nothing but怎么翻译?

如题所述

nothing but在英语里是个常见词组,它的基本含义是“只是;仅仅”,nothing but有时还可以分开用。常见于下列四种用法:

一、nothing but+名词或名词词组。如:

①I had nothing in the world but two available
hands.在这个世界上我什么都没有了,只有两只能用的手。

②In the room I found nothing but an old table.房间里我只发现一张旧桌子。

二、nothing but+do sth.常用于下面两种情况:

1.do nothing but
do sth.如:

Last evening I did nothing but repair my farm tools.昨天晚上我除了修理农具外,没有做其他的事。

2.have nothing to
do but do sth.如:

I had nothing to do but sit down and read a newspaper.我无事可做,只有坐下来读读报。

三、nothing but +to do sth.常用于want,like,decide,hope,wish,need等可跟不定式的动词后面。如:

①I want nothing but to speak to you all these
days.这些天来我只想和你说说话。

②He needs nothing but to get comfort from his
mother.他什么都不需要,只需要母亲的安慰。
四、nothing but+doing sth.常用于enjoy,finish, mind,appreciate等可跟动名词的动词后面。如:

①She enjoyed nothing but being thought highly of by
others.她只喜欢受人称赞。

②I mind nothing but your refusing my
invitation.我什么都不介意,只对你拒绝我的邀请感到不快。
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