prep 除 …… 之外(not including;other than)：All the eggs～one are broken. 除了一个鸡蛋之外其他的都打破了。They are all here～him. 除了他之外其他的人都在这儿。E～for a slight headache，I feel much better now. 除了还有一点头痛，我现在感觉好多了。Everyone went to the movies～(for) me. 除了我之外所有的人都去看电影了。We went nowhere～to school. 除了学校我们哪儿都没去。He cannot spare any time～on Sunday. 除了星期天之外他都没空。It never snows～in December. 只有12月份才下雪。I never go to his room～at his invitation. 除非是他请我， 不然的话我从不到他的房间去。I could do nothing～to sit and wait. 除了坐等我毫无办法。She can do everything～cooking. 她什么都会做，就是不会做饭。I know nothing about the other students～that there are twelve of them. 对那些学生我一无所知，只知道他们是12个人。I could leave early ～I don't want to. 只要我愿意就可以早走。I know nothing about the accident～what I read in the paper. 除了从报纸上所读到的之外，我对那次事故什么都不了解。He never comes to see me～when he wants to borrow money from me. 除了来找我借钱，他从不来看我。I can understand everything～why he failed to pass the examination. 我什么都能理解，就是不明白他为什么考试没有及格。〖同〗 excepting，excluding，but，save，saving，besides; 〖反〗 including;

vt 把 …… 除外(去)，不把 …… 包括在内 (leave out; not include)[T+n，T+n+prep (from)]： Of course I～you. 我当然会把你除外。(with) nobody～ed 没人可以例外;～sb from criticism/punishment 不批评/不惩罚某人; The minors are～ed from the regulation. 未成年者不受此规定限制。〖同〗 exclude，eliminate，remove; 〖反〗 include，count;

→ex′cepting prep 除 …… 外;

【辨异】 1) except与besides的区别见BESIDES。2) except与but和save²的区别见BUT。