although
conjunction uk/ɔːlˈðəʊ/ us/ɑːlˈðoʊ/
B1 虽然，尽管
despite the fact that
She walked home by herself, although she knew that it was dangerous. 她一个人步行回的家，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。
B1 但是，然而
but
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。
- More examples
- Mysteriously, the light came on, although no one was near the switch.
- I have the greatest respect for his ideas, although I don't agree with them.
- They won the war, although it cost them millions of lives.
- In the final straight Meyers stumbled, and although he didn't fall it was enough to lose him first place.
- At 84 he's still quite active, although he walks with the aid of a stick.