but then

英[bʌtðen] 美[bʌtðen]

但另一方面；然而

but now 刚刚
but so c:因此
but that 不过（接在否定句之后）
but then 但另一方面；然而
but together p:拼合

Adverb:

(contrastive) from another point of view;
"on the other hand, she is too ambitious for her own good"
"then again, she might not go"

1. He sounded sincere, but then, he always did.: 他听起来很诚恳，不过，话说回来，他一贯如此。

2. We might buy it but then again we might not.: 我们可能买，不过也可能不买。

3. She was early, but then again, she always is.: 她到得早，不过话又说回来了，她总是早到。

4. She did a year at college, but then dropped out.: 她在大学读了一年书，但后来就辍学了。

5. Everything was going well but then we hit trouble.: 原本一切都进行得很顺利，但后来我们遇到了麻烦。

6. He was a fine young man, but then so had his father been.: 他是个不错的年轻人，不过他父亲也曾是这样。

7. I was really embarrassed, but then I saw the funny side of it.: 我确实感到尴尬，但接着我发现了事情好笑的一面。

8. My husband spends hours in the bathroom, but then again so do I.: 我丈夫总在浴室泡数小时，不过话说回来，我也一样。

9. He appeared unimpressed; but then, unimpressed was his default state.: 他看似不为所动，但是，不为所动就是他的原样。

10. I think it's an excellent article, but then I'm prejudiced—I wrote it.: 我认为那篇文章相当出色；不过，我有些偏心—那是我写的嘛！

11. We went through school and college together, but then our paths diverged.: 我们从小学到大学一直在一起，但后来就分道扬镳了。

12. He thought about giving up his job, but then common sense reasserted itself.: 他曾想放弃这份工作，但后来还是理智占了上风。

13. 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。

14. He spoke well to begin with, but then started rambling and repeating himself.: 开始他说得很好，但是后来开始闲扯，一句话翻来覆去地讲。

15. 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，但后来获得机会去了希腊。

16. I saw him step forward momentarily but then hang back, nervously massaging his hands.: 我看到他向前走了片刻，然后却退缩不前，忐忑不安地搓着手。

17. But then, how does its heart beat?: 那它的心脏是怎么跳动的呢？

18. He got scared at first, but then he tried to calm down.: 起初他很害怕，但后来他努力使自己平静下来。

19. Some people fall asleep easily, but then wake up time after time.: 有些人很容易睡着，但是会醒很多次。

20. "Oh, but then I would not care about this coming," said the child.: “噢，不过到时候我才不会在乎这个呢！”孩子说。

21. I was going slowly at first but then I started to slide very fast.: 一开始我滑得很慢，但后来我开始快速滑动。

22. His films begin with facts, but then they become more and more fictional.: 他的电影从事实出发，但后来它们变得越来越小说化。

23. He ain't no account; but then he hain't ever done anything to hurt anybody.: 他没什么要紧的；但他从来没有做过任何伤害别人的事。

24. I first considered writing to him, but then decided to go and speak to him in person.: 起初我想写信给他，但后来我决定亲自过去和他谈。

25. I was reluctant to apply to be an exchanged student at the beginning, but then I changed my mind.: 我一开始不愿意申请成为交换生，但后来我改变了主意。

26. It was the hardest for David because he was fond of sweet things, but then, he was fond of Perronet.: 这对大卫来说是最难的，因为他喜欢吃甜食，但他也喜欢佩罗内。

27. We "stop" work sometimes at 5 p.m., but then we spend the night wrestling with solutions to work problems.: 我们有时会在下午5点“停下”工作，但之后我们会花整晚的时间思考工作问题的解决方案。

28. She and her husband started out limiting TV time when their kids were little, but then technology crept in.: 她和丈夫在孩子很小的时候就开始限制他们看电视的时间，但是突然间，科技产品悄悄来临。

29. "That would be grand, certainly," said Alice thoughtfully, "but then--I shouldn't be hungry for it, you know.": “那太好了，”爱丽丝想了想说，“不过，我不应该为它挨饿，你知道。”

30. Business was slow the first year, but then Brennan started pushing his Hoopswagg products heavily onthe Internet.: 第一年生意清淡，但后来布伦南开始在互联网上大力推销Hoopswagg产品。

But then the Yugoslav made his big mistake.
但另一方面南斯拉夫犯了他的大错误。
Yes, but on the other hand, TV makes people passive and lazy.
是的，但另一方面，电视使人变得被动和懒惰。
And then we will do the wisest thing of all.
然而，我们将采取最为明智的做法。
But the movement of knowledge does not end here.
然而认识运动至此还没有完结。

but then的相关资料：

【近义词】

on the other hand 另一方面
then again 另一方面

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