 | but |
释义 | but3 /bat; bat; strong form: bAt; bAt/ prep (The uses of but as a prep and as a conj are not always clearly to be distinguished. The subject forms of the perj pronouns are often used after but meaning 'except', as if it were a conj. Th。 object forms are also used, as if but were a Prep), (but 作为介词及连接词的用法并非总能分得很清禁。在作'除外’解的 but 之后常用主格代名词,这样使 but 好像是个连接词。也有用受格的,使 but 好似介词)。 (With negatives, eg no one, none, nothing, and interrogatives, eg who, and such words as all, every one) except, excluding: (与 no one, none, nothing 等否定词连用; 又与 who 等疑问词连用; 也与 all, every one 等字连用)除…外: Nothing but disaster would come from such a plan. 这个计划只有招致灾祸,别无益处。 They're all wrong but me. 除我以外,他们全错了。 None but the brave deserve the fair (prov). 有英雄才配美人 Who but Gloria would do such a thing? 除了格洛瑞亚以外还有谁愿意干这种事? first/next/last but one/two/ three: 第二 (三,四); 第三 (四,五); 倒数第二 (三,四): Take the next turning but one (= the second turning) on your left. 在你左方第二个转弯处转弯。 I live in the last house but two (— the third house from the end) in this street. 我住在这条街上倒数第三家。 Smith was the last but one (= second to last) to arrive. 史密斯是倒数第二个到达的。 'but for, except for, without: 若非; 要不是: But for your help we should not have finished in time. 要不是你帮忙,我们不会及时完工。 But for the rain (= If it had not rained) we should have had a pleasant journey. 要不是下雨,我们那次旅行就惬意了。 'but that, except that: 要不是尊了; 若非: He would have helped us but that (= if it had not been for the fact that) he was short of money at the time. 要不是他那时候没有钱,他会帮助我们的。 but then, on the other hand: 不过; 在另一方面: London is a noisy place, but then it's also the place where you get the best entertainment 伦敦矣一个阀市,不过另一方面它也是能给你最好娱乐的地方。 |
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