| 单词 | were it not for |
| 释义 | DEFINITIVE EXAMPLES 权威例句〔for〕Were it not for John, I'd have given up my studies.要不是因为约翰, 我早就放弃学业了。外研社新世纪〔gravity〕Arrows would continue to fly forward forever in a straight line were it not for gravity, which brings them down to earth.要不是重力使箭落向地面，它们将永远以直线往前飞行。柯林斯高阶〔grind out〕Were it not for this misfortune, he might never have been forced into the business of grinding out novels to support his family.要不是因为这一不幸变故，他可能永远都不会迫于无奈地开始流水线式创作小说养家糊口。柯林斯高阶〔plebeian〕In the 1790s Tom Paine taught plebeian radicals that mankind would live in harmony were it not for the vested interest which princes, diplomats and soldiers had in promoting wars to enrich themselves.汤姆·潘恩在18世纪90年代教育平民激进分子时论述到，如果不是为了实现王公、外交官和士兵借发起战争而使自己富有的潜在利益，人类本会生活在和谐之中。柯林斯高阶 |
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