buts

美 [bʌts]英 [bʌts]
  • n.借口;推辞
  • but的复数
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  • 1
    CONJ-COORD 可是;但是;然而
    You use but to introduce something which contrasts with what you have just said, or to introduce something which adds to what you have just said.

    'You said you'd stay till tomorrow.' — 'I know, Bel, but I think I would rather go back.'...

    “你说过你要呆到明天的。”——“我知道,贝尔,但我还是想回去。”

  • 2
    CONJ-COORD 但是;不过
    You use but when you are about to add something further in a discussion or to change the subject.

    They need to recruit more people into the prison service. But another point I'd like to make is that many prisons were built in the nineteenth century.

    监狱需要招募更多的工作人员。但我想补充一点,很多监狱都是在19世纪建造的。

  • 3
    CONJ-COORD (用于表示歉意)但是
    You use but after you have made an excuse or apologized for what you are just about to say.

    Please excuse me, but there is something I must say...

    不好意思,但有些话我必须说。

  • 4
    CONJ-COORD (引出下文,表示惊讶、难以置信、拒绝或抗议)但是,可是
    You use but to introduce a reply to someone when you want to indicate surprise, disbelief, refusal, or protest.

    'I don't think I should stay in this house' — 'But why?'...

    “我觉得我不应该再呆在这所房子里。”——“可是为什么?”

  • 5
    PREP 除了
    But is used to mean 'except'.

    Europe will be represented in all but two of the seven races...

    除了两项赛事之外,欧洲在其余5项赛事中都有代表参加。

  • 6
    ADV 仅仅;只;才
    But is used to mean 'only'.

    This is but one of the methods used to try and get alcoholics to give up drink.

    这只是为让那些酗酒者戒酒所尝试的方法之一。

  • 7
    N-PLURAL 借口;托词
    You use buts in expressions like 'no buts' and 'ifs and buts' to refer to reasons someone gives for not doing something, especially when you do not think that they are good reasons.

    'B-b-b-b-but' I stuttered. — 'Never mind the buts,' she ranted...

    “但——但——但是”,我结结巴巴地说道。——“别跟我讲那些‘但是’了。”她咆哮道。

  • 8
    PHRASE 不得不;非…不可;必然
    You use cannot but ,could not but, and cannot help but when you want to emphasize that you believe something must be true and that there is no possibility of anything else being the case.

    The pistol was positioned where I couldn't help but see it...

    手枪放在我抬眼就能看见的地方。

  • 9
    PHRASE 倘没有;要不是
    You use but for to introduce the only factor that causes a particular thing not to happen or not to be completely true.

    ...the small square below, empty but for a delivery van and a clump of palm trees...

    下面的小广场空空荡荡,只有一辆送货车和几棵棕榈树

  • 10
    PHRASE (表示与前面说过的话略有矛盾)不过,然而
    You use but then or but then again before a remark which slightly contradicts what you have just said.

    My husband spends hours in the bathroom, but then again so do I.

    我丈夫常占用浴室好几个小时,不过我也是这样。

  • 11
    PHRASE (表示前述事情并不奇怪)不过,但是
    You use but then before a remark which suggests that what you have just said should not be regarded as surprising.

    He was a fine young man, but then so had his father been...

