besides
preposition /bɪˈsaɪdz/
/bɪˈsaɪdz/
- in addition to somebody/something; apart from somebody/something
除…之外(还) - We have lots of things in common besides music.
除了音乐,我们还有很多共通点。 - Besides working as a doctor, he also writes novels in his spare time.
除了当医生之外,他在业余时间还写小说。 - I've got no family besides my parents.
除了父母外,我没有其他亲人。 - I’ve got plenty of other things to do besides talking to you.
除了和你说话,我还有很多其他的事要做。
Which Word? besides / apart from / exceptbesides / apart from / except- The preposition besides means ‘in addition to’:
besides 作介词表示除…之外(还): - What other sports do you like besides football?
除足球外你还喜欢哪些运动?
指仅有某事物不包括在内用 except: - I like all sports except football.
除足球外我喜欢所有的运动。
上述两种含义均可用 apart from: - What other sports do you like apart from football?
除足球外你还喜欢哪些运动? - I like all sports apart from football.
除足球外我喜欢所有的运动。
- What other sports do you like besides football?
Language Bank exceptexceptMaking an exception说明例外的情况 - She wrote all of the songs on the album except for the final track.
除最后一首歌外,这张专辑中所有歌曲都是她写的。
- She wrote all of the songs on the album except for the final track.
- Apart from/aside from the final track, all of the songs on the album were written by her.
除最后一首歌外,这张专辑中所有歌曲都是她写的。
- Apart from/aside from the final track, all of the songs on the album were written by her.
- The songwriting—with a few minor exceptions—is of a very high quality.
除了几首歌美中不足以外,歌曲创作质量非常高。
- The songwriting—with a few minor exceptions—is of a very high quality.
- With only one or two exceptions, the songwriting is of a very high quality.
歌曲创作质量非常高,仅有一两首歌例外。
- With only one or two exceptions, the songwriting is of a very high quality.
- The majority of the compositions are less than three minutes long, with the notable exception of the title track.
大多数曲目的长度都不超过三分钟,只有与专辑同名的曲目是明显的例外。
- The majority of the compositions are less than three minutes long, with the notable exception of the title track.
- With the exception of the title track, this album is a huge disappointment.
这张专辑令人大失所望,只有与专辑同名的曲目还过得去。
- With the exception of the title track, this album is a huge disappointment.
- Here is a list of all the band’s CDs, excluding unofficial ‘bootleg’ recordings.
这是这个乐队所有 CD 的清单,未经批准非法录制的那些没有计算在内。
- Here is a list of all the band’s CDs, excluding unofficial ‘bootleg’ recordings.
Which Word? beside / besidesbeside / besides- The preposition beside usually means ‘next to something/somebody’ or ‘at the side of something/somebody’:
介词 beside 通常表示靠近、在旁边: - Sit here beside me.
坐到我旁边来。
介词 besides 表示除…之外(还): - What other sports do you play besides hockey?
除了玩曲棍球你还做哪些运动?
- Sit here beside me.
- The adverb besides is not usually used on its own with the same meaning as the preposition. It is mainly used to give another reason or argument for something:
- I don’t think I’ll come on Saturday. I have a lot of work to do. Besides, I don’t really like parties.
我想我星期六不会来。我有好多事要做。再说,我不太喜欢社交聚会。 - She likes football. Besides, she likes tennis and basketball.
- I don’t think I’ll come on Saturday. I have a lot of work to do. Besides, I don’t really like parties.
- We have lots of things in common besides music.