exclusive
adjective
uk/ɪkˈskluː.sɪv/us/ɪkˈskluː.sɪv/exclusiveadjective(ONLY FOR SOME)
C1
limitedto only onepersonorgroupofpeople:
专用的，专有的；独有的，独占的Thisroomis for the exclusiveuseofguests.这个房间是专供客人使用的。
an exclusiveinterview独家采访
B2
expensiveand only forpeoplewho arerichor of a highsocialclass:
昂贵的；高档的；豪华的an exclusiveprivateclub豪华私人俱乐部
an exclusivepartoftown城镇的高档住宅区
costing a lot of money
- expensiveHe thinks he's special with his expensive suits and fancy shoes.
- dearUKI find the veg too dear in that supermarket.
- costlyThey made several costly mistakes, including spending $60 million on shoddy machinery.
- priceyThe restaurants in town are a bit pricey.
- exclusiveThey have an apartment in an exclusive part of town.
- Fromourwebsiteyou canwatchexclusivevideoclipsandaudioclips.
- Beingrichand being a Socialist are notmutuallyexclusive.
- For theprogramme, we wereallowedexclusiveaccessto thejudges'privateworld.
- The twochannelsarefightingfor exclusiverightstocoverthechampionship.
- There is adangerof being exclusive if you're notwillingto beflexibleabout differentstylesofworship.
Excluding
- acid-free
- apart
- aside
- bar
- barring
- clannish
- count
- discount
- exclusion
- exclusively
- exclusivity
- freezesomeoneout
- hold
- leavesomething/someoneoffsomething
- ostracize
- otherwise
- out of itidiom
- outlier
- overdiscount
- stand-alone
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Expensive & luxurious
exclusiveadjective(NOT INCLUDING)
exclusive ofsomething
C2
notincludingsomething:
不包括；排除…在外Is thetotalexclusive ofservicecharges?总金额是不是不包括服务费？
See also
mutually exclusive
exclusive
noun[C]
uk/ɪkˈskluː.sɪv/us/ɪkˈskluː.sɪv/astorythat ispublishedin onemagazine,website, etc., and noothers:
独家新闻；独家报道；独家专访Thenewspaperpublishedan exclusive about theescape.这家报纸刊登了有关这次逃跑事件的独家报道。
Synonym
scoop
Newspapers & magazines: headlines & features
- advertorial
- advice column
- advice columnist
- agony aunt
- agony column
- agony uncle
- comic strip
- cover story
- dateline
- double-page
- double-page spread
- leader
- masthead
- obituary
- op-ed
- personal column
- press cutting
- problem page
- splash
- spread