although
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■despite the fact that 虽然，尽管•She walked home by herself, although she knew that it was dangerous.她一个人步行回家，尽管她知道那样做很危险。 •He decided to go, although I begged him not to.虽然我苦苦阻拦，他还是决定去。 ESSENTIAL
■but 但是，然而•He's rather shy, although he's not as bad as he used to be.他很腼腆，但是比以前要好一些了。 •She'll be coming tonight, although I don't know exactly when.她今晚要来，但具体时间我不知道。
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