THE SCHOLAR'S LEXICON

but

/buht; unstressed buht/US // bʌt; unstressed bət //UK // (bʌt, unstressed bət) //

但,但是,不过,而是

Related Words

although虽说,虽然,虽说是,尽管 however然而,但是,但 nevertheless然而,但是,不过 still仍然,仍然是,依然,仍旧 though尽管,虽然,虽说,虽说是 yet但,然而,但是,却是 on the other hand反过来说,另一方面,反之,反之亦然 aside from除了,撇开 barring阻隔,阻挡,阻止,阻碍 except不包括,除外,除去,除开 omitting省略,遗漏,省略了,省略的 without没有,无,不需要,没有的话 disregarding漠视,无视,不顾,不顾一切 passing over掠过,逝者如斯夫,辗转,掠过的

Definitions

conj.连词 conjunction

1
- : on the contrary; yet: My brother went, but I did not.
- : except; save: She was so overcome with grief she could do nothing but weep.
- : unless; if not; except that: Nothing would do but that I should come in.
- : without the circumstance that: It never rains but it pours.
- : otherwise than: There is no hope but by prayer.
- : that: I don't doubt but he will do it.
- : who not; that not: No leaders worthy of the name ever existed but they were optimists.
- : : But she's beautiful!
- : Informal. than: It no sooner started raining but it stopped.

prep.介词 preposition

1
- : with the exception of; except; save: No one replied but me.

adv.副词 adverb

1
- : only; just: There is but one God.

n.名词 noun

1
- : buts, reservations or objections: You'll do as you're told, no buts about it.

Phrases

but for
but good
all but
all over but the shouting
anything but
can't help but
close but no cigar
everything but the kitchen sink
it never rains but it pours
last but not least
no ifs or buts
nothing but
sadder but wiser
separate but equal
slow but sure
spirit is willing but the flesh is weak
there but for the grace of god

Synonyms & Antonyms

prep.indicating an exception

Synonyms

aside from除了,撇开 barring阻隔,阻挡,阻止,阻碍 disregarding漠视,无视,不顾,不顾一切 except不包括,除外,除去,除开 not including不包括,并不包括,不含,不包含 omitting省略,遗漏,省略了,省略的 passing over掠过,逝者如斯夫,辗转,掠过的 without没有,无,不需要,没有的话

prep.indicating contrast

Synonyms

although虽说,虽然,虽说是,尽管 however然而,但是,但 nevertheless然而,但是,不过 on the other hand反过来说,另一方面,反之,反之亦然 still仍然,仍然是,依然,仍旧 though尽管,虽然,虽说,虽说是 yet但,然而,但是,却是

Examples

And more I cannot explain/but you, from what I did not say/will infer what I do not say.
And there is always the easy-but-true charge of Hollywood hypocrisy.
Sheets of bright-but-not-too-bright blue streaked with thin clouds.
And in those conflicts, the Predator would be all-but-useless.
And we all remember good-but-overpraised songs like If I Had a Hammer and the treacly classic Where Have All the Flowers Gone?
When he first worked her she had the old bee-but boiler, 24 feet in diameter.
Till now one with sudden hiss: "But-good Christ-just look-why, the roof's leaning—!"
Our friend with his infinite variety and flexibility, we know-but can we put him in?
Eligible single gentlemen pass and repass-but there is no invitation for to inquire within or without.
And again there came to Honoria that ache of longing for the but-half-disclosed glory and fulness of life.

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