except for
英 [ɪkˈsept fɔː(r)]
美 [ɪkˈsept fɔːr]
除了
同义词辨析
exceptbutexcept forsave【导航词义:除…外】
exceptprep. 除…之外
〔辨析〕
侧重于排除在外,即从整体里除去。
〔例证〕
I can answer all the questions except this one.
除了这个问题外,我可以回答所有的问题。
They all went to sleep except Tony.
除托尼之外,他们都去睡觉了。
除了这个问题外,我可以回答所有的问题。
They all went to sleep except Tony.
除托尼之外,他们都去睡觉了。
butprep. 除…之外
〔辨析〕
词义同except,可换用,但语气较弱,且常与 nothing, nobody, anywhere, everything 等词连用。
〔例证〕
We had nothing to do but/except wait.
除了等待之外,我们一筹莫展。
There was no one but/except me in the classroom.
教室里只有我一个人。
除了等待之外,我们一筹莫展。
There was no one but/except me in the classroom.
教室里只有我一个人。
except forprep. 除了,除…之外
〔辨析〕
多用于引出使陈述不能完全成立的事物,有时也强调美中不足之处,通常只可后接名词或代词。
〔例证〕
Your composition is good except for some spelling mistakes.
除了有几个拼写错误外,你的作文整体上写得很好。
The bus was empty except for one young lady.
公共汽车上很空,只有一位年轻的女士。
除了有几个拼写错误外,你的作文整体上写得很好。
The bus was empty except for one young lady.
公共汽车上很空,只有一位年轻的女士。
saveprep. 〈正式〉除了,除…之外
〔辨析〕
词义同 except,可换用,但略显过时。
〔例证〕
We're all here save/except Tom.
除了汤姆,我们都在。
The window is never opened save/except in summer.
这扇窗户只在夏天打开。
除了汤姆,我们都在。
The window is never opened save/except in summer.
这扇窗户只在夏天打开。
双语例句
- She sipped the wine. Everything was hazy now, except for Nick's face
她小口地抿着酒。现在一切都变得模糊起来,除了尼克的脸。 - This is a good novel, except for the long and tedious ending.
这本小说很好,美中不足的是结尾太冗长了。 - Sprint and Iteration: Sprint and Iteration follow the same underlying principle, except for the difference of duration.
Sprint和迭代:Sprint和迭代遵循相同的基础原则,只是持续时间不同。 - The room was silent except for John's crunching
屋子里一片寂静,只有约翰发出的咀嚼声。 - Except for one old lady, the bus was empty.
公共汽车上除了一位老太太,没有其他人了。 - I sold everything I owned except for my car and my books
我把我所有的东西都卖掉了,只剩下汽车和书。 - Except for a patina of charisma, he was like a thousand other bright young men in Toronto.
除了有点儿魅力外,他和多伦多其他众多机灵的年轻小伙子没有两样。 - She was unlike him in every way except for her coal black eyes.
她除了那双乌黑的眼睛外,跟他没有一点儿相像。 - The night was very quiet except for the ticking of the clock.
夜很静,只有钟摆滴答滴答地响。 - The building was darkened except for a single light burning in a third-story window.
整座大楼一片漆黑,只有3层的一个窗户透出一丝光亮。