all but

The concrete wall that used to divide this city has now all but gone.

曾经将这座城市分隔开的混凝土墙现在已几乎不复存在。

One might say the standard umbrella is already perfectly1 designed--compact, resistant2 to all but very strong winds, and it generally keeps your top half dry.

人们可能会说，标准的雨伞设计已算完美——坚固、能够耐受强风以外的所有天气，而且基本能保持你的上半身干燥。

He was indeed at this time having the Central Office cleared of all but his vassals.

的确，他这时正在对中央事务所进行全面清洗（他的亲信除外）

This isn't what I wanted at all, but I must make the best of a bad bargain.

这根本不是我想要的, 但是我必须随遇而安.

We want to get married and start a family and all. But that takes money.

我们想结婚，生孩子等，可是那得花钱。

The plant will stand all but the worst winters out of doors.

除了最严寒的冬季，这种植物都能在户外生长。

He has been all but forgotten.

他几乎已被人遗忘。

A study found that 85% of new fathers take some time off after the birth of a child — but for all but a few, it's a week or two at most.

一项研究发现85%的新生儿父亲会在孩子刚出生之后休息一段时间——但总共仅仅几天，最多一至两个星期。

The trial resulted in acquittals on all but one count.

审判结果是除一项罪名之外其他罪名都不成立。

The general was an unattractive man to all but his most ardent admirers.

除了他那些铁杆崇拜者外，这位将军对于其他人并无吸引力。

The general was an unattractive man to all but his most ardent admirers

除了他那些铁杆崇拜者外，这位将军对于其他人并无吸引力。

It seems that the' 60s era of social activism is all but a dim memory.

20世纪60年代的社会激进主义似乎只是一个模糊的记忆。

She all but fainted when she heard the news.

听到那消息,她差点晕过去.

By 1980, Miami beach had all but totally eroded

到1980年，迈阿密海滩已经完全风蚀了。

The concrete wall that used to divide this city has now all but gone

曾经将这座城市分隔开的混凝土墙现在已几乎不复存在。

The most prominent poets of the Victorian period had all but faded from the scene.

维多利亚时期最显赫的诗人差不多已全部湮没无声了。

By 1980, Miami beach had all but totally eroded.

到1980年，迈阿密海滩已经完全风蚀了。

Strictly speaking, it is not one house at all, but three houses joined together.

严格来说，这根本不是一间房子，而是三间房子连在一起。

Herbalism had become an all but extinct skill in the Western world.

草药医术在西方已经成了一门几乎绝迹的技艺。

He runs the company in all but name.

他虽没有名义，却实际上在管理这家公司。

It's the end of the doctrine in all but name.

这实际上已是该学说的终结，只是未被道明罢了。

Her forty-fourth birthday had just passed, unnoticed by all but herself.

她44岁的生日就这样过去了，除了她自己没人注意到。

Reiner, 56, has all but conceded the race to his rival.

56岁的赖纳在比赛中几乎已经向对手认输了。

A stag, chased from his lair1 by the hounds, took refuge in a farmyard, and, entering a stable where a number of oxen were stalled, thrust himself under a pile of hay in a vacant stall, where he lay concealed2, all but the tips of his horns.

一只雄鹿被猎狗赶出了巢，只得躲进一个农家小院里。他闯进一个满是公牛的牛棚里，拼命挤进空牛栏的干草堆中，藏了起来，但是他的鹿角却一直藏在外面。

My little grandson is no trouble at all, but his 6-year-old elder sister is rude and selfish.

我的小孙子一点都不让人操心，但是他6岁大的姐姐却野蛮而又自私。

The wild ginseng of Manchuria and korea, hunted assiduously for centuries, is now all but extinct.

人们数百年来千方百计搜寻的中国东北和朝鲜的野山参现在几乎绝迹了。

Europe will be represented in all but two of the seven races

除了两项赛事之外，欧洲在其余5项赛事中都有代表参加。

Reiner, 56, has all but conceded the race to his rival

56岁的赖纳在比赛中几乎已经向对手认输了。

Unfortunately, you must carry the necessary equipment with you, since it's all but impossible to find natural substitutes ．

不幸的是,你必须随身携带必要的设备，因为在那里找到天然替代品的可能性几乎为零。

His papers were proof against all but the most expert of scrutinies.

他的论文几乎可以经受住最专业的审查。