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except prep.除了 ... 之外conj.除非；除了 ... 之外；若不是vt.除；除外 (1) 除我之外，他们都去睡觉了。(2) 这支曲子不好,除非用它作舞蹈的伴奏曲。(3) 除了抱怨他们从不开口(4) 如果不是它价格太高的话,我本想买下那件衣服。(5) 你们全得受罚,我一个也不饶。(6) 收取入场费，但儿童除外。 This word can also be used as a conjunction meaning "but": If you're not very hungry, you might not eat anything, except a few crackers. As a verb, except is often used in the past tense: All drivers must obey the speed limit, but ambulances rushing to the hospital are excepted. Much more rare is the use of except as a verb meaning "to object," which we find mostly in legal contexts.

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英 [ɪk'sept] 美 [ɪk'sept] (1) They all went to sleep except me.(2) It's a poor tune, except to be dancing to.(3) They didn't open their mouths except to complain.(4) I would buy the suit,except that it cost too much.(5) You will all be punished; I can except no one.(6) An admission fee is charged,but children are excepted. The preposition except means "excluding." When we refer to the continental United States, we mean the whole country except Alaska and Hawaii. 1[PREP 介词]除了…之外 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.   [oft CONJ that/when/where/if]I wouldn't have accepted anything except a job in Europe...除了到欧洲工作外，我本来什么都不会接受。I don't take any drugs whatsoever, except aspirin for colds...我什么药都不吃，除了感冒时吃阿司匹林。Children who take exams early will be allowed to drop a subject except in the case of maths, English and science.提早参加考试的孩子们可以免修除数学、英语和科学以外的一门课。Except is also a conjunction.Freddie would tell me nothing about what he was writing, except that it was to be a Christmas play...弗雷迪丝毫不肯透露他正在写什么，只告诉我那是一个圣诞节剧本。The log cabin stayed empty, except when we came...除非我们到来，要不然那间小木屋一直都是空的。Ida would not speak to him except to answer questions...除了回答问题，艾达都不和他说话。Nothing more to do now except wait.现在只能等待。2[PREP-PHRASE 短语介词]除了；除…之外；唯有 You use except for to introduce the only thing or person that prevents a statement from being completely true. He hadn't eaten a thing except for one forkful of salad...除了一餐叉色拉，他什么都没吃。Everyone was late, except for Richard.除了理查德，其他所有人都迟到了。Usage Note :Do not confuse except, except for, unless, and besides. You use except to introduce the only things, situations, people, or ideas that a statement does not apply to. All of his body relaxed except his right hand... Travelling was impossible, except in the cool of the morning. You use except for before something that prevents a statement from being completely true. The classrooms were silent, except for the scratching of pens on paper... I had absolutely no friends except for Tom. Unless is used to introduce the only situation in which something will take place or be true. In the 1940s, unless she wore gloves a woman was not properly dressed... You must not give compliments unless you mean them. You use besides to introduce extra things in addition to the ones you are mentioning already. Fruit will give you, besides enjoyment, a source of vitamins. However, note that if you talk about 'the only thing' or 'the only person besides' a particular person or thing, besides means the same as 'apart from'. He was the only person besides Gertrude who talked to Guy. 不要混淆except，except for，unless和besides。 用except引出陈述中唯一不适用的事物、情形、人或想法：All of his body relaxed except his right hand（除了右手外，他全身都放松了), Travelling was impossible, except in the cool of the morning（除了在凉爽的早晨，其他时候出游都是不可能的）。except for 用于引出使某陈述不能完全成立的事物：The classrooms were silent, except for the scratching of pens on paper（除了钢笔在纸上写字的沙沙声，教室里一片安静），I had absolutely no friends except for Tom（除了汤姆，我真的一个朋友也没有）。unless用来引出某事发生或成立所必需的条件：In the 1940s, unless she wore gloves a woman was not properly dressed（在20世纪40年代，女人若不戴手套就是着装不得体），You must not give compliments unless you mean them（除非出自真心实意，否则不要随便恭维别人）。besides用来引出除已经提到的事物之外的其他事物：Fruit will give you, besides enjoyment, a source of vitamins（水果不但好吃，而且富含维生素）。但要注意的是，如果用于谈论除某人或某事物之外仅有的人或物时，besides的意思与apart from相同：He was the only person besides Gertrude who talked to Guy（他是除了格特鲁德外唯一同盖伊说话的人）。

