but
conjunction
ukstrong/bʌt/weak/bət/usstrong/bʌt/weak/bət/A1
used tointroduceanaddedstatement, usually something that is different from what you have said before:
但是，不过；而；相反She's veryhard-workingbut not veryimaginative.她工作很努力，但缺乏想象力。
This is notcausedbyevil, but bysimpleignorance.这并不是恶意而为，只是由于无知。
The play's good, but not that good - I'veseenbetter.这出戏还可以，但也不是多好——我看过更好的。
I'msorry, but Ithinkyou'rewrongwhen you say she did itdeliberately.对不起，我觉得你不能说她是故意那么做的。
Call meold-fashioned, but I likehandwrittenletters.叫我老古董好了，反正我喜欢手写的信。
I canunderstandhisunhappiness. But toattemptsuicide!我可以理解他很不快乐，但自杀有点太极端了吧！
"She said she'sleaving." "But why?"“她说她要走。”“可是为什么呢?”
You caninviteKeith to theparty, butpleasedon'taskthatfriendof his.你可以邀请基思参加聚会，但请不要邀请他的那个朋友。
We must notcomplainabout theproblem, but(=insteadwe must)helpto put itright.我们不应该抱怨问题，而是应该帮助解决问题。
She's not apainterbut awriter(= she is awriter, not apainter).她不是画家而是作家。
She'snot onlyapainterbutalsoawriter(= she is both).她不仅是画家而且是作家。
UKHe said he hadn't been there, butthen(= it is notsurprisingthat)he would say that.他说他没去过那儿，不过他那么说也不奇怪。
UKIthinkit'strue, butthen(= it should beunderstoodthat), I'm noexpert.我认为这不假，不过我并非专家。
- Weranafter him, but heescaped.
- It's anicedress, but itcreasesveryeasily.
- Helookeddisappointedattheirdecision, but didn'targue.
- Everyone in theofficecomplainsthat hesmellsawful, but nobodydaresmentionit to him.
- I haven't got anygrapefruitjuice, but I've got someorangejuice. Will that do?
Linguistics: connecting words which express a contrast
- again
- any way you slice itidiom
- at any rateidiom
- at leastidiom
- best
- disjunctive
- given
- however
- in the face ofsomethingidiom
- in the teeth ofsomethingidiom
- might
- nevertheless
- only
- rate
- seeing (that)
- slice
- spite
- though
- tooth
- when
Grammar
But
But is a conjunction.…Butas a linking word
We use but to link items which are the same grammatical type (coordinating conjunction). But is used to connect ideas that contrast.…Butmeaning ‘except’
But means ‘except’ when it is used after words such as all, everything/nothing, everyone/no one, everybody/nobody:…But for+ reason
But for is used to introduce the reason why something didn’t happen:…All butmeaning ‘almost completely’
…Conjunctions: contrasting
The conjunctions but and although/though connect ideas that contrast. Whereas is also used but it is not as common:…But
But is a coordinating conjunction used to connect ideas that contrast. Coordinating conjunctions connect items which are the same grammatical type.…Although/though
Although/though can be used to contrast ideas. Although/though are subordinating conjunctions used to connect a subordinate clause to a main clause, like after, as, before, if, since, that, even though, even if.…Butoralthough?
But cannot be used in the same way as although/though. We use but to connect items which are the same grammatical type (coordinating conjunction).…Even though,even if
Even though and even if are also used as subordinating conjunctions in the same way as although/though. Even though is similar to although but it makes a stronger contrast:…Conjunctions: typical errors
We use and to connect words in a list and to connect phrases and clauses in a sentence:…but
preposition,conjunction
ukstrong/bʌt/weak/bət/usstrong/bʌt/weak/bət/B1
except:
除…外Eventually,allbutoneof thempromisedto come to hisbirthdayparty.最后，除了一个人外，他们都答应来参加他的生日聚会。
He'sanythingbutviolent(= notviolentin any way).他一点也不粗暴。
I would havecrashedthecarbutforyourwarning.要不是有你的警告，我早就把汽车撞坏了。
This is thelastepisodebutone(= one before the last)of theseries.这是这部系列剧的倒数第二集。
She's one of thoseguestswho doesnothingbutcomplain.她是那种只知道抱怨的客人。
Thiscarhas beennothingbuttrouble- it's alwaysbreakingdown!这辆汽车哪儿都有毛病——老是坏！
- I'vereceivedrepliesfrom everybody butJane.
