一句话中isallbutguaranteed的意思?句子：InChinathegovernmentisseenasoneofthelast"ironricebowl"employers,whereajobforlifeisallbutguaranteed.请问这句话中最后部分ajobforlifeisallbutguaranteed是什么

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一句话中is all but guaranteed的意思?
句子：In China the government is seen as one of the last "iron rice bowl" employers, where a job for life is all but guaranteed. 请问这句话中最后部分a job for life is all but guaranteed是什么意思和语法?谢谢

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all but 有两个意思：1）几乎,差不多；2）除..外全都
据本题判断,but=nearly.“一生的工作差不多被保证了.”