Definitions

[1] vt. 除, 除外

[2] vi. 反对

[3] prep. 除了...之外, 若不是, 除非

[4] conj. 只是

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1. Democracy is the worst form of government, except all the others that have been tried.
   除了那些我们尝试过的政府形态，民主是最差的那种了。
2. Mathematicians are poets, except that they have to prove what their fantasy creates.
   數學家是詩人，不過他們必須也能證明他們想像力的果實。
3. Your composition was good except for the spelling.
   你的文章寫得很好，但卻有很多字拼錯了。
4. I go to the office by bicycle except on rainy days.
   除了雨天，我都是骑车去上班的。
5. The room was empty except for a shabby bed.
   房間除了一張破舊的床以外，就甚麼也沒有了。
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6. This table is fine except in one respect - it will not fit into my room.
   這張桌子不錯，不過有一個美中不足的地方 ﹣ 我的房間放不下它。
7. As far as the eye could see, nothing could be seen except cornfields.
   極目遠望，除了一大片小麥田以外，就甚麼也看不見了。
8. A man who asks his wife's permission before taking any action except breathing is a henpecked husband.
   一個除了呼吸之外做任何事之前都要經過老婆同意的男人是一個怕老婆的男人。
9. Everybody was singing except me.
   除我以外每個人都在歌唱。
10. I take a walk every day except when it rains.
    除了雨天我每天都散步。
11. I work every day except Sunday.
    我除了星期天外每天都上班。
12. Everyone except me was invited.
    除了我，每个人都受到了邀请。
13. Everybody is busy except me.
    除了我以外，大家都很忙。
14. He goes to work on foot every day except on rainy days.
    除了下雨天以外，他每天都會走路上班。
15. He works every day except Sunday.
    除了星期天他每天工作。
16. Her composition is very good except for a few errors in spelling.
    她的作文作得十分好，只不過有幾個字拼錯了。
17. No admittance except on business.
    非工作人员禁止入内。
18. No one came except Mary.
    除了瑪麗沒有人來。
19. This election had many firsts and many stories that will be told for generations. But one that's on my mind tonight is about a woman who cast her ballot in Atlanta. She's a lot like the millions of others who stood in line to make their voice heard in this election, except for one thing: Ann Nixon Cooper is 106 years old.
    这次大选创造了多项第一，也诞生了很多将世代流传的故事。但是今天晚上令我难忘的却是在亚特兰大投票的一名妇女：安-尼克松-库波尔。她和其他数百万排队等待投票的选民没有什么差别，除了一点：她已是106岁的高龄。
20. Everyone is here except for him.
    除了他每個人都在這裡。
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