1·Arrows would continue to fly forward forever in a straight line were it not for gravity, which brings them down to earth.
要不是重力使箭掉落地上，它将会一直沿直线往前飞行。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
2·Were it not for the support of the teachers, the student could not overcome her difficulty.
如果没有老师的支持，这个学生就无法克服困难。
3·Were it not for the nameless adventure that awaited them, they would have thrown a pair of dice each evening and agreed that two sixes would end it all.
如果不是那场等待着他们的无名冒险，他们早就每天晚上掷出一对骰子，并同意一掷出两个六就结束这一切。
4·Were it not for the fact that I saw it with my own eyes, I wouldn't believe it.
若非我那时亲眼看到，我是不会相信的。
—— 《新英汉大辞典》
5·Were it not for your songs.
如果她不是为你的歌声准备的。
6·Were it not for your eyes.
如果它不是为你的双眼准备的。
7·That would be the end of the story were it not for an odd detail.
那将不爆任何冷门地成为故事的结局。
8·Were it not for the Vatican, this pimple would be the world's smallest independent state.
要不是世界上有个梵蒂冈，这颗小疙瘩肯定是世界上最小的独立国家。
9·This would be good news all round were it not for the consequent crash in banking confidence.
这对所有人来说都是一个好消息，但对于信心业已崩溃的银行业来说并非如此。
10·Were it not for the camera and the painter, the tree might be a transitory force in our lives.
若不是相机或者绘画，这些树木也许只会是我们生命中掠过的短暂的身影。