| 单词 | and yet |
| 释义 | DEFINITIVE EXAMPLES 权威例句〔IMPORTANT〕Thousands are dying from disease and starvation and yet no one seems to care. 成千上万的人死于疾病和饥饿，然而似乎没有人在意。朗文写作活用〔Philistine〕You have some of the best opera in the world, some of the best theatres, and yet you are all Philistines.你们拥有一些世界上最好的歌剧、最好的剧院, 但你们却都是没文化的庸人。外研社新世纪〔RUDE〕Ruth was always on the phone and yet she had the gall to tell me off for making one call. 露丝老是在打电话，可我就打了一次，她竟然有脸来训斥我。朗文写作活用〔THANK〕Her book was based on her ex-husband's letters and yet his name did not even appear in the acknowledgements. 她的书是以她前夫的信件为基础写成的，但他的名字甚至没有出现在鸣谢辞中。朗文写作活用〔WATER〕The Gore-tex fabric manages to be completely waterproof, and yet allows body moisture to escape. 戈尔特斯物料能做到完全防水，但仍可以排出人体湿气。朗文写作活用〔and yet〕Everyone seemed pleased, and yet I had the feeling that something was wrong.每个人似乎都很高兴，然而我却觉得有点儿不对劲儿。韦氏高阶〔benefit〕He's had the benefit of an expensive education and yet he continues to work as a waiter.他接受过昂贵的教育，但却继续做一名服务员。剑桥高阶〔comparatively〕We couldn't afford it and yet we're comparatively well off (= we are richer than most people).我们买不起，不过我们还算比较富裕的。剑桥高阶〔contradiction〕You say that you're good friends and yet you don't trust him. Isn't that a contradiction? 你说你们是好朋友，可你又不信任他。那不是有点矛盾吗？剑桥高阶〔failure〕Elgar received many honors and much acclaim and yet he often considered himself a failure.人们对埃尔加赞誉有加，但他却常觉得自己是个失败者。柯林斯高阶〔fall〕You have had more opportunities than most, and yet you, too, fall short.你比大多数人都更有机会, 然而, 你也不合要求。外研社新世纪〔ignorant〕And yet people are profoundly ignorant about tax policy.然而, 人们对税收政策却一无所知。外研社新世纪〔ironic〕It's ironic that her husband smoked for thirty years, and yet she's the one who died of lung cancer.具有讽刺意味的是，她丈夫吸烟三十年，而死于肺癌的却是她。朗文当代〔odd〕That's odd - I'm sure I put my keys in this drawer and yet they're not here.真奇怪——我肯定把钥匙放进这个抽屉了，可是却不见了。剑桥高阶〔pants〕This place is pants, and yet it's so popular.那个地方很糟糕, 却很受欢迎。外研社新世纪〔presumption〕You know nothing about law, and yet you have the presumption to attempt to influence me.你对法律一无所知,而你却自以为是地试图影响我。英汉大词典〔pursue〕He's been pursuing her for months and yet she's so clearly not interested.他已经追求她好几个月了，不过很显然她不感兴趣。剑桥高阶〔pushing〕He looks great and yet he must be pushing 60 by now.他看起来很健康，不过他现在肯定快60了。剑桥高阶〔say〕You can get married at sixteen, and yet you haven't got a say in the running of the country.你 16 岁时可以结婚，但还无权参与国家政事。柯林斯高阶〔shot〕Her eyes were very dark and yet seemed to be shot with hidden colours.她的眼睛黑亮, 不过似乎也夹杂着其他不易发现的颜色。外研社新世纪〔sit on your hands〕Every day the crisis worsens and yet the government seems content to sit on its hands.危机逐日加深，然而政府似乎满足于无所事事。剑桥高阶〔strong〕She knew she must not come on strong. She had chosen an outfit that was casual and yet had a touch of elegance.她明白自己不该招摇;于是挑选了一套很随便而又不失雅致的衣着。英汉大词典〔tell〕This coffee is about half the price of that one and yet you really can't tell the difference.这种咖啡的价格差不多是那种的一半，而你根本分辨不出它们有什么不同。剑桥高阶〔thin〕He eats like a horse and yet he's as thin as a rake.他象马一样吃得多，却骨瘦如柴。剑桥高阶〔truth〕And yet what he says contains at least a grain of (= a small amount of) truth.然而，他说的话至少有那么一点儿真实性。