nothing but和anythingbut怎么记(anythingbut和nothingbut用法精讲)

nothing but和anythingbut怎么记(anythingbut和nothingbut用法精讲)(1)

1. anything but为习语,意为“根本不是”“一点不是, 绝不,根本不”。

I’ll do anything but that. 我绝不会干那种事。

The party was anything but a success. 晚会根本不成功。

The fight is anything but finished. 斗争绝没有结束。

I was anything but happy about going.我一点也不愿意出去。

He was anything but a fool.他根本不是个傻瓜。

I will be anything but quiet on Saturday night!

星期六的晚上我根本静不下心来!

They were anything but friendly off-camera, refusing even to take the same lift.

在银幕外,他们彼此一点也不友好,甚至不愿同乘一部电梯。

注anything but 有时可单独使用。如:

I don’t mean he’s lazy—anything but! 我不是说他懒,他根本不懒。

The Los Angeles police chief was not always so insulated from politicians;anything but.

洛杉矶警察局局长并不总是如此疏远政客,根本不会。

注anything but不仅可用于事物,也可用于人。如:

He is anything but a poet. 他绝不是诗人。

He was anything but polite. 他根本没有一点礼貌。

The hotel was anything but satisfactory. 这家旅馆一点不让人满意。

anything but 不作为一个整体习语是,也可以表示“除了……只能”

这个例句很有意思大家推敲推敲:

It makes it hard for the Fed to do anything but stand pat till the economy'sdirection becomes clearer.

这让美联储几乎无计可施,在经济发展方向明朗之前只好硬挺着。

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2.nothing but(除……外;什么也没有;只有)后面可接:

(1) 名词或代词:

For miles and miles I could see nothing except (= but) a great fire and lots of smoke. 一连好几英里,除了大火和浓烟我什么也看不见。

Under the soil there is nothing but sand. 在这层土壤下边只有沙子。

I have nothing but praise for the police

我对警方唯有称赞。

He was nothing but skin and bones.

他瘦得只剩皮包骨头了。

This chap likes to exaggerate and is good at nothing but boasting.

这个人言过其实,就会吹牛皮放大炮。

(2)不定式:A cold-blooded animal has no choice but to lie down and sleep. 冷血动物别无选择,只好躺下来睡觉。(注:这种句型中的不定式通常要带to;但当其前面的动词是实义动词do的某种形式,或只有情态动词时,but后面的不定式要省去to。例如:

He did nothing but sleep all day long. 他什么也不干,成天睡觉。

I can but obey it.(= I can do nothing but obey it.)我只能服从。

It did nothing but make us ridiculous

这只是让我们显得很滑稽。

再如:

后接另外一个与前面的谓语结构形式相一致的谓语结构形式,如:

Politeness costs nothing but wins everything. 这是一句谚语,意为彬彬有礼,惠而不费,或者理解为和气生财。

He said nothing but gave me a sly grin that made me feel terribly uneasy

他什么也没说,只是朝我狡黠地笑了笑,这让我感到极其不安。

He said nothing but sat there as if in a trance.

他话也不说,坐在那里发愣。

She said nothing but sat there staring blankly.; She said nothing but sat there as if in a trance.

她话也不说,坐在那里发呆。

nothing but和anythingbut怎么记(anythingbut和nothingbut用法精讲)(2)

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