高考英语词汇详解：anything but 用法

anything but 用法

anything but 的意思是：绝不是，根本不是。

如：

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。

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

注意:

1. 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。

2. 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。