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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 |