1. 例外;除外
    An exception is a particular thing, person, or situation that is not included in a general statement, judgment, or rule.

    e.g. Few guitarists can sing as well as they can play; Eddie, however, is an exception...
           很少有吉他手唱歌像弹吉他那么好，然而埃迪是个例外。
    e.g. There were no floral offerings at the ceremony, with the exception of a single red rose...
           除了一朵红色玫瑰花外，仪式上没有任何献花。

2. 不例外；无例外
    If you make a general statement, and then say that something or someone is no exception, you are emphasizing that they are included in that statement.

    e.g. Marketing is applied to everything these days, and books are no exception...
           现在市场营销已无处不在，图书也不例外。
    e.g. Most people have no real idea how to change to healthy food, and Maureen was no exception.
           大多数人并不真正清楚究竟如何转而食用健康食品，莫琳也是如此。

3. 证明普遍性的例外；规则必有例外
    If you are making a general statement and you say that something is the exception that proves the rule, you mean that although it seems to contradict your statement, in most other cases your statement will be true.

    e.g. Wine-making and accountants don't usually go together, but Thierry Hasard is an exception that proves the rule.
           酿酒和会计通常不搭边，而蒂埃里·阿萨尔却是普遍中的例外。

4. 反感;厌恶
    If you take exception to something, you feel offended or annoyed by it, usually with the result that you complain about it.

    e.g. He also took exception to having been spied on...
           他也讨厌被暗中监视。
    e.g. And the problem is that they take exception to any kind of noise whatsoever.
           问题是他们反感任何形式的噪音。

5. 除…之外；不包括…在内
    You use with the exception of to introduce a thing or person that is not included in a general statement that you are making.

    e.g. Yesterday was a day off for everybody, with the exception of Lawrence...
           昨天所有人都放一天假，劳伦斯除外。
    e.g. In virtually every sport, with the possible exception of women's gymnastics, the players are now bigger and stronger than before.
           几乎在所有体育运动中，可能除女子体操外，现在的运动员都要比过去更加高大强壮。

6. 毫无例外；无一例外
    You use without exception to emphasize that the statement you are making is true in all cases.

    e.g. The vehicles are without exception old, rusty and dented...
           那些车辆一律都很破旧，锈迹斑斑，布满凹痕。
    e.g. Almost without exception those convicted were our friends and colleagues.
           那些被判有罪的人几乎无一例外都是我们的朋友和同事。