except for

1. 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。
2. He hadn't eaten a thing except for one forkful of salad
   除了一餐叉色拉，他什么都没吃。
3. Everyone was late, except for Richard.
   除了理查德，其他所有人都迟到了。
4. The street was deserted except for a cat lifting its paws off the frosty stones.
   街上空无一人，只有一只猫在结霜的石砖上拾爪而行。
5. Except for her illnesses, she had had a particularly happy childhood
   除了体弱多病外，她的童年特别幸福。
6. 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。
7. 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。
8. Except for the remarkably tidy kitchen, the place was a mess
   除了厨房特别干净外，这地方一片狼藉。
9. 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。
10. 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。
11. 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。
12. The coffin lying before the altar was bare, except for a single wreath of white roses
    祭台前的棺木上除了仅有的一个白玫瑰花圈外，没有其他任何装饰。
13. The region is uninhabited except for a few scattered mountain villages.
    除了几个零星的小山村之外，这个地区杳无人烟。
14. The quality of this cloth is fine, but the colour is not quite right.; The cloth is quite good except for the colour.
    这块布质量挺好，就是颜色差点儿。
15. Apart from [ Except for] a few grammatical mistakes, this composition of yours is well written.
    除了几处语法错误之外，你这篇作文写得不错。
16. 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。
17. 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。
18. He's a good man, except for his short temper.
    他是个好人，除了气粗些。
19. 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。
20. Except for the persons she had gone to knock up, everyone was present.
    除了她刚才去敲门叫唤的那些人之外，其余的人都来了。
21. Except for the transitional elements, valency electrons are in the outermost electron shell.
    除去过渡元素外，价电子位于最外面的电子层。
22. Except for you, I should be dead by now.
    如果不是你，我早就死了。
23. 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。
24. You have now seen how to use all the parts of a FLWOR expression except for the let clause.
    您已经看到了如何使用FLWOR表达式的所有部分，除了一个部分：let子句。
25. I don't know much about this place, except for the pits.
    除了那些深渊之外，我对这个地方了解的并不多。
26. Which would make him a giant, except for this.
    除了这之外，他有可能是个巨人。
27. All of the capsules, except for one, were used for living and working.
    除了一样设备之外，模拟舱里的一切设施，都是为了生活和工作所需的。
28. I spent the rest of the voyage in this chamber, except for one night.
    我在这间小卧房内度过了余下的航程，除了一个晚上。
29. Except for me, all the world has gone mad.
    我的一切变了、全世界疯了。
30. All of the people have arrived except for you.
    除你之外所有的人都到了。

  except but except for save【导航词义：除…外】

  except prep. 除…之外

〔辨析〕侧重于排除在外，即从整体里除去。

  but prep. 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。

  except for prep. 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。

  save prep. 〈正式〉除了，除…之外

〔辨析〕词义同 except，可换用，但略显过时。