SYNONYMS
excellent
outstanding ♦ perfect ♦ superb ♦ marvellous ♦
exceptional
All
these words describe sth that is extremely good. tA
excellent extremely good lift 65 > $W?65
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Excellent is used especially
about standards of service or of sth that sb has worked to produce.
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excellent 651**: The rooms are excellent value at $20 a night. Mffc/%|H] -•*
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rytm Excellent is also used to show
that you are very pleased about sth or that you approve of sth. * excellent WAAfiAi&ffRJ:
You can all come? Excellent! #flf|5fg^?
A£?T! outstanding extremely good
fp'ffc'5f65, Aft 65, ftfe65 GEB3 Outstanding is used especially about how well sb does
sth or how good sb is at sth.
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outstanding :
an outstanding achievement Aft 65 A perfect extremely good ^#?65
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Perfect is used especially
about conditions or how suitable sth is for a purpose. * perfect
:
Conditions were perfect for walking. iftfkWiifr-SkMM.65£FS0 o She came up with the perfect excuse, jft&ifl 7M#65fi P
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(informal) extremely good or
impressive knM -flu jfL®/ ft-fe: The facilities at the hotel are superb.
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marvellous/marvelous [rather informal) extremely good „ jpR:
The food smells absolutely marvellous. To
exceptional unusually good A ft
65, ft ft 65, A ®65 rcfflii'i Exceptional is often used about
sb’s ability or performance. * exceptional s£MWjfA65 :
Exceptional students are given free
tuition.
PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS
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to look/sound excelfent/outstanding/perfect/superb/ ma
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realiy/absolutely/quite
excellent/outstanding/
perfect/superb/marvellous/exceptional
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a(n) excellent/outstanding/perfect/superb/
marvelfous/exceptional job/performance
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a(n)
excellent/outstanding/superb/marvellous/ exceptional achievement
ex-cept 0-w /ik'sept/ prep., conj., verb a prep, (also ex cept for) used before you
mention the only thing or person about which a statement is not true (
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apart from : We work every day
except Sunday. f£|l 0 They all
came except Matt. o I had nothing on except for my socks. £> note at besides
mconj. ~ (that ... ) used before you mention sth that makes a statement not
completely true 7 ; H H HT1 apart from THE FACT THAT : I didn’t tell him anything except
that I needed the money, A
-Uf , Kf iMilio O Our dresses were the same except mine
was red. 3M165 ^ A M -* # 65, R Jl 65
u verb [VN] [usually passive] ~ sb/sth (from sth) [formal)
to not include sb/sth A'fefS; Ait; Children
under five are excepted
from the survey. 65 Jill
A A ii M 1Z.M o O The sanctions ban the
sale of any products excepting medical supplies and food. g| ft!] H
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Tours are
arranged all year round (January excepted), A A #e
f7 MSfe# ( — M ifoWfr- ) o tm see present adj. ex cep tion 0-w /ik'sepjn/ noun 1
a person or thing that is not included in a general statement —flJtffElsJW65
A ( ) ; filth: Most of
the buildings in the town
are modem, but the church is an exception. i&mXg&mttMVi, AMtfc'tJiAfJ*l'o o With
very few exceptions, private schools get the best exam results. 65, filth'If
#2,0 o Nobody had much money
at the time and I was no exception. IStilAfUtho 2 a
thing that does not follow
a rule MM1!65filth; filth65 A ty): Good writing is
unfortunately the exception rather than the rule [= it is unusual). S1if£5f 653t7ffApn^>ik
7i§ AtT Ac 0 There are always a lot of exceptions to grammar rules. ig-AM $'J & H A fS ^ fU th. fn*T?71 the
exception
that proves the rule [saying) people say that sth
is the exception that proves the rule when they are stating sth that
seems to be different from the normal situation, but they mean that the normal
situation remains true in general S il M # 65 fJ ;
AtUil Bf| # Hitt 65 fiJ^h: Most electronics companies have not done well
this year, but ours is the exception that proves the rule. :A,
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65 fJ /h o make
an ex ception to
allow sb not to folkjw the usual rule on one occasion ft if A fl /h; it • • • A f*J ^h: Children are not usually allowed in, but Tm prepared to make an
exception in this case. )IM~0 AAiTAfA
AMM&^HJU/^flJo take exception to sth to object strongly to
sth; to be angry about sth ( <$[
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BLM', A---65 A: I take great exception to the fact that you told my
wife before you told me. sfcA*m*Tl#7, 0 No one could
possibly take exception to his
comments. fifjAitftA "7Its M#,65S£RJtft#M0
with
the exception of except; not including ••• ; A^Llf ••• fEpfej; All his novels
are set in
ft-mm
ex cep tion al /ik'sepjanl/ adj.
1 unusually good A It} 65; ttft65; A®65 HEJ outstanding: At the age of five he showed exceptional
talent as a musician.
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Jt65#3vA6go o The quality of the recording is quite exceptional i.tllf@3Af0 = o note at excellent 2 very unusual ##65; ##•]65;
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JjjL 65 : This deadline will be extended only in
exceptional circumstances. R PUL irm unexceptional
ex cep tion al ly /ik’sepjanali/ adv.
1 used before an adjective or adverb to emphasize how strong or unusual the
quality is
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exceptionally cold. M # AA BP {■£ A R M
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I thought Bill played exceptionally well. iA
^ It A 65 ft # # $1 if 0 2 only in unusual
circumstances R W 4 # W 'I# #2,
A; f|| # Ok: Exceptionally, students may be accepted without formal qualifications. &RmSSA:E5S;£#65#£0
ex-cerpt /'eks3ipt; NAmE -S3:rpt/ noun
~ (from sth) a short piece of writing, music, film, etc. taken from a longer
whole *^65 ) AS
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ex-cerpt verb [VN] ~ sth (from sth):
The document was excerpted from an unidentified FBI file, jft A Affi §
AM ABJ65^«MjS^o ex-cess noun, adj.
u noun /ik'ses/ 1 [sing., U] ~ (of sth) more
than is necessary, reasonable or acceptable ISM; MS; MZT Are you suffering
from an excess of stress in your life?
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A A A^^ 0 In an excess of enthusiasm I agreed to
work late. i-Bfifatf^77#IJtio o You can throw
away any excess. ^^#65#;^ 0
He started drinking to excess after losing his job. Aik flqSKMTo o The increase will not be in excess of (= more
than) two per cent. It®lt®S A^®M1*#A H0 2
[C, U] an amount by which sth is larger than sth