剑桥高阶〔untutored〕To my untutored eye that just looks like a load of random brush strokes, and yet it's a very valuable painting.在我这个外行人眼里，那只是一堆随意的涂鸦，但它实际上却是很有价值的作品。剑桥高阶〔yet〕He has a good job, and yet he never seems to have any money.他有份好工作，然而他却好像总也没有钱。牛津高阶〔yet〕He is sceptical about its veracity, and yet to me it seems plausible.他对此事的真实性有怀疑,不过在我看来那似乎是可能的。英汉大词典〔yet〕I gave him still more money, and yet he was not satisfied.我给他更多的钱，而他却仍不满足。文馨英汉〔yet〕She does not speak our language and yet she seems to understand what we say.她不会说我们的语言，然而她似乎听得懂我们说什么。朗文当代He claims that he is completely devoted to his children and yet it is manifestly (= clearly) not the case.他声称自己一心扑在孩子们身上，而事实显然不是这样。剑桥国际He was the perfect waiter, being efficient, unobtrusive and yet attentive.他是一个完美的侍者, 能干, 不莽撞, 但殷勤有加。剑桥国际He works incredibly hard and yet needs very little sleep--he must have a strong constitution.他工作极其卖命，而睡眠极少----他的体质肯定很好。剑桥国际He's had the benefit of an expensive education and yet he continues to work as a waiter.他具有受过高投入的教育的优势，然而他依旧做一名服务员。剑桥国际He's so handsome and yet he's not interested in women - what a waste! 他这么英俊却对女人不感兴趣，真是一种浪费！剑桥国际His latest book is a best-seller, and yet in every particular it is exactly the same as his last.他最新的书很畅销，但在每个细节上都与上一本书完全雷同。剑桥国际His mother has a broad Yorkshire accent and yet he speaks with almost no accent.他母亲带有很重的约克郡口音，但他几乎不带口音。剑桥国际How strange to be 15 years old and yet have two little nieces who call me Uncle Ali.多奇怪呀, 我刚十五岁却有两个叫我阿里叔叔的小侄女。剑桥国际It feels/seems like (= as if it was) ages since we last spoke and yet it was only last week.从我们上次说过话到现在好像有很长时间了，而事实上那只不过是上星期的事。剑桥国际It is a paradox that the French eat so much rich food and yet have a relatively low rate of heart disease.法国人吃这么多油腻的食品而心脏病的发病率却相对较低，这实在是怪事。剑桥国际It's so illogical of him to refuse to eat meat and yet to carry an alligator skin bag.他拒绝吃肉却带着一只鳄鱼皮包，真是莫名其妙。剑桥国际She eats an unbelievable amount of food and yet she's really thin.她吃的食品数量令人难以置信, 然而她确实很瘦。剑桥国际She's such a petite woman and yet she's got a real bruiser of a baby.她是个十分娇小玲珑的女子，但她有个大胖小子。剑桥国际That's odd (= surprising) -- I'm sure I put my keys in this drawer and yet they're not here.真奇怪----我肯定把钥匙放进了抽屉，但它们不见了。剑桥国际That's strange--I'm sure I put my glasses in my bag and yet they're not there.真奇怪----我肯定把眼镜放在了包里，现在却不见了。剑桥国际The novel is highly emotional and yet does not contain any of those extravagant rhapsodies that often spoil the works of descriptive writers.这部小说感情极强烈，但是并没有任何常常会破坏描述性作家作品的那些华丽的狂热赞词。剑桥国际The situation is very serious and yet the government doesn't seem to be taking any notice.形势很严峻，可政府似乎还没有意识到。剑桥国际This coffee is about half the price of that one and yet you really can't tell the difference (= notice any difference in quality).这种咖啡的价格差不多是那种的一半，而你根本分不出它们的质量有什么区别。剑桥国际We are supposed to be striving towards a better society for all and yet xenophobic violence has intensified.我们被认为在努力为所有人争取一个更好的社会，然而排外暴力却更严重了。剑桥国际You see, to my untutored eye that just looks like a load of random brush strokes and yet it's a very valuable painting.你知道, 在我无知的眼里那看上去只像是一堆随意的涂抹, 但它却是很有价值的画作。剑桥国际 |
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