    他年轻有为,不过他父亲也曾经是。

  • 12
    all but→ see:all

  1. With so many ifs and buts , it is easier to wait and see .

    有这么多托词,还是静观其变吧。

  2. There are still a lot of ifs and buts before everything 's settled .

    在一切得以解决之前还有很多不定因素。

  3. He committed a crime , no ifs or buts about it .

    他犯了罪,这是无可争辩的。

  4. ' B-b-b-b-but ' I stuttered . — ' Never mind the buts , ' she ranted

    “但——但——但是”,我结结巴巴地说道。——“别跟我讲那些‘但是’了。”她咆哮道。

  5. Her world is full   of " buts … " .

    她的世界充满了"但是…"。

  6. Rufus : No buts . I had a great time this summer .

    没有但是,我的夏天非常棒。

  7. I want no ifs and buts ― just pay the money now .

    我不想听任何借口,现在就给钱吧。

  8. For new machines or techniques are not merely a product , buts source , of fresh creative idea .

    因为新的机器、新的技术不仅是新的创造性的思想的结果,而且是新的创造性思想的源泉。

  9. Not so many buts , please .

    请别老是反对个没完。

  10. His argument contains too many ifs and buts .

    他的证点包含了太多的“如果”和“但是”。

  11. Yet it is hard to get excited about a revival based on so many ifs and buts .

    但是,一个基于如此之多“如果”和“但是”的复兴很难让人感到振奋。

  12. A competent person has to ifs and buts in his vocabulary .

    有能力的人的词典里面没有“如果”和“但是”这些字眼。

  13. I don 't want ifs and buts ; swallow your medicine at once .

    我可不听你泡蘑菇,马上吞下你的药。

  14. No buts . hurry , before I 'm forced to kill again !

    别反对了,快,别让我再杀人!

  15. Let 's have no ifs and buts , I 'm determined to proceed with the plan .

    我们别再找托词了,我决心要将计划进行下去。

  16. We 're going to visit your aunt tomorrow and there 'll be no buts about it .

    我们明天将拜访你的阿姨,对这件事没有“但是”可言。

  17. I don 't want any ifs and buts - swallow your medicine at once .

    我不要听你的理由,快把药吞下去。4.:adv.远离

  18. These are my orders , and I want you to but me no buts , just get along and do as I say .

    这是我的命令,我不许你说但是,给我立即行动,照我说的去做。

  19. I 'm tired of all your ifs and buts .

    你们的那套理由让我听腻了。

  20. Buts , it will produce big current when starting directly ; usually the current can reach 5-7 times of nominal , sometimes the current even reach 15 times .

    而中压异步电动机的直接起动会产生很大的起动电流,一般可达额定电流的5~7倍,最大可达15倍。

  21. Now I 'm not having any ifs and buts it 's cold showers for everyone before breakfast tomorrow .

    好了,不要跟我讨价还价&明天早饭前大家都要用冷水淋浴。

  22. Global Positioning System ( GPS ) can provide high-precision position and velocity data , buts its output frequency is low , and when there are obstacles , GPS will lose signal .

    GPS能提供高精度的位置和速度数据,但是它的数据输出频率比较低,而且当有障碍时,GPS会失去信号。

  23. We 've both seen the reports and I don 't think there are any ifs , ands , or buts about it .

    我们都看过报告,我认为不会有任何“如果”“但是”存在。

  24. Mom ! - No buts . You choose the toys you want to donate , I 'll drop them off at Sunnyside . -

    别反对了你选择想捐赠的玩具我把它们送到阳光幼儿园去

  25. Some good sources of protein include chicken , fish , lean meat , low-fat dairy , buts and nut butters . Include supplements to your daily routine .

    优质蛋白质来源包括鸡,鱼,瘦肉,低脂奶类,坚果

  26. If you say you will take action , you have promised to do it with no excuses -- no ifs , ands or buts .

    如果你说你将会采取行动,你就已经答应无条件这样做。

  27. Based on analyzing the reasons of incoordination between the quality of sci-tech development and the quality of economic growth in Shanxi Province , this paper buts forward some suggestions about accelerating the coordinative development of the two sides .

    文章在分析山西科技发展质量与经济增长质量不协调的原因的基础上,提出了促进二者协调发展的若干建议。

  28. But me no buts .

    别老跟我“但是”,“但是”的。

  29. Sheldon : If " Ifs " And " Buts " Were candy and nuts , we 'd all have a merry Christmas.Think about that , Dr. Tyson .

    谢尔顿:要是总拿“如果”和“但是”来糊弄我们,圣诞节可不会开心的是吧!好好想想吧,泰森博士!

  30. Even as pundits continue to weigh up the renminbi , debating the ' IFS ' and ' buts ' and worrying about market bubbles and slowing Chinese growth , the currency is being adopted apace , driven by real business demand .

    尽管专家们仍在权衡使用人民币的利弊、争论各种“如果”和“但是”的情形、担心市场泡沫和中国经济增长放缓,但在实际商业需求的推动下,人民币正迅速被市场接纳。