phr. anything but 1. 单单除…之外，恰恰不
To anything but the architect's eye, the house is cheap and ugly. 除了那个建筑师，在任何别人的眼光里，那房屋质量低劣，外形丑陋。
He'll do anything but that. 他什么都干，惟独不愿做那件事。
2. 根本不，决不，远非
His visit to Paris was anything but a success. 他的巴黎之行完全不成功。
Berg was anything but a scientist. 伯格决不是个科学家。
Crow Flats may indeed be flat, but getting there is anything but. Three mountain ridges must be crossed. 克罗平地也许确实平坦，可是要去那里决没有坦途，必须翻越3条山岭。
anything like 1. 多少有点像
Is your doll anything like mine? 你的玩具娃娃同我的多少有点相像吗?
I should be surprised if the terrorists are anything like so well trained as those of 5 years ago. 如果这些恐怖分子有点像5年前的恐怖分子那样训练有素，我会感到意外。
2. 全然，压根儿
She did not remain anything like faithful to him. 她对他根本谈不上忠贞不渝。
We have not anything like completed the job. 我们还远远没有做完这件工作呢。
anything of 1. 一点儿
You kids see anything of a little white dog? 你们这些孩子可见到过一只小白狗吗?
2. 一点…的味儿
Is he anything of a sportsman? 他是不是多少有点运动员的味道?
as anything 〈口〉非常，很；无比地
It's (as) easy as anything. 这事再容易没有了。
for anything 1. 无论如何
She wouldn't travel by air for anything. 她说什么也不愿坐飞机旅行。
2. 〈口〉极度地；过分地
for anything sb. cares 与某人没什么相干，不关某人什么事
for anything sb. knows 与某人所知相反
He may be an honest person for anything I know. 说不定他是个诚实的人。
if anything 1. 要说有什么区别的话
His family, if anything, was poorer than mine. 如果有区别的话，他家比我家更穷。
2. 甚至正相反；甚至还不如说
I'm not ashamed of her. If anything, I'm proud. 我并不为她而感到羞耻，正相反，我甚至感到骄傲。
The pigs in fact were putting on weight if anything. 那些猪事实上倒更像是在长膘呢。
like anything 〈口〉以全力；非常迅猛地，拼命地
We ran like anything to get away. 为了逃脱，我们拼命奔跑。
not make (或 think) anything of 认为…不重要
or anything 〈口〉或其他什么的
She's not suffering from any peculiar disease or anything. 她没有患任何特殊的疾病，也没有其他什么问题。