except
ik'septverb
A21,370th most heard wordIn 127 of 2278 videos (6%)heard 158 timeslast on Oct 17, 2026
- v. take exception to
- v. prevent from being included or considered or accepted
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- 1:08I bought gummies and I ate most of them except for these ones.我买了软糖，除了这些剩下的，其他的我都吃完了。Breakfast Slow English Vlog
- 0:24You're just like that movie Zero Dark Thirty, except instead of trying to find Osama Bin Laden, you're trying to find the name brand Bob Sibley.你们就像那部电影《猎杀本·拉登》，只不过你们不是在找奥萨马·本·拉登，而是在找名牌鲍勃·西布利。Rhett & Link's dads pop in with some sage words
- 13:38So, I've made it all the way through except for the final one.所以，除了最后那次，我都已经通过了。Kim Kardashian on Going Through OJ Simpson's Luggage, Doing Dancing with the Stars & All's Fair
- 7:10This is the first American vehicle they've ever seen at this border crossing, except for yesterday.这是他们在这个边境口岸见过的第一辆美国车，昨天除外。48 Hours in Europe's Least Visited Country (Ep. 3)
- 16:37Nor will we proceed with force against him, or send others to do so, except by the lawful judgment of his equals, or by the law of the land.我们亦不得对其施加武力，或派遣他人施加武力，除非是根据其同等地位者的合法裁决或根据国法。Learn Real-Life British English - At Stonehenge! | English Comprehensible Input B2
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- except for47×except that11×everything except4×except me4×except when4×
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bottle'bɒtln. a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or cappedseason'si:znn. a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some fieldlawlɒ:n. the collection of rules imposed by authoritybreakfast'brekfәstn. the first meal of the day (usually in the morning)forkfɒ:kn. cutlery used for serving and eating foodtable'teibln. a set of data arranged in rows and columns
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