1、phr.除了…什么也不
He wanted nothing but to stay there.他什么也不想，就想待在那儿。
I had nothing 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。
2、只有，只不过
The story was noting but lies.那番话纯属谎言。
Fame brought her nothing but misery.名声只给她带来了痛苦。
3、nothing but +n
He did nothing but laugh.他只是笑。
Charles eats nothing but fruit.查尔斯除了水果什么也不吃。
4、nothing but +do
nothing but＋do sth．常用于下面两种情况：
do nothing but do sth
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。
have nothing todo but do sth
He did nothing but complain.他除了抱怨以外，什么也没做。
5、nothing but +doing
常用于enjoy、finish、 mind、appreciate等可跟动名词的动词后面。
I feel nothing but contempt for cheating.我对作弊十分蔑视。
6、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。
I want nothing but to speak to you all these days．这些天来我只想和你说说话。
扩展资料
anything but、nothing but、all but、none but这些短语均由代词加前置词but(除开)构成，但含义各不相同。
anything but(=not at all、by no means、never)表示“决不，根本不”。
nothing but(=only)表示“只不过，除了……以外什么也没有”。
all but(=almost、nearly)表示“几乎，差一点”。
none but(=no one except)表示“只有；除……外谁也不”。
1、nothing but 后跟 to do 还是do, 要看主句的 动词，前后一致。
2、I can do nothing but wait. (前面原形，后面原形）。
3、I am going to do nothing but to wait. (前面不定，后面不定式）。
拓展资料
nothing but的用法
1、I have nothing but praise for the police
我对警方唯有称赞。
2、He said nothing but gave me a sly grin that made me feel terribly uneasy
他什么也没说，只是朝我狡黠地笑了笑，这让我感到极其不安。
3、All that money brought nothing but sadness and misery and tragedy.
那笔钱带来的只有伤心、痛苦和悲剧。
4、He heard nothing but the echoes of his own voice.
他只听见了自己的回音。
5、You'll buy nothing but trouble if you buy that house, take my word for it.
你要是买那栋房子只会买来麻烦，我说的都是真的。
6、Why, this is nothing but common vegetable soup
啊，这只不过是普通的蔬菜汤而已。
7、He said nothing but sat there as if in a trance.
他话也不说，坐在那里发愣。
8、He was nothing but skin and bones.
他瘦得只剩皮包骨头了。
I can do nothing but wait. (前面原形，后面原形）
I am going to do nothing but to wait. (前面不定，后面不定式）
I can do nothing but wait. (前面原形，后面原形）
I am going to do nothing but to wait. (前面不定，后面不定式）
我们通过下面的例句来看nothing but的用法：
He had nothing but a cup of tea this morning.
他今天早上只喝了杯茶。
再如:
It's nothing but an ordinary watch. 这只是块普通的表。
