except
单词辨析：
侧重于排除在外，即从整体里除去。
I can answer all the questions except this one.
除了这个问题外，我可以回答所有的问题。
They all went to sleep except Tony.
除托尼之外，他们都去睡觉了。
词义同except，可换用，但语气较弱，且常与 nothing, nobody, anywhere, everything 等词连用。
We had nothing to do but/except wait.
除了等待之外，我们一筹莫展。
There was no one but/except me in the classroom.
教室里只有我一个人。
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。
Your composition is good except for some spelling mistakes.
除了有几个拼写错误外，你的作文整体上写得很好。
The bus was empty except for one young lady.
公共汽车上很空，只有一位年轻的女士。
词义同 except，可换用，但略显过时。
We're all here save/except Tom.
除了汤姆，我们都在。
The window is never opened save/except in summer.
这扇窗户只在夏天打开。
相关例句：
My master ordered me not to deliver the message except in private
我的主人命令我务必私下里传递消息。
You'd swear he was a cardboard cut-out except that he'd moved his rifle
要不是他动了动步枪，你肯定会认为他是个硬纸板模型。
No admittance except on business.
闲人免进。
The snow, except where it drifted, was only calf-deep
除了吹得堆积起来的地方，雪只有小腿肚深。
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。
There's nothing except sport and repeats on TV.
除了体育节目和重播节目外，电视上没什么新鲜内容。