考研英语大纲常考词组短语 but for
释义:
but for 要不是;如果没有
例句:
He would have played but for a knee injury.
他要不是膝部有伤的话,就上场了。
He tried to speak, but for once, his voice had left him.
他试图说话,但这一次,他已说不出声。
Victims want to see justice done not just for themselves, but for the greater good of society.
受害者们希望看到正义得到伸张,这不仅是为了他们自己, 也是为了社会更大的利益。
Students have played an important role in the past, but for the moment, they're on the margins.
学生们过去发挥了重要的作用,但现在,他们不再重要了。
There's still another ten minutes of the game to go, but for practical purposes it's already over.
比赛虽然还有十分钟,但实际上等于已经结束了。
Said she, "but for flesh and blood."
她说:“而是为了血和肉。”
We wouldn't have been there but for him.
要不是他,我们就不会到那里去了。
But for most, this is just not possible.
但对大多数人来说,这是不可能的。
But for real trees, it's harder to uproot.
但对于真正的树木来说,连根拔起就更难了。
But for that, Injun Joe never would have suspected.
要不是那样,印第安·乔决不会起疑心。
I am but an archangel; but for him I should be pope!
我不过是个大天使;要不是他,我就当教皇了!
I'm skipping dinner, but for a midnight snack, I'm having a milk shake.
我不吃晚饭了,但是夜宵的话我想喝点奶昔。
But for the well-made play, even the exposition had to be logical, believable.
但对于制作精良的剧本来说,即使是叙述部分也必须合乎逻辑、可信。
It turned out she bought the same sweater as I did but for a much lower price.
结果她买了和我一样的毛衣,但价格要低得多。
But for teachers, deciding how to teach specialist English is not always so easy.
但对于教师来说,决定如何教授专业英语并不总是那么容易。
Many of the things we now benefit from would not be around but for Thomas Edison.
要不是爱迪生的发明,今天我们身边享用的很多东西都将不会存在。