exclusive /ɪkˈskluːsɪv/ CET4 TEM4

• 1. 

  ADJ If you describe something as exclusive, you mean that it is limited to people who have a lot of money or who are privileged, and is therefore not available to everyone. 仅限富贵人士的

  例：

  It used to be a private, exclusive club, and now it's open to all New Yorkers.

  它曾是一家高档的私人俱乐部，而现在它对所有纽约人开放。

• 2. 

  ADJ Something that is exclusive is used or owned by only one person or group, and not shared with anyone else. 专用的; 独有的

  例：

  Our group will have exclusive use of a 60-foot boat.

  我们组将有一条专用的60英尺的船。

• 3. 

  ADJ If a newspaper, magazine, or broadcasting organization describes one of its reports as exclusive, they mean it is a special report that does not appear in any other publication or on any other channel. 独家的 (新闻报道)

  例：

  He told the magazine in an exclusive interview: "All my problems stem from drinking."

  他在一次独家采访中告知那家杂志：“我所有的问题源于饮酒。”

• 4. 

  N-COUNT An exclusive is an exclusive article or report. 独家文章; 独家报道

  例：

  Some papers thought they had an exclusive.

  一些报社以为他们有一条独家报道。

• 5. 

  ADJ If a company states that its prices, goods, or services are exclusive of something, that thing is not included in the stated price, although it usually still has to be paid for. 不包括…的

  例：

  ...the average cost of a three-course dinner exclusive of tax, tip and beverage.

  …不含税、小费和酒水费用的3道菜晚餐的平均花费。

• 6. 

  PHRASE If two things are mutually exclusive, they are separate and very different from each other, so that it is impossible for them to exist or happen together. 互相排斥的; 不兼容的

  例：

  They both have learned that ambition and successful fatherhood can be mutually exclusive.

  他们都明白了事业心与做个成功的父亲是互相排斥的。