Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense exempts, present participle exempting, past tense, past participle exempted
1ADJ [usually verb-link ADJ]被免除的;被豁免的 If someone or something is exempt from a particular rule, duty, or obligation, they do not have to follow it or do it. 被免除的;被豁免的
Men in college were exempt from military service. [+ from]
The fund was in danger of losing its tax-exempt status.
该基金面临不再享受免税待遇的风险。
2VERB 免除;豁免 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. 免除;豁免 [Also VERB n]
South Carolina claimed the power to exempt its citizens from the obligation to obey federal law. [VERB noun + from]
南卡罗来纳州声称有权力免除该州公民遵守联邦法规的义务。
Companies with fifty-five or fewer employees would be exempted from the requirements. [VERB noun from noun]