- In thesecasesthere is nochoicebut toamputate.
- Formilesyou couldseenothing butfloodedfields.
- Hefeltnothing butcontemptfor her.
- Poorfarmershave littleoptionbut totrytogrowfoodon theseinfertilesoils.
Excluding
- acid-free
- apart
- aside
- bar
- barring
- clannish
- count
- discount
- exclusion
- exclusive
- exclusively
- exclusivity
- freezesomeoneout
- leavesomething/someoneoffsomething
- ostracize
- otherwise
- out of itidiom
- outlier
- overdiscount
- stand-alone
Grammar
But
But is a conjunction.…Butas a linking word
We use but to link items which are the same grammatical type (coordinating conjunction). But is used to connect ideas that contrast.…Butmeaning ‘except’
But means ‘except’ when it is used after words such as all, everything/nothing, everyone/no one, everybody/nobody:…But for+ reason
But for is used to introduce the reason why something didn’t happen:…All butmeaning ‘almost completely’
…Conjunctions: contrasting
The conjunctions but and although/though connect ideas that contrast. Whereas is also used but it is not as common:…But
But is a coordinating conjunction used to connect ideas that contrast. Coordinating conjunctions connect items which are the same grammatical type.…Although/though
Although/though can be used to contrast ideas. Although/though are subordinating conjunctions used to connect a subordinate clause to a main clause, like after, as, before, if, since, that, even though, even if.…Butoralthough?
But cannot be used in the same way as although/though. We use but to connect items which are the same grammatical type (coordinating conjunction).…Even though,even if
Even though and even if are also used as subordinating conjunctions in the same way as although/though. Even though is similar to although but it makes a stronger contrast:…Conjunctions: typical errors
We use and to connect words in a list and to connect phrases and clauses in a sentence:…but
adverb
ukstrong/bʌt/weak/bət/usstrong/bʌt/weak/bət/butadverb(FOR EMPHASIS)
used to giveforceto astatement:
（表示强调）Everyone, but everyone, will be there.每个人，请注意是每个人，都必须到。
Linguistics: very & extreme
- abjectly
- abundantly
- beyond
- biblical
- blankly
- completely
- desperately
- extreme
- highly
- rank
- raving
- serious
- smack
- spectacularly
- such
- terrible
- terribly
- unutterably
- veritably
- wonderfully
butadverb(ONLY)
formal
only; just:
仅仅，只是She's but ayounggirl!她只是个小女孩！
Merely and barely
- all
- all ofsomethingidiom
- at a pinchidiom
- barely
- by a whiskeridiom
- by inchesidiom
- hardly
- ill
- inch
- just
- little
- merely
- merest
- narrowly
- nothing more thanidiom
- only
- pinch
- scarcely
- whisker
Grammar
But
But is a conjunction.…Butas a linking word
We use but to link items which are the same grammatical type (coordinating conjunction). But is used to connect ideas that contrast.…Butmeaning ‘except’
But means ‘except’ when it is used after words such as all, everything/nothing, everyone/no one, everybody/nobody:…But for+ reason
But for is used to introduce the reason why something didn’t happen:…All butmeaning ‘almost completely’
…but
noun
uk/bʌt/us/bʌt/no buts (about it)
used toemphasizethat something willhappenevenif thepersonyou aretalkingto does notwantit to:
没有“但是”可言；没有商量的余地We're going tovisityouraunttomorrowand there'll be nobutsabout it.我们明天要去看望你的婶婶，一定要去，没有商量的余地。