anything but
除…之外任何事(物)都…,根本不…
Did you enjoy your holiday?—Anything but.
你的生日过得快乐吗?——没有什么特别的.
She is anything but a beauty.
她一点也不漂亮.
nothing but
只有,只不过
I had nothing in the world but a million-pound note.
除了一张百万英镑的钞票,这世上我是一无所有.
Don't scold her,she's nothing but a child.
不要责骂她,她只不过是个孩子.
At present I can do nothing but wait.
目前,我只好等待.