though 1 S1 W1 / ðəʊ $ ðoʊ / 连词 #

1 used to introduce a statement that makes the main statement coming after it seem surprising, unlikely, or unexpected 同义词 although :

Though she’s almost 40, she still plans to compete.

Pascal went ahead with the experiment even though he knew it was dangerous.

though old/tired etc

The rooms, though small, were pleasant and airy.

old though it is/tired though he was etc

Strange though it may seem, I like housework.

2 used like ‘but’ to add a fact or opinion that makes what you have just said seem less definite, less important etc :

I thought he’d been drinking, though I wasn’t completely sure.

The offenders were dealt with firmly though fairly.

3 as though

a) in a way that makes you think something is true 同义词 as if :

It looks as though everyone else has gone home.

b) in a way that might make you think something was true, although you know it is not true 同义词 as if :

She stared at me as though I were a complete stranger.

though 2 S1 adverb #

spoken used after adding a fact, opinion, or question which seems surprising after what you have just said, or which makes what you have just said seem less true :
Two heart attacks in a year. It hasn’t stopped him smoking, though. It sounds like a lot of fun. Isn’t it rather risky though?