exception

1. N-COUNT An exception is a particular thing, person, or situation that is not included in a general statement, judgment, or rule. 例外

Few guitarists can sing as well as they can play; Eddie, however, is an exception. 很少有吉他手唱歌能唱得跟彈得一樣好，而艾迪是個(gè)例外。

The law makes no exceptions. 法律不搞例外。

2. PHRASE If you make a general statement, and then say that something or someone is no exception, you are emphasizing that they are included in that statement. 不例外; 無(wú)例外[強(qiáng)調(diào)]

Marketing is applied to everything these days, and books are no exception. 現(xiàn)在市場(chǎng)營(yíng)銷用於任何事物，圖書(shū)也不例外。

3. PHRASE If you take exception to something, you feel offended or annoyed by it, usually with the result that you complain about it. 厭惡; 反感

He also took exception to having been spied on. 他也厭惡被暗中監(jiān)眡。

4. PHRASE You use with the exception of to introduce a thing or person that is not included in a general statement that you are making. 除外

Yesterday was a day off for everybody, with the exception of Lorenzo. 昨天每個(gè)人休一天假，洛倫佐除外。

5. PHRASE You use without exception to emphasize that the statement you are making is true in all cases. 無(wú)例外地[強(qiáng)調(diào)]

The vehicles are without exception old, rusty and dented. 這些車輛無(wú)一例外地破舊、鏽跡斑斑且有撞痕。