| Subject | English | Chinese |
| f.trade. | cannot be anything but | 只能是 |
| gen. | cannot but | 不由得 (+ inf.) |
| gen. | cannot choose but | 不得不 |
| gen. | cannot but + inf. | 不得不做 |
| gen. | cannot choose but + inf. | 必须做 |
| gen. | cannot choose but + inf. | 不得不做 |
| scient. | cannot help but | ［后接原形动词］不得不 |
| gen. | cannot help but | 忍不住 |
| gen. | cannot help but | 不得不 |
| gen. | cannot help but | 不免 |
| gen. | cannot help but to + inf. | 不得不做 |
| proj.manag. | He still cannot afford the price of a computer or an Internet connection, but, he says, at least it is a start | 他还不能支付得起一台电脑和互联网连接的费用、但是他表示这至少也是一个开始 |
| gen. | If you have been refused a visa, you can reapply at any time. But if your circumstances have not significantly changed since your last refusal, or if you cannot address the reasons for your refusal, we may refuse your application again | 如果您被拒签，您可以在任何时候再次申请。如果您的情况与上次申请时大致相同，或无法对上次拒签信中列明的拒签原因做出解释，您的申请可能会再次被拒 |
| gen. | it cannot be questioned but | …是确实的 (that) |
| gen. | it cannot be questioned but | 毫无疑问 (that) |
| econ. | Since the rice was weighed by a public surveyor upon arrival they cannot but admit the shortage | 大米到货时即由公证行过磅，他们只好承认重量不足 |
| gen. | sorry, sir, but we cannot cash this check immediately. This is a personal check, sir | 对不起，先生，我们无法立刻兑现这张支票。这是一张个人支票，先生 |
| gen. | The board has discussed your request for a 30% pay rise, we cannot meet your demands but we would be happy to offer you 15%. | 董事会已讨论了给你加30%薪水的要求，我们不能满足你的要求，但我们很乐意给你加15%。 |
| gen. | The price cannot be reduced, but we'll give you some extra gifts | 价格减不了，但是我们可以送你一些赠品 |
| gen. | Trained service animals are accepted in cabin for qualified individuals with a disability. A service animal should sit in the floor space in front of the customer's assigned seat but cannot protrude into the aisles | 符合要求的残障人士可携带经过培训的服务型宠物入舱。宠物应该待在乘客指定座位的前面区域，不能进入过道 |
| econ. | We cannot but return to you Indent No 328 | 我们只得退回你方第328 号定单 |
| gen. | we may call it an elastic body, but we cannot consider it perfectly elastic | 我们可以〔不妨〕叫它是个弹性体,但我们不能认为它是完全弹性的 |
| econ. | We may compromise with them, but the compensation cannot be less than $1000 | 我们可以和他们妥协，但赔偿费不能少于1000美元 |
| f.trade. | We will do our best to advance shipment but cannot commit ourselves. | 我们一定尽力提前装船、但不能保证。 |
| gen. | We will do our best to remove the stain, but we cannot guarantee the result | 我们将尽力去掉这块污迹，但我们不能保证肯定可以去掉 |