第1个回答 推荐于2017-09-14
如果没有上下文,很难确定句子的准确意思
有一种可能were it not for(一种搭配) :to introduce the only thing which prevents the main part of the sentence from being true. 要不是
eg:The earth would be a frozen ball if it were not for the radiant heat of the sun.
要是没有太阳的辐射热,地球将会是一个冰冻的球体。本回答被提问者采纳