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| − | *餐厅 都 关门 了 ，我们 <em>只好</em> 去 吃 KFC 。<span class="trans"> | + | *餐厅 都 关门 了 ，我们 <em>只好</em> 去 吃 KFC 。<span class="trans">The other restaurants are all closed, so we didn't have a choice but go to KFC to eat.</span> |
*我 忘 了 预约 ，<em>只好</em> 去 排队 。<span class="trans">I forgot to make an appointment. I had to wait in a queue.</span> | *我 忘 了 预约 ，<em>只好</em> 去 排队 。<span class="trans">I forgot to make an appointment. I had to wait in a queue.</span> | ||
| − | *他 没有 时间 去 ，<em>只好</em> 我 去 。<span class="trans">He doesn't have time to go | + | *他 没有 时间 去 ，<em>只好</em> 我 去 。<span class="trans">He doesn't have time to go, so I have to go.</span> |
| − | *老板 不 给 我 涨工资 ，我 <em>只好</em> 去 干私活 。<span class="trans">The boss wouldn't give me a pay raise | + | *老板 不 给 我 涨工资 ，我 <em>只好</em> 去 干私活 。<span class="trans">The boss wouldn't give me a pay raise, so I had to do some private jobs.</span> |
| − | *她 实在 受不了 那么 吵闹 的 邻居 ，<em>只好</em> 搬走 了 。<span class="trans">She really can't stand such noisy neighbors | + | *她 实在 受不了 那么 吵闹 的 邻居 ，<em>只好</em> 搬走 了 。<span class="trans">She really can't stand such noisy neighbors, so she had to move away.</span> |
| − | *那天 突然 下雨 了 ，我们 <em>只好</em> 取消 。<span class="trans">It rained suddenly that day | + | *那天 突然 下雨 了 ，我们 <em>只好</em> 取消 。<span class="trans">It rained suddenly that day, so we had to cancel it.</span> |
| − | *警察 给 小偷 看 了 监控 ，小偷 <em>只好</em> 承认 了 。<span class="trans">The police showed the surveillance to the thief | + | *警察 给 小偷 看 了 监控 ，小偷 <em>只好</em> 承认 了 。<span class="trans">The police showed the surveillance to the thief, so he had to admit it.</span> |
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只好 is an adverb used to express that one "has no choice but to" or "has no other option but to." The option is one the speaker is not fond of.
Structure
⋯⋯ ，(Subj. +) 只好 + [Verb Phrase]
Examples
- 餐厅 都 关门 了 ，我们 只好 去 吃 KFC 。The other restaurants are all closed, so we didn't have a choice but go to KFC to eat.
- 我 忘 了 预约 ，只好 去 排队 。I forgot to make an appointment. I had to wait in a queue.
- 他 没有 时间 去 ，只好 我 去 。He doesn't have time to go, so I have to go.
- 老板 不 给 我 涨工资 ，我 只好 去 干私活 。The boss wouldn't give me a pay raise, so I had to do some private jobs.
- 她 实在 受不了 那么 吵闹 的 邻居 ，只好 搬走 了 。She really can't stand such noisy neighbors, so she had to move away.
- 那天 突然 下雨 了 ，我们 只好 取消 。It rained suddenly that day, so we had to cancel it.
- 警察 给 小偷 看 了 监控 ，小偷 只好 承认 了 。The police showed the surveillance to the thief, so he had to admit it.