英语单词	except
英美音标	英 [ɪk'sept] 美 [ɪk'sept]
中文释义	prep.除了 ... 之外 conj.除非；除了 ... 之外；若不是 vt.除；除外
英语例句	(1) They all went to sleep except me. (2) It's a poor tune, except to be dancing to. (3) They didn't open their mouths except to complain. (4) I would buy the suit,except that it cost too much. (5) You will all be punished; I can except no one. (6) An admission fee is charged,but children are excepted.
中文例句	(1) 除我之外，他们都去睡觉了。 (2) 这支曲子不好,除非用它作舞蹈的伴奏曲。 (3) 除了抱怨他们从不开口 (4) 如果不是它价格太高的话,我本想买下那件衣服。 (5) 你们全得受罚,我一个也不饶。 (6) 收取入场费，但儿童除外。
vocabulary简明	The preposition except means "excluding." When we refer to the continental United States, we mean the whole country except Alaska and Hawaii.
vocabulary扩展	This word can also be used as a conjunction meaning "but": If you're not very hungry, you might not eat anything, except a few crackers. As a verb, except is often used in the past tense: All drivers must obey the speed limit, but ambulances rushing to the hospital are excepted. Much more rare is the use of except as a verb meaning "to object," which we find mostly in legal contexts.
柯林斯解释	1 [PREP 介词]除了…之外 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. [oft CONJ that/when/where/if] I wouldn't have accepted anything except a job in Europe... 除了到欧洲工作外，我本来什么都不会接受。 I don't take any drugs whatsoever, except aspirin for colds... 我什么药都不吃，除了感冒时吃阿司匹林。 Children who take exams early will be allowed to drop a subject except in the case of maths, English and science. 提早参加考试的孩子们可以免修除数学、英语和科学以外的一门课。 Except is also a conjunction. Freddie would tell me nothing about what he was writing, except that it was to be a Christmas play... 弗雷迪丝毫不肯透露他正在写什么，只告诉我那是一个圣诞节剧本。 The log cabin stayed empty, except when we came... 除非我们到来，要不然那间小木屋一直都是空的。 Ida would not speak to him except to answer questions... 除了回答问题，艾达都不和他说话。 Nothing more to do now except wait. 现在只能等待。 2 [PREP-PHRASE 短语介词]除了；除…之外；唯有 You use except for to introduce the only thing or person that prevents a statement from being completely true. He hadn't eaten a thing except for one forkful of salad... 除了一餐叉色拉，他什么都没吃。 Everyone was late, except for Richard. 除了理查德，其他所有人都迟到了。 Usage Note : Do not confuse except, except for, unless, and besides. You use except to introduce the only things, situations, people, or ideas that a statement does not apply to. All of his body relaxed except his right hand... Travelling was impossible, except in the cool of the morning. You use except for before something that prevents a statement from being completely true. The classrooms were silent, except for the scratching of pens on paper... I had absolutely no friends except for Tom. Unless is used to introduce the only situation in which something will take place or be true. In the 1940s, unless she wore gloves a woman was not properly dressed... You must not give compliments unless you mean them. You use besides to introduce extra things in addition to the ones you are mentioning already. Fruit will give you, besides enjoyment, a source of vitamins. However, note that if you talk about 'the only thing' or 'the only person besides' a particular person or thing, besides means the same as 'apart from'. He was the only person besides Gertrude who talked to Guy. 不要混淆except，except for，unless和besides。用except引出陈述中唯一不适用的事物、情形、人或想法：All of his body relaxed except his right hand（除了右手外，他全身都放松了), Travelling was impossible, except in the cool of the morning（除了在凉爽的早晨，其他时候出游都是不可能的）。except for 用于引出使某陈述不能完全成立的事物：The classrooms were silent, except for the scratching of pens on paper（除了钢笔在纸上写字的沙沙声，教室里一片安静），I had absolutely no friends except for Tom（除了汤姆，我真的一个朋友也没有）。unless用来引出某事发生或成立所必需的条件：In the 1940s, unless she wore gloves a woman was not properly dressed（在20世纪40年代，女人若不戴手套就是着装不得体），You must not give compliments unless you mean them（除非出自真心实意，否则不要随便恭维别人）。besides用来引出除已经提到的事物之外的其他事物：Fruit will give you, besides enjoyment, a source of vitamins（水果不但好吃，而且富含维生素）。但要注意的是，如果用于谈论除某人或某事物之外仅有的人或物时，besides的意思与apart from相同：He was the only person besides Gertrude who talked to Guy（他是除了格特鲁德外唯一同盖伊说话的人）。

Person I Introduce Statement True Give Thing Prevents