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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ex·cept1 /ɪkˈsept/ ●●● S2 W2 conjunction, preposition 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。except 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. 除了表示很抱歉之外，克拉丽莎想不出有什么话好说。except 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. 本森总是把工作室上锁，除非是他在里面工作的时候。except do something She had nothing to do except spend money. 她除了花钱便无所事事。except to do something He wouldn’t talk about work, except to say that he was busy. 他并不想谈论工作，只是说自己很忙。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，利兹就会跑起来。3 spoken used to mention a fact that makes what you have just said seem less true 只是，但是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. 赠送记事簿本来是很不错的，只是许多人都已经有一本了。5 GRAMMAR 语法• Do not say ‘except of something’ or ‘except from something’. 不要说except of something或except from somethingWe won’t go unless you really want to (NOT 不说 except you really want to).除非你实在想去，否则我们就不去了。• Except is not used by itself to introduce a clause. Useunless or except when/where/if. except不可单独引导从句，要用unless或except when/where/ifI cycle to work, except when it rains (NOT 不说 except it rains).我骑车去上班，除非下雨。n GRAMMAR: Patterns with except• You use except before a noun: The shop is open every day except Sunday.She invited everyone except Tom.• You can also say except for someone or something: The shop is open every day except for Sunday.She invited everyone except for Tom. ✗Don’t say: except of• You say except (that): The twins look very similar, except one is taller than the other. That is often omitted in spoken English.• You say except when/where/if: I cycle to work, except when it rains. 我骑车去上班，除非下雨。You have to attend, except if you’re ill.When/where/if are not omitted. ✗Don’t say: I cycle to work, except it rains. | You have to attend, except you’re ill. THESAURUSexcept used when saying that a statement does not include a particular person or thing. At the beginning of a sentence, you must use except for, not just except, before a noun 除…之外〔在句子开头，须用 except for 接名词，不可只用except〕The office is open every day except Sundays. 办事处除星期天之外天天开门。Except for a man walking his dog, the park was empty. 除了有个男人在遛狗，公园里空无一人。nMost of the critics liked the play, except for one critic on the ‘Los Angeles Times’.nExcept for a few years in the early sixties and seventies, inflation has been a continuing feature of American life since World War II.nThe area looks very much like the state of Iowa, except that it is surrounded by beautiful snow-covered mountains.nExcept in an emergency, these doors must remain closed.apart from/aside from used when mentioning one or two things that do not fit the main thing that you are saying 除…以外〔用于少数例外情况〕Aside from one or two minor errors, this is an excellent piece of research. 除了有一两处小差错之外，该研究非常成功。The films were all made in Hollywood, apart from one, which was made in the UK. 这些影片除了有一部摄于英国，其余各部都是在好莱坞拍摄的。nThe weather was not very good in the first week. Apart from that, it was a good holiday.excluding/not including used when saying that something, especially a total number or amount, does not include a particular thing or person. Excluding is more formal than not including 除去，不包括〔excluding比not including 更正式〕The software costs $49.95, not including tax. 这个软件的价格为49.95美元，不含税。Excluding students, the total number of unemployed rose from 2 million to 2.3 million. 不包括学生，总失业人数从200万增至230万。with the exception of formal except for one particular person or thing 除〔特定的某人或事物〕之外Denmark has more wind turbines than any other place in the world, with the exception of California. 除了加利福尼亚，丹麦拥有的风力涡轮机数量比世界上任何地方都要多。nWith the exception of skin cancer, breast cancer is the most common cancer among women.but used especially after words such as nothing, all, any, anyone, everything or everyone when saying that something is the only thing, or someone is the only person 除…以外〔尤用于nothing, all, any, anyone, everything 或everyone等词之后〕There is nothing but trees, for mile after mile. 绵延几英里，除了树木别无他物。The garment covers everything but the eyes. 这衣服把什么都遮住了，只露出眼睛。nAll but a few of her family died of the disease.save formal used for mentioning the only person or thing which is not included in what you are saying 除…外〔用于唯一的例外情况〕Every man she had ever loved, save her father, was now dead. 除了父亲，她爱过的每个男人都已离开人世。
Examples from the Corpus
except• a computer that can do everything except talk• Celia looks just like her sister, except that her sister has shorter hair.• It's similar to Paris, except the people look a lot poorer.except for• He could hardly remember Eugene, except for a few random images of him.• Once the site of a farm, it is now, except for my small clearing, all forest.• Pen Pros: Except for personal letters, handwritten notes are withering into extinction.• Little, that is, except for the air.• Miss Poole had no friends and seldom had visitors, except for the girls who came over occasionally for high tea.• He was still fully dressed, except for the jacket and he, literally, hugged his side of the bed.• Except for the mama-san, except for me.except (that)• Foley looked like anything in the world except a secret agent.• For the next five months, except for a brief period, our platoon was run by Sergeant Polk.• The limitations of health-status measure hinder our ability to map health trends except in the simplest way.• That leaves old-fashioned glue: except that gecko feet have no suitable glue-secreting glands.• No one in the hall except the grandfather clock I'd seen floating in my dream; no one came out of the sitting room.• Even cost reduction, except through material substitution, does not seem to be a focus.• Henna was great except you kept thinking she was going to suddenly sue you anyway.except (that)• Foley looked like anything in the world except a secret agent.• For the next five months, except for a brief period, our platoon was run by Sergeant Polk.• The limitations of health-status measure hinder our ability to map health trends except in the simplest way.• All the sheets except one are blank.• That leaves old-fashioned glue: except that gecko feet have no suitable glue-secreting glands.• No one in the hall except the grandfather clock I'd seen floating in my dream; no one came out of the sitting room.• Even cost reduction, except through material substitution, does not seem to be a focus.• Henna was great except you kept thinking she was going to suddenly sue you anyway.except2 verb [transitive] formalEXCEPT to not include something 不包括，不计算，把…排除在外except something from something 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。→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
except• Churchill simply disliked working through committees, the Defence Committee excepted.• But substitute Nick Barmby's late shot against the bar excepted, few could think of any.• The Act of 1868 does not except from that jurisdiction any cases but appeals from circuit courts under the Act of 1867.• These processes, excepting that of population growth, are largely unexplored.ex·cept1 conjunction →5 GRAMMAR1 →n GRAMMAR2
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ex‧cept1 S2 W2 /ɪkˈsept/ 
conjunction, preposition
1. used to introduce the only person, thing, action, fact, or situation about which a statement is not true:
The office is open every day except Sundays.
