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Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary
- 不过
[búguò]
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1.
副
表示不超过某一范围，相当于"仅""只"
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不过七八里路
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别多想，他不过说说罢了
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2.
动
用在某些形容词性词语后，表示程度最高
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这个人精明不过
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你能来，再好不过
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3.
连
用在复句后一分句的开头儿，表示轻微的转折
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担子确实重了点儿，不过我相信你能挑得起
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4.
参见"只是"的提示。
Examples
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他的病怕熬不过冬天了。
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I doubt if he will live through the winter.
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这没有什么，我不过做了我应该做的事罢了。
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It's nothing. I've only done what I ought to do.
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这不过是个比方。
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This is only by way of analogy.
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两个都可以，不过这个比较好一点儿。
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Either will do, but this one is a bit better.
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他那番话不过是表面文章。
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He was merely paying lip service.
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屋里太闷，憋得人透不过气来。
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The room was so stuffy, one could hardly breathe.
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我想不依他，可是又别不过他。
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I'd hate to let him have his own way, but I can't talk him round.
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病人精神还不错，不过胃口不大好。
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The patient feels pretty well, but he hasn't much of an appetite.
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叫您受累了，真不过意。
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I'm terribly sorry to have given you such a lot of trouble.
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Collocations
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再好不过
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It couldn't be better
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最快不过
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can't exceed; can't be fast than
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不过才17岁
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only at seventeen years old
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不过如此
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merely thus
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不过随便说说
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just speak casually
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不过问问罢了
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just ask by the way
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不过很累
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but very tired
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不过也好
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It may not be a bad idea; may as well
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