but for的两种意思

2019-02-23  本文已影响0人  译客说英语

词组but for有两种意思:

a) 要不是,若非【注意虚拟语气】
- But for your help, I would not have got success.
- But for these interruptions, the meeting would have finished earlier.
- I might never have got to university but for you.
- But for the doctor's expertise, she would have died.

b) 除……以外【=except for (sth)】
- All was silent but for the sound of the wind in the trees.
- The work was now complete, but for a final coat of paint.

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