1. but for [要不是;如果没有]
【构成】but[但是] + for[为了;因为]
【例句】But for your help, I would have failed. [要不是你的帮助,我就失败了。]
2. all but [几乎;差不多]
【构成】all[所有] + but[除了]
【例句】The job is all but finished. [这项工作几乎完成了。]
3. anything but [根本不;绝不]
【构成】anything[任何事物] + but[除了]
【例句】This dress is anything but beautiful. [这件连衣裙一点也不漂亮。]
4. nothing but [只有;仅仅]
【构成】nothing[没有什么] + but[除了]
【例句】He eats nothing but hamburgers. [他只吃汉堡包。]
5. can’t but [不得不;只好]
【构成】can’t[不能] + but[但是]
【例句】I can’t but agree with you. [我不得不同意你。]
6. not only…but also… [不但…而且…]
【构成】not only[不但] + but[而且] + also[也]
【例句】She is not only beautiful but also intelligent. [她不但漂亮而且聪明。]
7. but then [不过;然而]
【构成】but[但是] + then[然后;那时]
【例句】I wanted to go, but then I changed my mind. [我想去,不过后来我改变主意了。]
8. none but [只有;除…外没有]
【构成】none[没有人;没有任何东西] + but[除了]
【例句】None but the brave deserve the fair. [只有勇敢的人才配得到美人。]
9. but yet [然而;但是]
【构成】but[但是] + yet[然而;但是]
【例句】He is poor but yet happy. [他很穷,但很快乐。]
10. last but not least [最后但同样重要的]
【构成】last[最后的] + but[但是] + not[不] + least[最少;最小]
【例句】Last but not least, I want to thank my family. [最后但同样重要的是,我要感谢我的家人。]
11. no sooner…than…but… [一…就…但是…]
【构成】no sooner[一…就] + than[比] + but[但是]
【例句】No sooner had I arrived than it started to rain, but I still went out. [我刚到就开始下雨了,但我还是出去了。]
12. every now and then but [时而;偶尔但]
【构成】every now and then[时而;偶尔] + but[但是]
【例句】Every now and then but I think of her. [我偶尔会想起她。]
13. more often than not but [往往;多半但]
【构成】more often than not[往往;多半] + but[但是]
【例句】More often than not but he fails to keep his promise. [他往往不能信守诺言。]
14. now and then but [不时;有时但]
【构成】now and then[不时;有时] + but[但是]
【例句】Now and then but I feel lonely. [我有时会感到孤独。]
15. here and there but [到处;处处但]
【构成】here and there[到处;处处] + but[但是]
【例句】I looked here and there but couldn’t find my keys. [我到处找但找不到我的钥匙。]
16. up and down but [上上下下;来回但]
【构成】up and down[上上下下;来回] + but[但是]
【例句】He walked up and down but couldn’t make a decision. [他走来走去但无法做出决定。]
17. far and wide but [到处;广泛地但]
【构成】far and wide[到处;广泛地] + but[但是]
【例句】The news spread far and wide but few people believed it. [这消息传遍了各地,但很少有人相信。]
18. by and by but [不久;迟早但]
【构成】by and by[不久;迟早] + but[但是]
【例句】By and by but he will understand. [迟早他会明白的。]
19. day in and day out but [天天;日复一日但]
【构成】day in and day out[天天;日复一日] + but[但是]
【例句】He works day in and day out but never complains. [他日复一日地工作,但从不抱怨。]
20. over and over but [一再;反复但]
【构成】over and over[一再;反复] + but[但是]
【例句】I told him over and over but he still made the same mistake. [我一再告诉他,但他还是犯了同样的错误。]