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- except [ɪk'sεpt]
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1.
prep
except for other than; apart from; with the exception of
- he likes everyone except you
- except for this mistake, you did very well
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2.
conj
an archaic word for unless
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3.
conj
[informal]
except that; but for the fact that
- I would have arrived earlier, except I lost my way
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4.
vt.
[tr]
to leave out; omit; exclude
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5.
vi.
[intr;
often foll by to] [rare] to take exception; object -
6.
vi.
[Etymology]
C14: from Old French excepter to leave out, from Latin except
a re, from excipere to take out, from capere to take
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1.
prep
except for other than; apart from; with the exception of
Examples
- to except to a remark
- 反对某种评论(或议论) → except
- to everyone except me
- 对除我之外的所有人 → except
- I'd quit except I need the money.
- 要不是我需要钱的话，我就辞职了。 → except
- Plants from all continents except Antarctica are present in this botanical garden.
- 除了南极洲外，世界各大洲的植物均在该植物园中得以展现。 → present
- Any European could join the ceremony except for the English.
- 除了英国人，其他国家的欧洲人都可以参加这次典礼。 → English
- Everyone traveled during the last holiday season except for Tim.
- 除了蒂姆，上个假期大家都去旅游了。
- I would have bought the car, except that it was too expensive.
- 要不是太贵，我已经把这车买下了。 → except
- I'll eat anything except cabbage.
- 我不喜欢吃卷心菜。
- except for
- 除了...外 → except
- except that...
- 除了... → except
nciku Note
except 和accept 意思并不相似
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accept You should accept good advice from your friends. “accept”是动词，意表同意接受某事。 Accept is a verb which means to agree to take something. except I teach every day except Mondays. 而“except”为介词、连词，表示“除了”。 Except is either a preposition or conjunction which means not including. |
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