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Related topics: Lawwhere·as /weərˈæz $ wer-/ ●●○ W2 AWL conjunction 1 BUT formal used to say that although something is true of one thing, it is not true of another 但是;却;尽管 The old system was fairly complicated whereas the new system is really very simple. 旧系统相当复杂,而新系统却很简单。 Whereas the city spent over $1 billion on its museums and stadium, it failed to look after its schools. 这个城市花了十亿美元建造博物馆和体育馆,但是却忽略了对学校的建设。► see thesaurus at but2. lawSCL used at the beginning of an official document to mean ‘because of a particular fact’ 鉴于〔用于文件的开头〕Examples from the Corpuswhereas• A bowl of instant oatmeal costs about $.15, whereas regular oatmeal costs only $.05 per bowl.where·as conjunctionChineseSyllable that used Corpus to is although something say |