if not for的意思|示意

You might not see her again, but don't break ties on a bad note — if not for your own pride, then because all girls talk.

你也许不会再见到她，但是别尽欢而散后就不再联系。如果不是因为你的自尊心，那就是因为所有的女人都喜欢八卦。

We would never have been able to get to this gene if not for the study of this family.

如果没有对这个家族的研究，我们永远不可能找到这个基因。

This combination suggests that spending would still be falling if not for the tax cuts in the stimulus.

这种组合表明如果不是因为减税的刺激，开支仍然会下降。

Many of these new friends are amazing people that I'd never have had the opportunity to know otherwise, if not for the blog.

这些新朋友都是很有趣的人，如果不是因为博客，我永远也不会有机会认识他们。

Contemporary music would not be what it is if not for the influences of the past.

如果不是过去音乐的影响，就不会有我们现在流行的当代音乐。

I decided to try one more time. If not for myself, I had to do it for them.

我决定再试一次，不为自己，我也要为他们。