except
conjunction, prep
verb
ɪkˈsept
conjunction, prep
1
used
to
introduce
the
only
person,
thing,
action,
fact,
or
situation
about
which
a
statement
is
not
true
除…之外
The
office
is
open
every
day
except
Sundays.
办事处除星期天之外天天都开门。
You
can
have
any
of
the
cakes
except
this
one.
你可以拿任何一块蛋糕，但这块除外。
[+
for
]
Everyone
went
except
for
Scott
and
Dan.
除了斯科特和丹之外，大家都去了。
She
felt
fine
except
for
being
a
little
tired.
她感觉很好，只是有点累。
except
(that)
Clarissa
could
think
of
nothing
to
say
except
that
she
was
so
sorry.
克拉丽莎除了表示很抱歉之外，想不出有什么话好说。
[+
in/by/to
etc
]
Staff
are
not
permitted
to
make
personal
phone
calls
except
in
an
emergency.
除了有急事，员工是不允许打私人电话的。
except
when/where/if
Benson
kept
the
studio
locked
except
when
he
was
working
there.
除了在那里工作时，本森总是让工作室锁着门。
except
do
sth
She
had
nothing
to
do
except
spend
money.
她除了花钱便无所事事。
except
to
do
sth
He
wouldn’t
talk
about
work,
except
to
say
that
he
was
busy.
他除了说他很忙之外并不想谈论工作。
2
used
to
give
the
reason
why
something
was
not
done
or
did
not
happen
要不是由于〔用于说明某事没做成或没发生的原因〕
except
(that)
Liz
would
have
run,
except
that
she
didn’t
want
to
appear
to
be
in
a
hurry.
要不是因为不想显得很匆忙，莉兹就会奔跑起来。
3
used
to
mention
a
fact
that
makes
what
you
have
just
said
seem
less
true
[口] 只是，但是
spoken
except
(that)
I
have
earrings
just
like
those,
except
they’re
blue.
我有一对耳环跟那一对很像，只是我的是蓝色的。
A
date
book
would
make
a
great
gift,
except
that
a
lot
of
people
already
have
one.
记事本可以作为不错的礼物，只是许多人都已经有一本了。
4
Except
means
‘not
including’
or
‘but
not’.
except
意为“不包括”或“除…之外”
They
invited
everyone
except
Julie.
除了朱莉，他们邀请了每一个人。
5
Besides Apart from
means
‘in
addition
to’.
besides
can
be
used
with
either
meaning.
apart
from
可以用于以上两种含义
Besides
ltaly
(NOT
不说
except
Italy)
,
I
would
like
to
visit
France
and
Spain.
除了意大利以外，我还想去法国和西班牙看看。
I
ate
everything
apart
from
(OR
或
except)
the
soup.
除了汤之外，我把饭菜都吃光了。
What
do
you
like
doing
apart
from
(OR
或
besides)
swimming?
你除了游泳还喜欢做什么？
6
Except unless except if except when except while except that
is
not
used
to
introduce
another
clause.
Use
or
,
,
,
.
except
不用于引导另一个从句。 可以用 unless，except if，except when，except while 或 except that
We
won’t
go
unless
you
really
want
to
(NOT
不说
except
you
really
want
to)
.
我们不打算去了，除非你真的想去。
I
cycle
to
work,
except
when
it
rains
(NOT
不说
except
it
rains)
.
除了下雨天之外，我都是骑车去上班的。
7
In
spoken
English,
people
sometimes
leave
out
‘that’.
在英语口语中，人们有时省略 that
The
play
went
well,
except
(that)
a
few
people
forgot
their
lines.
演出很顺利，只是有几个人忘了台词。
verb
8
to
not
include
something
[正式] 不包括，不计算，把…排除在外
except
sth
from
sth
High
technology
equipment
would
be
excepted
from
any
trade
agreement.
任何贸易协定都不会把高科技设备包括在内。