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Waiters in immaculate livery all but clicked their heels when they took your order.制服笔挺的侍者们在接受点菜时几乎高兴得跳起来磕脚后跟。As the airline industry shakes out all but the very fittest, catering companies could face serious troubles.航空业除了最盈利的大公司外，其他的都要被淘汰出局，因此饮食服务公司可能会面临严重的困境。The women wore black veils that covered all but their eyes.那些女人戴着黑色面纱，把除眼睛之外的所有地方都遮住了。The moon was so bright that it dimmed out all but a few of the most lustrous stars.月光如此皎洁，除最明亮的几颗以外，所有的星星都显得暗淡无光。Without you the job would have been all but impossible.没有你，这项工作几乎是不可能的。We have solved all but the border problems.我们已解决了除边界问题外的所有其它问题。Britain's coal industry has all but disappeared.英国的煤炭工业几乎已经消失。He enjoys a style of living that is beyond the means of all but the wealthiest people. 他享受的生活方式只有最富有的人才承担得起。It would be a great tragedy if outdoor education became lost to all but a minority of pupils.如果户外教育不再面向所有学生，只针对少数人，那将是个极大的悲剧。Eisner has made himself all but impregnable to attack.艾斯纳使自己几近坚不可摧。The incident has all but ruined her financially.这次事件使她经济上彻底破了产。England's chances of winning the series have all but disappeared.英格兰队在这次系列赛中获胜的机会几乎已荡然无存。The traditional way of life has all but disappeared.传统的生活方式几乎完全消失了。She was his wife in all but name.她虽无名分，但事实上就是他的妻子。Military governors ruled the country in all but name for many years.军方统治者实际上统治这个国家许多年了，只是法定名义上不是统治者。The drug produced an improvement in all but one case.除一个病例外，其他人服用该药后病情都有所好转。She is vice-president in all but name.虽然没有正式任命，但事实上她已经是副总裁了。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 security force all but bottled up the city.保安部队把城市封锁得几乎水泄不透。The minutes he kept were both scrappy and all but illegible.他的记录杂乱无章，几乎不可辨识。That night, her heart all but stopped.那晚，她的心脏差点儿停止跳动。The new accommodation block has all but masked the original building.新的宿舍楼几乎就是把原来的大楼包了一下。Many journalists here choose to pigeon all but the most innocuous of stories.除了平淡乏味的报道，这儿的新闻记者将一切通过鸽子传递出去。He was king in all but name.除了在名义上，他在其他各方面都是一国之主。I didn't read it all but I think the purport of the letter was that he will not be returning for at least a year.我没有把信读完，但我想这封信的大意是说他至少一年不回来。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。The home team had the game all but sewed up.这场比赛主队稳赢的。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。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 practice has all but vanished. 这种习俗现在几乎绝迹。I'd all but given up on you.我差不多要放弃你了。By now the war was all but over.那个时候，战争即将结束。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。His shortcomings were apparent to all but his most besotted admirers.他的缺点在众人眼中显而易见，唯独那些痴迷于他的仰慕者对此视而不见。Cut off the stalks and all but the most tender inner leaves.把茎和叶都剪掉，留下中间最嫩的叶子。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。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。His left arm was all but useless.他的左臂差不多残废了。We had all but given up hope.我们几乎放弃了希望。Mendel's research was all but forgotten.孟德尔的研究几乎被遗忘了。 |