but
[bʌt,bət]
conj.
但是;
而是;
除了;
只因为;
prep.
除…以外;
adv.
只;
不过;
只是;
另一方面;
n.
借口;
推辞;
但是;
反对;
pron.
[关系代词，意义相当于 who…not, which…not];
vt.
对…说“但是”;
例句:
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For what do we live, but to make sport for our neighbours, and laugh at them in our turn?
我们活着是为了什么？不就是给邻居当笑柄，再反过来笑他们。
来自《傲慢与偏见》
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English has hurt me a thousand times, but I still regard it as my first love.
英语伤我千百遍，我待英语如初恋。
来自金山词霸 每日一句
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But how did the Sahara get more solar energy?
来自BBC
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But not quite in the way you might think.
来自BBC
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A miracle is something that seems impossible but happens anyway.
奇迹就是看似不可能，却发生了。
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But the fact he identifies with him is revealing.
来自BBC
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They never meet but they discuss this problem.
他们每次见面都讨论这个问题。
来自《权威词典》
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They are but too glad to do so.
他们很高兴这样做。
来自《权威词典》
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They want not your pity but your help.
他们不需你的同情，而需要你的帮助。
来自《权威词典》