conjunction [并列连词] 而，相反；（用于表示歉意）但是；可是（用来提出异议）；除了；（与重复词连用，表示强调）
"You said you'd stay till tomorrow."—"I know, Bel, but I think I would rather go back." “ 你说过要待到明天。” — “我知道，贝尔，但我想我还是要回去。”
preposition [其他介词] 除了，除…外
He was a fine young man, but then so had his father been. 他是个不错的年轻人，不过他父亲也曾是这样。
adverb [关系副词] 仅仅，只是
Zach insists that he is but one among many who are fighting for equality. 扎克坚持认为他仅仅是许多为平等而战的人们中的一个。
noun [抽象名词] 借口，托词
I'm sorry, but it's nothing to do with you. 对不起，不过这和你无关。
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- My husband spends hours in the bathroom, but then again so do I. 我丈夫总在浴室泡数小时，不过话说回来，我也一样。
- Please excuse me, but there is something I must say. 请原谅，不过有件事我必须说一下。
- He didn't speak anything but Greek. 他除了希腊语之外不会说其他任何语言。
- Place the saucepan over moderate heat until the cider is very hot but not boiling. 将炖锅置于中火上，直到把苹果酒煮热，但不要煮沸。
- But that's not possible! 但那是不可能的！
- "I don't think I should stay in this house."—"But why?" “我想我不应该再呆在这栋房子里了” — “可这是为什么？”
- ...the small square below, empty but for a dirty white van and a clump of palm trees. …下面那个小小的、要不是有一辆肮脏的白色货车和一丛棕榈树将空无一物的广场。
- After three weeks, they gradually reduced their sleep to about eight hours. But another interesting thing happened. 3周后，他们把睡眠时间逐渐缩短到8小时。但是另一件有趣的事发生了。