词义辨析anything but ,nothing but ,all but ,everything but.

1. nothing but（除……外什么也没有；只有）后面可接名词或代词：

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。

He did nothing but sleep all day long.

他什么也不干，成天睡觉。

2. anything but 绝不，根本不。如：

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。

3. all but几乎，差一点

The game is all but over.

这场比赛几乎是结束了。

4. everything but 除了...其余都.... My dog does everything but speak. 我的狗除了不会说话以外什么都会。