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| 释义 | DEFINITIVE EXAMPLES 权威例句〔HOLD〕He took hold of my hand but then released it again quickly. 他抓住我的手，但是很快又松开了。朗文写作活用〔INTERESTED〕Dan used to play football every Sunday, but then he just lost interest. 丹以前每个星期天都踢足球，后来他就没兴趣了。朗文写作活用〔THEN〕These days it's OK for women to smoke in public, but then it was unheard of. 现在女人能在公众场合抽烟，但那时候这是闻所未闻的。朗文写作活用〔WORK FOR SB〕I used to be with the BBC, but then I got the chance of being a producer for Channel Four. 我过去为英国广播公司工作，后来得到机会当了第四频道的制作人。朗文写作活用〔ante〕The popular actor first demanded twice the salary offered him but then kept upping the ante.这个当红演员起初要求增加一倍薪酬，但后来不断提高要价。韦氏高阶〔at first〕At first I thought she was crying, but then I realized she was actually laughing.一开始，我以为她在哭，但后来发现她其实是在笑。韦氏高阶〔at first〕At first, I thought he was joking but then I realized he meant it.起初我以为他在开玩笑，后来才意识到他是认真的。剑桥高阶〔be a law unto yourself〕Charlie, of course, never fills in the record forms but then he's a law unto himself.查利当然从不填写登记表，他总是自行其是。剑桥高阶〔begin〕The meeting began promisingly, but then things started to go wrong.会议开场很不错，可后来出了问题。剑桥高阶〔business〕We thought he was joking at first, but then we saw that he really meant business.开始我们以为他是开玩笑，但是后来发现他确实是认真的。韦氏高阶〔but then〕I'm sure she would do a wonderful job on the project, but then I know she's very busy.我相信她能把这个项目做得很出色，不过我也知道她非常忙。韦氏高阶〔but〕Dinah missed the last rehearsal, but then she always was unreliable, wasn't she? 黛娜上次排练没来，不过，她这人一向是靠不住，对吗？朗文当代〔but〕He said he hadn't been there, but then (= it is not surprising that) he would say that.他说他没去过那儿，不过他那么说也不奇怪。剑桥高阶〔but〕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。柯林斯高阶〔clear〕She looked embarrassed, but then her face cleared.她看起来有点尴尬，但随即恢复了面色。朗文当代〔cold〕The police followed the robbers to the airport but then the trail went cold.警察追踪抢劫犯到了机场，但是后来却失去了他们的踪迹。牛津高阶〔complication〕I thought the job was easy, but then I found a complication.我起初以为这件事容易办，可是后来发现有困难。牛津同义词〔diverge〕They walked along the road together until they reached the village, but then their paths diverged.他们一直沿着那条路走到那个村子，然后才分开。剑桥高阶〔fall through〕We found a buyer for our house, but then the sale fell through.我们给房子找了个买家，结果买卖没成。剑桥高阶〔find your voice〕I couldn't speak for a moment, but then I found my voice.我一时说不出话来，但随后说出了自己的想法。韦氏高阶〔fink〕They said they would help us, but then finked out.他们说会帮我们的忙，但后来食言了美国传统〔freak out〕She used to be the most correct person, but then suddenly last year she decided to freak out.她过去一直是个最规矩的人，不过去年她突然决定一反常态，学起颓废派来。21世纪英汉〔gall〕He looked ready to explode but then he swallowed his gall.他看来快要发作了,可是随即又把心头的怒火强忍了下去。英汉大词典〔get〕You feel shy when you start your speech, but then you get into it.你刚开始演讲时会有点羞，但接下来就会比较自如了。麦克米伦高阶〔go great guns〕For the first 400 metres he was going great guns, but then he fell and that lost him the race.前400米他跑得很顺利，但后来摔了一跤，导致他输掉了比赛。剑桥高阶〔hang back〕I saw him step forward momentarily but then hang back, nervously massaging his hands.我看到他走上前，但很快又缩了回来，紧张地搓着手。柯林斯高阶〔kid〕I panicked when he said the test was tomorrow, but then I realized he was just kidding me.他说明天要考试，吓了我一跳，但我马上意识到他是在开玩笑。韦氏高阶〔lose〕He led from lap one but then lost ground after several pit stops.他从第一圈开始领先，但经过几次加油停车后他就失去了优势地位。麦克米伦高阶〔make like〕She made like she was about to leave, but then stayed for hours.她装出要走的样子，可一呆又是几个小时。剑桥高阶〔notice〕I tried not to take any notice at first but then I was offended by it.起初我尽量不予理会，但后来我被惹恼了。柯林斯高阶〔originally〕Originally, we had intended to go to Italy, but then we won the trip to Greece.我们本来打算去意大利，但后来赢得机会去了希腊。牛津高阶〔outrageous〕At first it seemed like an outrageous idea, but then we realized that it wasn't so crazy after all.起初大家觉得这个想法很古怪，后来我们认识到它并非那么不切实际。韦氏高阶〔pack up〕You may take a few minutes to pack up your things, but then you must leave.你可以用几分钟收拾行李，但之后必须离开。韦氏高阶〔prevail〕He considered lying, but then common sense prevailed.他想过要说谎，不过后来理智还是占了上风。朗文当代〔pull ... back〕We thought he had decided but then he pulled back.我们原以为他已经决定，但后来他又打退堂鼓了。21世纪英汉〔sort〕The teacher sort of frowned but then smiled.老师微微皱了一下眉头,可过后又笑了。英汉大词典〔stutter〕The car would start but then stutter to a stop.这辆车能发动起来，但接着就会磕磕绊绊地停下来。麦克米伦高阶〔that〕I don't think I was fairly treated, but then that's life, isn't it? 我认为我受到的待遇是不公平的，但这就是生活，对不对？朗文当代〔then〕He sounded sincere, but then, he always did.他听起来很真诚，可是话说回来，他向来如此。柯林斯高阶〔wink〕For a second I thought he was being serious, but then he winked at me.有一阵我以为他是认真的，但是随即他就冲我挤了挤眼睛。剑桥高阶〔win〕This won him a brief respite, but then the questioning started again.这为他赢得了一个喘息的机会, 但紧接着询问又开始了。外研社新世纪〔your〕This isn't your usual science fiction novel, but then Brinkworth isn't exactly your typical author.这并非我们常说的科幻小说，而布尔克沃思也不完全是我们说的那种典型作家。剑桥高阶He said he hadn't been there, but then (= it is not surprising that) he would say that.他说他不在那儿，他这么说毫不奇怪。剑桥国际He said he would help with the payments but then he left me in the lurch.他说过他将帮我付钱，但后来他却将我弃之不顾。剑桥国际He was briefly famous in his twenties but then sank into obscurity.他在二十多岁的时候曾一度小有名气，但是随后便湮没无闻了。剑桥国际His father struck it rich in the diamond business, but then he gambled away his millions in the casinos.他父亲在钻石业中发了横财，但后来又在赌场输掉了他的几百万。剑桥国际I can tolerate her voice for a while but then it starts to grate.我能忍受她的声音一会儿，但之后就开始受不了。剑桥国际I thought the performance was boring, but then I'm not a good judge.我认为演出很乏味，然而我并不善于评判。剑桥国际The mother had earlier agreed to visitation rights, but then began restricting the father's time with the child.母亲起初对探望权利表示同意，但后来开始限制父亲与孩子在一起的时间。剑桥国际This is not your usual science-fiction offering but then Brinkworth isn't exactly your typical author.这不是你们常说的科幻小说新作，而布林克沃思也不完全是你们所说的典型作家。剑桥国际 |
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