but可以用作连词。
but的基本意思相当于in spite of this或表示与所预料的不一样,意为“但是,然而,尽管如此”，不与though,although连用。
扩展资料
例句
1、A miracle is something that seems impossible but happens anyway.
奇迹就是看似不可能，却发生了。
2、For what do we live, but to make sport for our neighbours, and laugh at them in our turn?
我们活着是为了什么？不就是给邻居当笑柄，再反过来笑他们。
3、English has hurt me a thousand times, but I still regard it as my first love.
英语伤我千百遍，我待英语如初恋。