You can have any of the cakes except this one.
except for
Everyone went except for Scott and Dan.
She felt fine except for being a little tired.
except (that)
Clarissa could think of nothing to say except that she was so sorry.
except in/by/to etc
Staff are not permitted to make personal phone calls except in an emergency.
except when/where/if
Benson kept the studio locked except when he was working there.
except do something
She had nothing to do except spend money.
except to do something
He wouldn’t talk about work, except to say that he was busy.
2. used to give the reason why something was not done or did not happen
except (that)
Liz would have run, except that she didn’t want to appear to be in a hurry.
3. spoken used to mention a fact that makes what you have just said seem less true
except (that)
I have earrings just like those, except they’re blue.
A date book would make a great gift, except that a lot of people already have one.
GRAMMAR
Do not say 'except of something' or 'except from something'.
Except.is not used by itself to introduce a clause. Use unless or except when/where/if:
▪We won’t go unless you really want to (NOT except you really want to).
▪I cycle to work, except when it rains (NOT except it rains).
▪ except used when saying that a statement does not include a particular person or thing. At the beginning of a sentence, you must use except for, not just except, before a noun: The office is open every day except Sundays. | Except for a man walking his dog, the park was empty. | Most of the critics liked the play, except for one critic on the 'Los Angeles Times'. | Except for a few years in the early sixties and seventies, inflation has been a continuing feature of American life since World War II. | The area looks very much like the state of Iowa, except that it is surrounded by beautiful snow-covered mountains. | Except in an emergency, these doors must remain closed.
▪apart from/aside from used when mentioning one or two things that do not fit the main thing that you are saying: Aside from one or two minor errors, this is an excellent piece of research. | The films were all made in Hollywood, apart from one, which was made in the UK. | The weather was not very good in the first week. Apart from that, it was a good holiday.
▪excluding/not including used when saying that something, especially a total number or amount, does not include a particular thing or person. Excluding is more formal than not including: The software costs $49.95, not including tax. | Excluding students, the total number of unemployed rose from 2 million to 2.3 million.
▪with the exception of formal except for one particular person or thing: Denmark has more wind turbines than any other place in the world, with the exception of California. | With the exception of skin cancer, breast cancer is the most common cancer among women.
▪but used especially after words such as nothing, all, any, anyone, everything or everyone when saying that something is the only thing, or someone is the only person: There is nothing but trees, for mile after mile. | The garment covers everything but the eyes. | All but a few of her family died of the disease.
▪save formal used for mentioning the only person or thing which is not included in what you are saying: Every man she had ever loved, save her father, was now dead.
except2 verb [transitive]
formal to not include something
except something from something
High technology equipment would be excepted from any trade agreement.
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conjunction, preposition1. used to introduce the only person, thing, action, fact, or situation about which a statement is not true:
except for
except (that)
except in/by/to etc
except when/where/if
except do something
except to do something
2. used to give the reason why something was not done or did not happen
except (that)
3. spoken used to mention a fact that makes what you have just said seem less true
except (that)
GRAMMAR
Do not say 'except of something' or 'except from something'.
Except.is not used by itself to introduce a clause. Use unless or except when/where/if:
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verb [transitive]formal to not include something
except something from something
The preposition besides means 'in addition to'.* besides 作介词表示除…之外（还） ：◆ What other sports do you like besides football? 除足球外你还喜欢哪些运动？ You use except when you mention the only thing that is not included in a statement.指仅有某事物不包括在内用 except ：◆ I like all sports except football. 除足球外我喜欢所有的运动。 You can use apart from with both these meanings.上述两种含义均可用 apart from ：◆ What other sports do you like apart from football? 除足球外你还喜欢哪些运动？ ◆ I like all sports apart from football. 除足球外我喜欢所有的运动。
Making an exception 说明例外的情况
◆ She wrote all of the songs on the album except for the final track.除最后一首歌外，这张专辑中所有歌曲都是她写的。 ◆ Apart from /aside from the final track, all of the songs on the album were written by her.除最后一首歌外，这张专辑中所有歌曲都是她写的。 ◆ The songwriting— with a few minor exceptions —is of a very high quality.除了几首歌美中不足以外，歌曲创作质量非常高。 ◆ With only one or two exceptions , the songwriting is of a very high quality.歌曲创作质量非常高，仅有一两首歌例外。 ◆ The majority of the compositions are less than three minutes long, with the notable exception of the title track.大多数曲目的长度都不超过三分钟，只有与专辑同名的曲目是明显的例外。 ◆ With the exception of the title track, this album is a huge disappointment.这张专辑令人大失所望，只有与专辑同名的曲目还过得去。 ◆ Here is a list of all the band's CDs, excluding unofficial 'bootleg' recordings.这是这个乐队所有 CD 的清单，未经批准非法录制的那些没有计算在内。
