近乎，甚至可以说

即使不能说；虽不能说…；虽说不上

not so bad───并不坏；还凑合

sad to say───不幸的是

not so dusty───（人的健康或境况）还不错（非正式）

not to worry───不用担心

not to worry!───不用担心

hot toddy───香甜热酒

not a snap───一点也不急

not that───并非；并不是说

not to speak of───更不用说

He sounded annoyed, not to say furious.───听起来他是生气了, 甚至可以说是大发雷霆.

" That's enough,'said Jou - chia and warned her not to say anything again.───柔嘉 道: “ 这就够了, ”警告她以后不许.

She solemnly promised not to say a word to anyone about it.───她郑重承诺不向任何人透露一个字。

John was careful not to say anything about this to her.───约翰小心翼翼,避免向她提及此事.

She sounded impolite, not to say rude.───她的话听来很不礼貌, 简直可以说是粗鲁.

I found the characters very two-dimensional, not to say dull.───我觉得那些人物形象即使不说是乏味无聊，至少也是毫无深度。

She warned me not to say anything to upset him.───她警告我不要说任何让他不高兴的话。

That's not to say that we begrudge them anything.───曼联最近的运气非常好,但是我相信很快幸运女神就会站到我们这边.

Here are a few stories which indicate the originality, not to say eccentricity, of his character.───这里有几个故事,表明了他奇特而并非怪僻的性格.

I found the whole story bizarre, not to say unbelievable.───我觉得整个事件经过荒诞不经，更不用说不可信了。

He made up his mind not to say a word.───他打定主意一句话也不说.

He sounded impolite, not to say rude.───他的话听来很不礼貌, 简直可以说粗鲁.

This required a sharp eye, foresight and forceful , not to say ruthless, methods.───这需要眼光,手段, 小心,泼辣, 好不至都放了鹰.

That is, of course, not to say that the blame rests solely on the student.───这当然不是说责任全在那个学生身上.

This is not to say that the landing was not a close thing.───这并不是说,这次登陆不是一发千钧.

It is rather cool, not to say cold.───虽不能说冷,也算相当凉了.

It made my position complicated, not to say ludicrous.───使我的处境变得非常复杂, 且不说滑稽可笑了.

She warned me not to say anything to upset him.───她警告我不要说任何让他心烦的话。

That is, of course, not to say that the blame rests solely on the student.