all-england
7.The main international competitions are the All-England Badminton Championships, the Thomas Cup, and the Uber Cup.
8.William has retired from competition now, but he had his day when he won the all-England championships.
同义词辨析
辨析1:
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”。

