"but for" 怎么发音
expression
ˈbət/ /ˈfɔɹ/, /fɝ/, /fɹɝ
BUHT-for, BUHT-fer, BUHT-fur
bˈʌt/ /fˈɔː
BUHT-for
释义
Used to say that something would not have happened if not for a specific person or thing.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈbət/ /ˈfɔɹ/, /fɝ/, /fɹɝ
英式英语
bˈʌt/ /fˈɔː
简化发音
美式
BUHT-for, BUHT-fer, BUHT-fur
英式
BUHT-for
语境中听
But for the rain, we would have gone to the park.
But for her advice, I would have made a mistake.
I couldn't have finished but for your help.
But for that lucky phone call, things could have gone badly.