but
US
UK but conj: (yet) (表示转折)
SC 但，但是，可是 dàn，dàn shì，kě shì
TC 但，但是，可是
TC 但，但是，可是
I may be old, but I can still ride a bike.
我可能老了，但是还能骑自行车。
but conj: (except)
SC 除去 chú qù
SC 除外 chú qù，chú wài
TC 除外
TC 除外
He ate all the biscuits but one.
他吃光了所有饼干，只剩一片。
but prep: (except for)
SC 除…以外 chú … yǐ wài
Nobody did anything but me.
除了我外，别人什么都没做。
but conj: (on the contrary)
SC 而是
TC 而是
TC 而是
I asked not for a salad, but for soup.
He's not a violinist but a cellist.
我点的不是沙拉而是汤。 // 他不是小提琴手而是大提琴手。
but adv: literary (only)
SC 仅仅 jǐn jǐn
TC 僅僅
TC 僅僅
SC 只
TC 只
TC 只
SC 不过 jǐn jǐn ，bú guò
TC 不過
TC 不過
She is but a child.
but conj: literary (otherwise than)
SC 除了…以外 chú le yǐ wài
I cannot but agree with what you say.
but conj: formal (doubt that)
SC [用于no doubt等词后等于that]
There is no doubt but that he is the best person on the team.
毋庸置疑，他是团队中最棒的一员。
but conj: (used as intensifier)
SC [用于加强语气]
There was nothing good on TV, but nothing!
电视上什么好看的都没有，什么都没有！
but n: (objection)
SC 异议 yì yì
TC 異議
TC 異議
SC 反对 yì yì，fǎn duì
TC 反對
TC 反對
You're going to bed now, and I don't want to hear any buts!
你必须马上去睡觉，我可不想听到任何异议！
all but prep: (everyone except)
SC 除…外全部 chú … wài quán bù
All but one of her students passed the exam.
除一个学生外，她所有学生全部都通过了考试。
all but adv: (with verb: almost completely)
SC 几乎 jī hū
TC 幾乎
TC 幾乎
SC 差不多 jī hū ，chà bù duō
TC 差不多
TC 差不多
You've all but polished off that cake.
你们几乎已经把那个蛋糕吃完了。
all but adv: (with adjective: nearly)
SC 几乎 jī hū
TC 幾乎
TC 幾乎
SC 差不多 jī hū ，chà bù duō
TC 差不多
TC 差不多
The rain is all but finished now.
现在这场雨差不多停了。
anything but adv: (not at all)
SC 决不 jué bù
TC 決不
TC 決不
SC 根本不 jué bù ，gēn běn bù
His new novel is anything but dull.
anything but adv: (anything except)
SC 除了...之外的一切
I'll do anything but wash windows.
anything but expr: (nothing of the sort)
SC 根本不是
SC 一点也不是
Though he's known for his comedies, his latest film is anything but.
but for adv: (were it not for)
SC 要不是因为
SC 如果没有 rú guǒ méi yǒu
We would never have won but for your help.
But of course interj: (expressing polite consent)
SC 但当然
But of course, you're right!
but still expr: (even so)
SC 即使如此 jí shǐ rú cǐ
SC 但仍
but then conj: (on the other hand)
SC 但 dàn
TC 但
TC 但
SC 不过 dàn，bú guò
TC 不過
TC 不過
cannot help but do [sth], can't help but do [sth] v expr: (find unavoidable)
SC 不得不 bù dé bù
TC 不得不
TC 不得不
SC 忍不住 bù dé bù ，rěn bú zhù
TC 忍不住
TC 忍不住
SC 情不自禁 bù dé bù ，qíng bú zì jīn
I cannot help but notice the enormous coffee stain on the front of your white blouse.
close but no cigar, close, but no cigar expr: informal (nearly, but not quite)
SC 功亏一篑 gōng kuī yí kuì
SC 接近但未成功
have no choice but to do [sth] v expr: (not have alternative)
SC 别无选择只能...
We have no choice but to think that you acted irresponsibly.
last but not least adv: (lastly)
SC 最后别忘了
SC 最后也是最重要的一点
Last but not least, don't forget to ring me when you get there.
Last but not least, I'd like to thank my husband for his support.
最后别忘了在到达时给我打电话。// 最后、也是最重要的一点，我想感谢我先生的支持。
not only... but also, not only ..., also expr: (not just [sth], but [sth] else too)
SC 不仅...也是
SC 既是...也是
Not only is Jack good at soccer, but he is also good at basketball and running.
nothing but adv: (only)
SC 只不过 zhǐ bù guò
TC 只不過
TC 只不過
SC 只有 zhǐ bù guò ，zhǐ yǒu
TC 只有
TC 只有
I have nothing but admiration for people who can speak several languages.
nothing else but prep: (only, solely)
SC 除了…就没有… chú le jiù méi yǒu
SC 只有… chú le jiù méi yǒu，zhǐ yǒu
SC 只是… chú le jiù méi yǒu，zhǐ shì
Nothing else but violin is needed to complete this orchestration.
slow but steady adj: (progress: gradual but regular) (进展)
SC 缓慢稳步
slowly but surely adv: (making gradual progress)
SC 缓慢扎实地
SC 稳扎稳打地
SC 循序渐进地 xún xù jiàn jìn de
Slowly but surely, we are making the garden look pretty.
still, but still adv: (even so)
SC 然而 rán ér
TC 然而
TC 然而
SC 但是 rán ér，dàn shì
TC 但是
TC 但是
SC 尽管是这样 rán ér，jǐn guǎn shì zhè yàng
He hadn't eaten breakfast; still he was not hungry.
他没有吃早餐，然而还是不饿。
that's all very well, but expr: informal (nevertheless, even so) (非正式用语)
SC 好吧…但是，那也好…然而 hǎo ba dàn shì，nà yě hǎo rán ér
That's all very well, but it still doesn't explain why you didn't finish the work.
that's all well and good, but expr: informal (nevertheless, even so) (非正式用语)
SC 好吧…但是，那也好…然而 hǎo ba dàn shì，nà yě hǎo rán ér
That's all well and good, and I enjoy talking to your granny, but isn't it about time we left for the movies ?
to name but a few expr: (some of a long list)
SC 举几个例子
SC 仅举几例
What lakes are in Minnesota? To name but a few, Red Lake, Gull Lake, and Lake Minnetonka.