却
1、(形声。本作“却”,俗字作“却”。从卩,谷(què)声。卩(jié),象人下跪的样子,即腿骨节屈曲的样子。从“卩”与脚的活动有关。本义:退)。
2、同本义。
却,节欲也。---《说文》。按:“退也”。
却行仄行。---《考工记·梓人》
吾行却曲。---《庄子·人间世》
怒战栗而却。---《战国策·秦策》
却下而载之。---《仪礼·既夕礼》
却骐骥以转运兮。---《楚辞·愍命》
北救赵而却秦。---《史记·魏公子列传》
已却秦存赵。
持璧却立。---《史记·廉颇蔺相列传》
曳笏却立。---唐·柳宗元《柳河东集》
退却:向后撤退;畏难后退
却走:退避;退走
却还:退还
却避:退避
却归:退归
却略:退身
却去:后退;离去
却生:后退贪生
却立:后退站立。
3、除;去。
却扇:古代婚礼行礼时,新娘以扇遮面,交拜后去扇
却惑:去邪;消除疑难
了却:了结。
4、避;避免。
是时李少君亦以祠灶谷道却老方见上,上尊之。---《史记·封禅书》
却老:避免衰老
却死:避死。
5、用在偏正复句的正句中,提出跟偏句相反或不一致的动作、行为或状况,表示转折,相当于“但”、“但是”、“可是”。
一连数日,施恩来了大牢里三次,却不提防被张团练家心腹人见了。---《水浒传》
6、固然。
好却十分好了,只是一件,这孩儿生下来,昼夜啼哭,乳也不肯吃。---《喻世明言》
7、再。
却与小姑别。---《玉台新咏·古诗为焦仲卿妻作》
却看妻子愁何在。---唐·杜甫《闻官军收河南河北》
却坐促弦弦转急。---唐·白居易《琵琶行(并序)》
却又:再
却再:再。
她的衣服干净却落后于时尚了。
Her clothes were clean but dowdy.
虽然是淡季,这家酒店却客满了。
Although it was off season, the hotel was fully occupied.
我们经过一两处住所,却无意停下。
We passed one or two dwellings, but were not disposed to stop.
我的生活在遇见他之前忙碌却空虚。
My life was very hectic but empty before I met him.
他宣传一神论,却相信转世再生。
He recommended monotheism but believed in reincarnation.
这辆汽车不大,然而却出奇地宽敞。
It's a small car, yet it's surprisingly spacious.
我眼看着事情发生,却无力相助。
I saw what was happening, but I was powerless to help.
已是深夜,他们却依然在放音乐。
They insist on playing their music late at night.
这间小屋虽小,却十分迷人。
The cottage is tiny, but it's charming.
然而他的死却太没有必要了。
But his death was so needless.
她推了推门,门却一动不动。
She pushed at the door but it wouldn't budge.
那部戏被捧为杰作,可我却大失所望。
The play was built up to be a masterpiece but I found it very disappointing.
她长于教学,却拙于管理。
She's a good teacher but a poor manager.
然而许多问题却未被察觉。
Many problems, however, escape detection.
尽管表面看似镇静,我内心却非常慌乱。
In spite of my outward calm I was very shaken.
她虽然处处出于善意,却往往事与愿违。
She's full of good intentions but they rarely work out.
我们儿时的生活虽然贫穷却过得很愉快。
We led a poor but happy enough existence as children.
他怒视着我,却一言不发。
He glowered at me but said nothing.
锡箔包装纸好看却难用。
Foil wrapping paper is beautiful but difficult to use.
这套公寓不大却满漂亮,尽管已相当陈旧。
The apartment was small but attractive, if rather shabby.
他累极了,却睡不着。
He was extremely tired but sleep eluded him.
阿司匹林药片治疗方法简便,效果却非常显著。
Aspirin is a simple but highly effective treatment.
她紧闭双眼,却无法忍住眼泪。
She closed her eyes tightly in a vain attempt to hold back the tears.
她聪慧绝顶,工作却缺乏条理。
She is highly intelligent but her work lacks organization.
时间飞逝,可我们却远远没有完成。
Time was cracking on and we were nowhere near finished.
她出了名,却牺牲了她的婚姻。
Her fame was bought at the expense of her marriage.
他患有癫痫,却拒绝药物治疗。
He was epileptic and refused to take medication for his condition.
她主动帮忙,却遭到断然拒绝。
Her offer of help was met with a sharp rebuff.
他明知会激怒她,却故意那么做。
He did it on purpose, knowing it would annoy her.
他外表冷漠,心地却十分善良。
Beneath his gruff exterior, he's really very kind-hearted.