anythinganything 'but1.■certainly not; just the opposite (of) 绝对不；正相反:Ecologists are anything but optimistic about a change in the Government’s attitude towards ‘green’ issues. 对于政府会转变对环保问题的态度，生态学家们毫不乐观。‘I suppose the weather in Scotland was terrible.’ ‘Oh no, anything but.’“我想苏格兰的天气一定很糟糕。”“噢，不，恰恰相反。”anything 'goes2.■there are no rules about how sb should behave;anything is acceptable﹙对某人的行为举止﹚没有任何规定；什么都行:John always has to wear a suit and tie to the office, but where I work anything goes. 约翰上班必须穿西服打领带，可是我工作的地方穿什么都行。anything 'like3.■(used with a negative, in a question or in an if-clause 与否定词连用，用于疑问句或if从句中) in any way similar to; nearly 多少有点像；差不多:If the meal’s anything like the one we had there, you’ll really enjoy it. 如果这顿饭同我们在那儿吃过的差不多，你一定会喜欢的。The car isn’t anything like as fast as yours. 这车压根儿没有你的车那么快。(as) easy, clear, quick, etc. as anything (informal)4.■extremely easy, clear, quickly, etc. 极其容易﹙或清楚、迅速等﹚:It was only a small gift but Phil was as pleased as anything with it. 只是一件小礼物，可是菲尔高兴得跟什么似的。like 'anything (BrE,informal)5.■very much or very enthusiastically 非常；非常狂热地:My head hurt like anything. 我的头疼得很厉害。not for 'anything (informal)6.■definitely not 决不；无论如何也不:I wouldn’t give it up for anything. 我决不放弃。or anything (spoken)7.■or another thing of a similar type 或类似的事情:If you want to call a meeting or anything, just let me know. 如果你想召集个会议什么的，就请告诉我。