而已

Locking up men does nothing more than keep them off the streets.

把这些人关起来只是做到了不让他们上街而已。

He can't help thinking it's all just "pie in the sky" talk.

他禁不住想所有这些不过是“画饼充饥”的空话而已。

Radio work for him was very much a sideshow.

对他来说电台的工作只是顺便做做而已。

At the moment it is only a theory.

眼下这只不过是个推测而已。

Browning's prediction is no better than a wild guess.

勃朗宁的预测不过是妄加猜测而已。

Why, this is nothing but common vegetable soup.

啊，这只不过是普通的蔬菜汤而已。

The crowd in Robinson's Coffee-House was thinning, but only by degrees.

鲁宾逊咖啡屋里的人正在变少，但也只是渐少而已。

It was just a piece of play-acting.

它只是一种作秀而已。

Some places were no more than glorified pubs.

一些地方名字叫得好听，其实不过是酒馆而已。

The restaurant was no more than a glorified fast-food cafe.

这地方美其名曰餐馆，其实只不过是个快餐店而已。

Not turning up was just a cop-out.

不露面只不过是在逃避而已。

"I'll be all right," he said airily. "It was only a thought."

“我会没事的，”他漫不经心地说，“那只是想想而已。”

Michael is now merely a good friend.

迈克尔现在仅仅是个不错的朋友而已。

The active ingredient in some of the mouthwashes was simply detergent.

某些漱口剂中的有效成分只不过是洗涤剂而已。

She was only a few pounds overweight.

她只是超重几磅而已。