but的用法舉例

1. 連接詞或短語

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. 他開車不是很小心，而是開得很慢。

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. 他看起來很老實，實際他是一個壞蛋。

She has had no answer to him but he gave no answer. 我向他說了早上好，但他沒有回應。

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

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

At first he was a little shy, but now he acts more natural. 開始時他有些靦腆但現在他表現得很自然了。

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

3. 用于句首

But that question doesn’t arise. 但沒發生那個問題。

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. 但有一點大家的意見是一致的。

4. 用于道歉的表達之后

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

I’m frightfully sorry, but I can’t see you today. 太對不起了，我今天不能見你。

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

5. 用于not…but…，表示“不是……而是……”

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

6. 用在某些否定語后，表示“只……”：

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

She knows no one but you. 她只認識你。

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

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

7. 用于next (last) but one 中，表示“隔壁再過去”“倒數第……”

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

He was the last but one to arrive. 他是倒數第二個到的。

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)