though

though1 /ðəʊ $ ðoʊ/ S1 W1 conjunction → tho'

1 ALTHOUGHused to introduce a statement that makes the main statement coming after it seem surprising, unlikely, or unexpected 雖然，盡管 SYN although

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

盡管已經快40歲了，她仍然打算參加比賽。

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

雖然帕斯卡知道這個試驗很危險，但他仍然進行下去。

though old/tired etc

The rooms, though small, were pleasant and airy.

這些房間雖小，但舒適又通風。

old though it is/tired though he was etc

Strange though it may seem, I like housework.

說來也許奇怪，但我喜歡做家務。

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

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

我覺得他喝了酒，不過不是十分肯定。

The offenders were dealt with firmly though fairly.

這些違法者受到了嚴厲但公正的處罰。

3 as though

a) in a way that makes you think something is true 好像〔指某種情形使你認爲某事屬實〕 SYN as if

It looks as though everyone else has gone home.

看起來好像其他所有人都回家了。

b) in a way that might make you think something was true, although you know it is not true 好像，仿佛〔指某種情形也許會讓你有種感覺，但其實你知道事實並非如此〕 SYN as if

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

她盯着我看，好像我完全是個陌生人。

Examples from the Corpus

as though• Either way, it looks as though 103 Dalmatians may now be out of the question.• Smitty jumped as though he had been struck.• Bill looked as though he wanted to say something.• This Condition requires that the Insured acts with the same degree of care as though he was not insured.• Whlist I was asleep I suddenly felt as though I wanted to see a woman.• Now it looks as though its indifference may turn to acceptance.• Icy cold yes, there was something cold about all of her, as though she always pushed heat away.• But by mid-August it looked as though the tests really would take place in the next couple of weeks.

Examples from the Corpus

though• I guess he'd been drinking, though I wasn't completely sure of that.• Though she was no more than twenty-two, she was already a highly successful businesswoman.

though old/tired etc• His jeans and checked shirt, though old and well worn, looked clean and of good quality.• The latest one, though older, looks much younger than her age.• Even though older viewers do tend to have more money, they are less easily swayed by television commercials.

though2 S1 adverbadv

spokenBUT 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 可是，不過，然而

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

一年裏心髒病發作了兩次，可是那也沒讓他把煙戒掉。

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

聽上去很有趣。可是這不是也很危險嗎？

Examples from the Corpus

though• George did say one nice thing, though.• I think she's Swiss. I'm not sure though.• First time theme of picture excited me though.• I knew it was a variety of good news, though.• I should steer clear of the throw-it-all-in-a-pot philosophy, though.• She wasn't in the least bit hungry though.• There is this terrible guilt, though.

Origin though2

(1200-1300) Old Norse tho

though1 conjunctionthough2 adverbadv

Chinese

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BNC: 377 COCA: 245

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