I’ll do anything but that. 我絕不會干那種事。

The party was anything but a success. 晚會根本不成功。

The fight is anything but finished. 斗爭絕沒有結束。

The hotel was anything but satisfactory. 這家旅館一點不讓人滿意。

注anything but 有時可單獨使用。如：

I don’t mean he’s lazy—anything but! 我不是說他懶，他根本不懶。

注anything but不僅可用于事物，也可用于人。如：

He is anything but a poet. 他絕不是詩人。

He was anything but polite. 他根本沒有一點禮貌。