but的用法舉例

1. 連接詞或短語(yǔ)

It was a sunny but not very warm day. 那一天天氣晴朗，卻不太暖和。

He drives not carefully but slowly. 他開(kāi)車(chē)不是很小心，而是開(kāi)得很慢。

2. 連接句子

This isn’t a good one but it will answer. 這不太好，但可以將就用。

He looks honest, but actually he’s a rogue. 他看起來(lái)很老實(shí)，實(shí)際他是一個(gè)壞蛋。

She has had no answer to him but he gave no answer. 我向他說(shuō)了早上好，但他沒(méi)有回應(yīng)。

The ice remained, but there was no water underneath. 冰還在，但下面卻沒(méi)有水。

Mrs. Brown was about to begin, but Jennie spoke first. 布朗夫人正要開(kāi)始講話(huà)，珍妮先講了。

At first he was a little shy, but now he acts more natural. 開(kāi)始時(shí)他有些靦腆但現(xiàn)在他表現(xiàn)得很自然了。

There was a little trouble at first, but things were soon quiet. 起初有點(diǎn)小麻煩后來(lái)情況就平靜了。

3. 用于句首

But that question doesn’t arise. 但沒(méi)發(fā)生那個(gè)問(wèn)題。

But in secret she was delighted. 但她暗中感到高興。

But what else can we do? 我們還能做什么?

But in the end he gave in. 但最后他還是讓步了。

But there’s one thing we are agreed on. 但有一點(diǎn)大家的意見(jiàn)是一致的。

4. 用于道歉的表達(dá)之后

Sorry, but we’re behind schedule. 抱歉，我們落在計(jì)劃后了。

I’m frightfully sorry, but I can’t see you today. 太對(duì)不起了，我今天不能見(jiàn)你。

Excuse me, but I don’t think that’s quite true. 很抱歉，我認(rèn)為這與事實(shí)略有出入。

5. 用于not…but…，表示“不是……而是……”

Not you but I am to blame. 不是你的錯(cuò)而是我的錯(cuò)。

6. 用在某些否定語(yǔ)后，表示“只……”：

He eats nothing but hamburgers. 他只吃漢堡包。

She knows no one but you. 她只認(rèn)識(shí)你。

You have nobody but yourself to blame. 只能怪你自己。

No one but me saw her. 只有我看見(jiàn)他(from www.hz123456.com)。

7. 用于next (last) but one 中，表示“隔壁再過(guò)去”“倒數(shù)第……”

He lives in the next house but one. 他住在隔壁再過(guò)去一家。

He was the last but one to arrive. 他是倒數(shù)第二個(gè)到的。

8. can’t help but 不由得不……

You can’t help but respect them. 你不由得不尊敬他們。

When they gave him a ticket to the game, he couldn’t help but go. 他們給了他一張看球賽的票，他不由得不去。

I can’t help but wonder what I should do next. 我不由得不想知道下一步該怎么辦。

【注意】不要按漢語(yǔ)意思將“雖然…但是…”直譯為although…but…：

誤：Though we are poor, but we are happy. (去掉though或but中任一個(gè))