although/ɔlˋðo; ɔːlˈðəʊ/linking word 1 in spite of the fact that something is true 虽然﹐尽管: Although the car's old, it still runs well. 这车虽然旧了﹐但跑起来还不错。He lent his friend £20, although he didn’t have much money himself. 他借了 20 英镑给他的朋友﹐尽管他自己钱也不是很多。2 but 不过﹐但是: You can copy my answers, although I’m not sure they’re right. 你可以抄我的答案﹐不过我不能确定我的答案是否正确。