但[dàn] 基本解释：
新英汉大词典：
- 但[dàn]
- 副词- （只） only; just; merely:
do not hope to distinguish oneself, but only not to make mistakes;不求有功，但求无过
just speak out what is on your mind;但说无妨
- 连词- （但是） but; yet; still; nevertheless:
They all went but I didn't.他们都去了，但我没去。
He's well over sixty, but he doesn't look at all old.他早已年过60,但毫不见老。
- 名词- （姓氏） a surname:
Dan Qin但钦
以上内容来源于：《新汉英大辞典》
例句与用法：
He didn't pass the exam, but it was a good attempt.
The quality is not so poor but it is acceptable.
He tricked me this time but I'll get back at him one day.
I can't sing now, but I could when I was young.
He speaks not only English but also French.
I have a dog and a cat, but they fight all the time.
I looked for her in the crowd but couldn't see her.
I like all the books on the shelf but this one is my favorite.
但的其他解释: