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小议but作介词but作介词时，意为“除之外”，多和nothing,(not)anything,nobody,nowhere,no one,who,all等词连用。它的用法归纳起来有以下几点：一.、跟名词或代词1. Nothing but disaster would come from such a plan. 这个计划除招致灾祸之外，别无益处。2. They are nothing but students. 他们只不过是些学生。注：nothing but 通常译为“不过，仅仅”。3.Who but a fool would do such a thing? 除了是傻瓜，谁会做这样的事？4.All but one were saved. 除了一个人，所以的人都得救了。5.I never saw him reading anything but the newspaper. 除了看见他读报外，再也没看见过他读什么。6.He is anything but a scholar. 除了不是一个学者外，说他是什么都可以。注：anything but 接名词通常译为“除外什么都可以，单单不”。二、跟不定式一般说来，介词后面只接名词或v-ing形式，不能接不定式，但but却不同，他后面不可接v-ing，而可以接不定式。1.There is nothing but to read the book. 除了读这本书之外，别无办法。2.The enemy had no way out but to give in. 敌人没有出路，只有投降。3.We had no choice but to arrive late. 我们没有办法，只好迟点到达了。 但注意，当but前出现实义动词do时，but之后的不定式符号to要省去。4.I couldnt do anything but just sit there and hope. 除了坐等之外我毫无办法。5.Last night I did nothing but repair my farm tools. 昨天晚上我除了修理了农具外，没有做其它事情。6.They did nothing but shout. 除了大喊大叫，他们什么也没做。 另外，在cannot but,canot help but,cannot choose but(不得不，不由得不，不能不，只好)之后也接不带to的不定式。例如:7.He cannot but agree. 他不得不同意8.One cannot but be struck by his action. 人们不能不被他的行为所感动。9.When a friend gave him a ticket to the game,he couldnt help but go. 当一个朋友给他一张球赛票时，他只好去了。10.You canot help but respect him. 你不得不尊敬他。11.I cannot choose but obey the order. 我只好遵命。三、跟介词短语1.Put it anywhere but on the floor. 除了不放在地上，任何地方都可以放。2.You can find that of thing nowhere but in England. 这种东西除了英格兰，其它任何地方你都找不到。四、跟形容词1.She looks anything but well.(=She looks ill.) 她看上去病了。2.It is anything but bad. 这完全不是什么坏事。3.He was anything but pleased when he heard this news. 当他听到这个消息时，他一点也不高兴。4.It is anything but pleasant. 这决不是愉快的事情。注：anything but接形容词常译为“远不是，根本不是，决不是”。五、用于词组1.but for要不是，如果没有，若非（句子谓语多用虚拟语气）。例如：But fir the rain,we would have had a pleasant journey.要不是下雨，我们的旅行就愉快了。But for my brohters help,I would not have finished the work on time.如果没有我兄弟的帮助，我就不能按时完成工作了。2.last but one 倒数第二He was the last but one to arrive.他是倒数第二到达的。3.first but one 第二个She was the first but one to have finished the work.她是第二个完成工作的。4.next but one隔一My friend Lackie lives next door but one.我的朋友杰吉的住处和我隔一个门。5