all but
几乎、差不多;除……外全部
在英语中,我们可以用 all but 这个习语来表示两层意思。一层是指“几乎、差不多”,比如:
- 我们到那儿时,比赛差不多要结束了。
The game was all but over by the time we arrived. - 我差不多要放弃你了。
I'd all but given up on you.
另一层意思是指“除……外全部”,比如:
- 法官命令所有人退出法庭,只留下她自己和证人。
The judge cleared the court of all but (= everyone except) herself and the witness.