词汇 | except |
释义 | except preposition, conjunction uk /ɪkˈsept/ us /ɪkˈsept/ A2 not including; but not: (表示不包括)除…之外 The museum is open daily except Monday(s).博物馆除周一外每天都开放。 The government has few options except to keep interest rates high.政府除了保持高利率外,几乎没有其他的选择。 It's cool and quiet everywhere except in the kitchen.除了厨房,别的房间都很凉爽安静。 There is nothing to indicate the building's past, except (for) the fireplace.除了壁炉外,再没有什么地方可以表明这幢房子的历史了。 She won't eat anything except chicken nuggets and chips. The proposed change in the law would make abortion illegal except for strictly defined medical reasons.对该法拟议中的修改将把堕胎列为非法行为,只有经严格界定属医学需要者除外。 She rarely ventured outside, except when she went to stock up on groceries at the corner shop. The soldiers slept at night, except for one who stayed awake to keep watch. Excluding acid-free apart aside bar bar noneidiom barring count excluding exclusion exclusionary exclusionist exclusively freeze negative ostracism ostracize otherwise out of itidiom outlier stand-alone GrammarApart from or except for? Apart from and except for are multi-word prepositions. Apart from can mean either ‘including’ or ‘excluding’: … Except or except for? We often use except and except for as prepositions to mean ‘not including’ or ‘excluding’. They are followed by a noun or noun phrase or a wh-clause. Both except and except for are correct after a noun: … Idiomsexcept for except that except | American Dictionaryexcept preposition, conjunction us/ɪkˈsept/ not including; but not: It’s cool and quiet everywhere except (for) the kitchen. Everyone is here except Peter. Except also means with this difference or in this case only: The twins look exactly alike except (that) one is slightly taller. The deserted town is silent, except when wind rustles the weeds or bangs a door. except verb[ T ] us/ɪkˈsept/ to not include something or someone: When I say I didn’t like the Midwest, I except Chicago. exceptingpreposition, conjunctionus/ɪkˈsep·tɪŋ/ Excepting the two people who left early, I think everyone enjoyed the tour. except | Business Englishexcept preposition uk /ɪkˈsept/us(alsoexcept for) used to mean 'not including' or 'but not': Our offices are open Monday through Friday except on national holidays. All money transfers, except for those between members of the same branch, will now be charged a transaction fee. except verb[ T ] uk /ɪkˈsept/us to not include someone or something: be excepted from sthMaterials used in farming are excepted from sales and use tax. excepting sthVirtually all new restaurants in the region are smoke free, excepting those connected to a bar. |
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