FORM/USE: 'IF IT WERE NOT FOR', FORMAL
EGP #1129 | C2 | CLAUSES / conditional Can use 'If it weren?t / were not for' + noun phrase to introduce conditions in formal contexts. ► past simple Lexical range: N/A
当时多亏她反应快，不然好几位乘客就摔下站台了。
___If ___it ___weren't ___for her quick thinking, several passengers would have fallen onto the tracks.
要不是被告自己认了罪，检方本来根本找不到定罪的路径。
___If ___it ___were ___not ___for the defendant's confession, the prosecution would have had no path to a conviction.
要不是那个水下无人机，考察队就会错过整片珊瑚群落了。
___If ___it ___weren't ___for the underwater drone, the research team would have missed the entire coral colony.
要不是那位匿名捐助者出手相助，收容所几周内就得关门了。
___If ___it ___were ___not ___for the anonymous donor's intervention, the shelter would have closed its doors within weeks.
要不是他们持续游说，那项法案早就被搁置、连投票的机会都没有了。
___If ___it ___weren't ___for their persistent lobbying, the bill would have been shelved without a vote.