查词 - though

though

ðəʊ conjunction

1 used to introduce a statement that makes the main statement coming after it seem surprising, unlikely, or unexpected 虽然，尽管;

Though she’s almost 40, she still plans to compete.

尽管她已经快四十岁了，她仍然打算参加竞争。

Pascal went ahead with the experiment even though he knew it was dangerous.

虽然帕斯卡尔知道这个试验很危险，但他仍然进行下去。

though old/tired etc

The rooms, though small, were pleasant and airy.

这些房间虽小，但舒适又通风。

old though it is/tired though he was etc

Strange though it may seem, I like housework.

虽然这也许有点奇怪，但我喜欢做家务。

2 used like ‘but’ to add a fact or opinion that makes what you have just said seem less definite, less important etc 可是，不过，然而

I thought he’d been drinking, though I wasn’t completely sure.

我觉得他一直在喝酒，不过不是十分肯定。

The offenders were dealt with firmly though fairly.

这些违法者受到了严厉、但却是公正的处罚。

3

as though

a. in a way that makes you think something is true b. in a way that might make you think something was true, although you know it is not true 好像，仿佛〔指某种样子也许会让你有种感觉，但其实你知道那是不正确的〕;

It looks as though everyone else has gone home.

看起来好像其他所有人都回家了。

She stared at me as though I were a complete stranger.

她盯着我看，好像我完全是个陌生人。

adv

4 used after adding a fact, opinion, or question which seems surprising after what you have just said, or which makes what you have just said seem less true [口] 可是，不过，然而

Two heart attacks in a year. It hasn’t stopped him smoking, though.

一年两次心脏病发作，可是那也没让他把烟戒掉。

It sounds like a lot of fun. Isn’t it rather risky though?

听上去很有趣。可是这不是也很危险吗？