But.
英 [bət , bʌt]
美 [bət , bʌt]
adv. 只有; 仅仅
conj. 而; 然而; 只有; 尽管如此
n. 借口; 托辞
prep. 除了; 除…之外
v. 对(某人)讲“但是”(以示反对,拒绝等)
双语例句
- It was great to begin with but now it's difficult.
一开始非常好，但现在可就难了。 - '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。 - 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。 - 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？ - '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！” - 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。 - 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。 - '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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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？ - I don't want to leave, but I can't go on.
我不想离开，但我继续不下去了。 - I hate to admit it, but you were right.
我不得不承认，你是对的。 - I'll need to talk with you, but there's no hurry
我得和你谈谈，但不着急。 - Can you come at 10.30? I know it's inconvenient for you, but I must see you
你能10点半来吗？我知道你不方便，但是我必须见你。 - I don't know about the rest of you, but I'm hungry
我不知道你们怎么样，但我是饿了。 - I don't know about you, but I've had just about enough of this.
我不知道你怎么想，但我已经受够了。 - I'm sorry, but I must go now
很抱歉我得马上走了。 - It's true that I seem to have forgotten you, but it only seems that way.
我看起来好像确实是把你忘记了，但那只是看起来而已。