高考英语实用短语 all but


释义：

all but 几乎，差一点

例句：

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

56岁的赖纳差一点就向他的对手认输而使比赛结束。



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

草药医术在西方世界几乎已成了一项绝迹的技术。



On Meredith's new recording, Eddie Higgins accompanies her on all but one song.

在梅瑞迪斯的新唱片中，艾迪·希金斯为她伴奏了除一首歌以外的所有歌曲。



It was all but impossible to read his writing.

他的笔迹几乎没法辨认。



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

7场比赛中除了2场之外,都将有欧洲的代表参加。



Yet much of the land—moist black soil and extraordinary verdure—was all but empty.

然而，这里的大部分土地——潮湿的黑土和格外的青翠——几乎空空如也。



With time, the lump grew, and it was all but impossible to find a veterinarian who would treat her since she was not a dog, cat or farm animal.

随着时间的推移，肿块渐渐长大，因为她不是狗、猫或农场动物，几乎不可能找到能治疗她的兽医。



The party was all but over when we arrived.

我们到的时候，聚会都快要结束了。



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

这堵曾经被用来分隔这座城市的水泥墙现在差不多不存在了。