except
柯林斯词典
1. PREP You use except to introduce the only thing or person that a statement does not apply to, or a fact that prevents a statement from being completely true. 除…之外
I wouldn't have accepted anything except a job in New York. 我当时是不会接受一份除纽约以外任何其他地方的工作的。
2. CONJ Except is also a conjunction. 除了…
Freddie would tell me nothing about what he was writing, except that it was to be a Christmas play. 弗雷迪不愿告诉我他在写什么,只说会是个圣诞剧本。
3. PHRASE You use except or except for to introduce the only thing or person that prevents a statement from being completely true. 除了…
He hadn't eaten a thing except for one forkful of salad. 除了一口沙拉,他什么都没吃。
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except /ɪkˈsɛpt/
剑桥词典
- not including ; but not
- 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 .
- 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 .
(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。
Everyone was there except for Sally. 除了萨莉,大家都在那儿。
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。
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