新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

exempt

英  [ɪɡˈzempt]
    

[ADJ, VERB]

    ADJ. 形容词
  • 1免除(规则、职责、义务等)的

    If someone or something is exempt from a particular rule, duty, or obligation, they do not have to follow it or do it.

    双语例句

    例:

    Men in college were exempt from military service.

    在校男大学生免服兵役。

    例:

    Any income or capital gain received is exempt from tax.

    任何收入或资本收益均免税。

    VERB. 动词
  • exempts , exempting , exempted

    1[T 及物动词] 免除

    To exempt a person or thing from a particular rule, duty, or obligation means to state officially that they are not bound or affected by it.

    双语例句

    例:

    South Carolina claimed the power to exempt its citizens from the obligation to obey federal law.

    南卡罗来纳州宣称有权使其公民免除遵守联邦法律的义务。