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somebody cannot but do something

2019-02-27  本文已影响0人  译客说英语

somebody cannot but do something 是正式短语,通常用于书面,不用于口语,意为“不得不”。

多种表达“不得不…;非…不可;不禁…”的短语如下,cannot可缩写为can't:

can't help being so cute

书面:
cannot but do
cannot choose but do

- I cannot but admire her. 我不得不佩服她。
- I cannot choose but go at once. 我不得不马上去。

口语:
cannot help but do
cannot help doing【注意cannot help后面的两种不同动词形式】
cannot help oneself from doing
have no (other) choice/alternative but to do【注意有to】

- I cannot help laughing. 我不禁笑起来。
- I had no choice but to resign. 我不得不辞职。

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