if not

The contest has become personalised, if not bitter.

这场角逐开始针对个人了，甚至话语也变得尖刻起来。

It was a warm day, if not exactly hot.

这一天即使算不上热，也是一个暖和的日子。

If not for John, Brian wouldn'thave learned the truth.

要不是因为约翰，布赖恩也不可能知道真相。

If not for John, Brian wouldn't have learned the truth

要不是因为约翰，布赖恩也不可能知道真相。

The Government had a moral, if not a legal duty to pay compensation.

政府即使没有法律责任，在道义上也有责任来赔偿。

Sometimes, that standard is quite difficult, if not impossible, to achieve

有时即便有可能达到那个标准，那也是非常困难。

Vasari claimed with horror that he was, if not an atheist, then an agnostic.

瓦萨里惊恐地说他若非无神论者，就是不可知论者。

Such measures are desirable, if not essential.

这些措施即使不是必要，也是可取的。

If not a large concern, Queensbury Nursery was at least a successful one.

即使规模不算大，昆斯伯里托儿所至少办得很成功。

Professor Fish has been nothing if not professional

菲什教授一贯表现出很高的职业水准。

Hollywood is nothing if not creative, especially if someone else will pick up the bills.

好莱坞是极有创造力的地方，尤其是如果有人肯埋单的话。

Technical skill is a fundamental basis for most, if not all, great art.

技巧即使不是所有伟大艺术、也是其中大多数的根本基础。

The arrangements, if not ideal, are fairly satisfactory.

安排虽不算理想，但也相当满意。

The completion of this project will stimulate the economy of this region if not the whole of china.

这项工程的完成将有助于发展这一地区乃至整个中国的经济。

I'm working on my fitness and I will be ready in a couple of weeks, if not sooner.

我正在调养身体，最多两三周以后就可以了。

I'm working on my fitness and I will be ready in a couple of weeks, if not sooner

我正在调养身体，最多两三周以后就可以了。

If not, we encourage you to read this chapter carefully.

若是没有，我们激劝你细心浏览本章。

Where should I go, if not to your house?

我不到你家里去, 到哪里去 呢 ?

Are you pressed for time, Mr Bayliss? If not, I suggest we have lunch.

你时间紧吗，贝利斯先生？如果不紧，不如我们一起吃午饭吧。

He should be given credit for hard work, if not for merit.

他没有功劳也有苦劳。

Many, if not most, scientific papers are presented orally at scientific meetings

许多科学论文，即便不是大多数，都是以口头形式在科学会议上发表的。

She understood his meaning, if not his words, and took his advice.

她即便没听懂他的话，也明白了他的意思，并且接受了他的建议。

Many, if not most, scientific papers are presented orally at scientific meetings.

许多科学论文，即便不是大多数，都是以口头形式在科学会议上发表的。

In a bid to take production back to Detroit, Michigan lawmakers have introduced legislation that could make their state the best place in the country, if not the world, to develop self-driving vehicles and put them on the road.

在一次试图使无人驾驶汽车生产回归底特律的努力中，密歇根州的立法者提出了一个可以使该州成为全美即使不是全世界开发无人驾驶汽车并让它们上路的最佳地点。

A number of recent advances hold out if not the hope of a cure, then at least the possibility of some drug which could stop the spread of the virus

近来的一些进展即使不能提供治愈的希望，也至少有望研制出来某种药物来阻止病毒的传播。

If you agree, so; if not, so.

如果你同意, 就这样; 如果你不同意, 也这样.

Professor Fish has been nothing if not professional.

菲什教授一贯表现出很高的职业水准。

Sometimes, that standard is quite difficult, if not impossible, to achieve.

有时即便有可能达到那个标准，那也是非常困难。

If they arrive before I leave, well and good. If not, the responsibility will be mine.

如果他们在我离开之前到达，那自然很好。但如果不是的话，那责任就是我的了。

This agreement, if not implemented, is a mere scrap of paper.

这个协定如不执行只不过是一纸空文.