exceed
超过
①【例】According to the current market situation, demand far exceeds supply.
按照当前市场情况看,需求远远超过供应。
②现在分词用作定语。
【例】If you place orders for a quantity exceeding 5 000 dozen, a discount of 3% will be given.
如贵方订货在5000打以上,可有3%的折扣。
注:exceeding相当于over,a quantity exceeding 5000 dozen数量在5000打以上,5000打本身不在内;而a quantity not exceeding 5000 dozen数量不超过5000打,则5000打本身在内。
excellent
优越的
【例】The quality of your product is excellent indeed.
你方产品的质量的确是非常好。
except
【1】除外
【例】Saturdays, Sundays and all official holidays are excepted.
星期六、星期日和公休假日除外。
【2】除……外
①接用名词、代词。
【例】We agree to all the points you mentioned except Article 8.
除第8条外,我们同意你方所提的各点。
②可接用短语、that从句、wh-从句等。
【例】We can deliver the goods at any time next year except in January.
除1月份外,我们可在明年任何时间交货。
【3】except for除……外
用于表示修正句中所说明的情况。
【例】We know nothing about that firm except for the fact that [except that] it is a commission agent.
除了它是佣金代理商之外,我们对该商号一无所知。