只能是 meaning in Chinese
cannot be anything but
Examples
- Otherwise the prospect is for stalemate .
不然的话，前景只能是僵局。 - Anything she said then would but increase his anger .
在这当口不管她说什么都只能是火上加油。 - Whatever reasons he may give, they can only be excuses .
不论他提出什么理由，都只能是些托辞。 - Such estimates should be considered only as crude approximations .
上述估算结果只能是粗略的近似值。