/ɪkˈsept ||; ɪkˈsɛpt/verb [T] (formal 正式)except sb/sth (from sth) (often passive 常用于被动语态) to leave sb/sth out; to not include sb/sth 不包括在内；除外: Nobody is excepted from helping with the housework. 家事人人都要帮忙的，没有例外。 ➔excepting prep I swim every day excepting Sundays. 除了星期日我天天游泳。