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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

除非 [chúfēi]

1. conjunction unless

除非天下雨，我通常晚饭后出去散步。

Unless it's raining, I normally go for a walk after dinner.

除非他要我去，否则我不去。

I won't go unless he wants me to.
2. preposition other than

这个秘方，除非他没人知道。

Other than him, no one else knows the secret recipe.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

除非 [chúfēi]

1. (used correlatively with 才) only if; only when;

除非他做不了，他才会找我帮忙。

Only when he can't do it does he ask me for help.
2. (usually used correlatively with 否则, 不然, or 要不然) (not) ... unless; barring

除非明天下雨，否则我们一定要去郊游。

除非你跟我去，否则我不去。

I won't go unless you go with me.

除非有特殊情况需请假外，全体员工一律要准时出席明天的会议。

除非前方是悬崖，否则我会一往无前。
3. (preceded by a clause with 要) must needs; necessarily

要想取得第一手资料，除非你亲自去作调查。

If you want firsthand information, you'll have to find out for yourself.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

除非 [chúfēi]

1. 连表示某条件是必要条件,即只有具备这个条件,才会有某种结果,而不具备这个条件,就会产生另外的结果。常跟"才""否则"等配合使用

除非你答应守口如瓶,我才会告诉你

除非大家都去,否则我不去
2. 介引进不包括在下文所说范围之内的内容,表示排除在外,常跟"都""全"等配合使用

除非他,再没人熟悉山林里的情况了
3. 在与"才"配合时,"除非"从正面强调唯一的必要条件,相当于"只有";在与"否则"配合时,"除非"从反面来强调必要条件,与"只有"的用法不同。"除非……,才……"也可说成"除非……，不……";"只有……,才……"不能说成"只有……,不……"

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除非他做不了，他才会找我帮忙。: Only when he can't do it does he ask me for help. → 除非
除非你跟我去，否则我不去。: I won't go unless you go with me. → 除非
要想取得第一手资料，除非你亲自去作调查。: If you want firsthand information, you'll have to find out for yourself. → 除非
除非明天下雨，否则我们一定要去郊游。 → 除非
除非前方是悬崖，否则我会一往无前。 → 除非
儿女永远无法理解父母的心情，除非他们也为人父母。 → 儿女
除非天下雨，我通常晚饭后出去散步。: Unless it's raining, I normally go for a walk after dinner. → 除非
除非他要我去，否则我不去。: I won't go unless he wants me to. → 除非
这个秘方，除非他没人知道。: Other than him, no one else knows the secret recipe. → 除非
除非你答应守口如瓶,我才会告诉你 → 除非: 10 more results

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除 [chú]	+	非 [fēi]

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