although
conjunction
uk/ɔːlˈðəʊ/us/ɑːlˈðoʊ/B1
despitethefactthat:
虽然，尽管Shewalkedhomeby herself, although sheknewthat it wasdangerous.她一个人步行回的家，尽管她知道那样做很危险。
Hedecidedto go, although Ibeggedhim not to.虽然我苦苦阻拦，他还是决定去。
B1
but:
但是，然而He'srathershy, although he's not asbadas he used to be.他很腼腆，但是比以前要好一些了。
She'll be comingtonight, although I don'tknowexactlywhen.她今晚要来，但具体时间我不知道。
- Mysteriously, thelightcame on, although no one was near theswitch.
- I have thegreatestrespectfor hisideas, although I don'tagreewith them.
- Theywonthewar, although itcostthem millions oflives.
- In thefinalstraightMeyersstumbled, and although he didn'tfallit was enough tolosehim firstplace.
- At 84 he's stillquiteactive, although hewalkswith theaidof astick.
Linguistics: connecting words which express a contrast
- again
- any way you slice itidiom
- at any rateidiom
- at leastidiom
- best
- but
- disjunctive
- given
- hand
- however
- in the face ofsomethingidiom
- in the teeth ofsomethingidiom
- might
- nevertheless
- only
- rate
- slice
- spite
- tooth
- when
Grammar
Althoughorthough?
Although and though both mean ‘in spite of something’. They are subordinating conjunctions. This means that the clause which they introduce is a subordinate clause, which needs a main clause to make it complete:…Althoughandthoughmeaning ‘in spite of’
Although and though both mean ‘in spite of something’. They are subordinating conjunctions. This means that the clause which they introduce is a subordinate clause, which needs a main clause to make it complete:…Althoughandthoughmeaning ‘but’
When the although/though clause comes after a main clause, it can also mean ‘but it is also true that …’:…Thoughmeaning ‘however’
Especially in speaking, we can use though (but not although or even though) with a meaning similar to however or nevertheless. In these cases, we usually put it at the end of a clause:…As though
As though has a meaning very similar to as if. As if is much more common than as though:…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:…