anything but(=not at all,by no means,never)表示“决不,根本不”。 nothing but(=only)表示“只不过,除了……以外什么也没有”。 all but(=almost,nearly)表示“几乎,”。 none but(=no one except)表示“只有;除……外谁也不”。
3.A television programme consisting largely of all but unwatchable monologues lingered painfully on the airwaves and then died, unlamented.
个主要由大段的不卒读的对白组成电视节目以电波形式在空间痛苦地徘徊,然后消逝,而且无哀悼。
4.Out of those shots, all but 14 of those caroms ended in either a Lakers possession or the end of a quarter.
除了这些投篮之外,凯在那节结束阶段连拿14个篮板遏制了湖的攻势。
5.Some people say you should hunt down the snake and kill it.Revenge is sweet and all, but the reason is so the doctor will know what kind of antivenin to use.