surpass

英 [səˈpɑːs]

美 [sərˈpæs]

v.  超过; 胜过; 优于

过去分词：surpassed　过去式：surpassed　第三人称单数：surpasses　现在分词：surpassing　复数：surpasses　

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Collins.1 / BNC.11531 / COCA.6859

同义词辨析

exceedexcelsurpass【导航词义：超越】

牛津词典

verb

• 超过；胜过；优于
  to do or be better than sb/sth
  1. He hopes one day to surpass the world record.
     他希望有一天能刷新世界纪录。
  2. Its success has surpassed all expectations .
     它所取得的成功远远超出了预期。
  3. Her cooking was always good, but this time she had surpassed herself (= done better than her own high standards) .
     她的厨艺向来不错，但这一次她更是胜过以往。
  4. scenery of surpassing beauty
     无比优美的景色

柯林斯词典

• VERB 超过;胜过;优于
  If one person or thingsurpassesanother, the first is better than, or has more of a particular quality than, the second.
  1. He was determined to surpass the achievements of his older brothers...
     他决心超越几个哥哥的成就。
  2. Warwick Arts Centre is the second largest Arts Centre in Britain, surpassed in size only by London's Barbican.
     沃里克艺术中心是英国第二大艺术中心，规模仅次于伦敦的巴比肯。
• VERB 远远超出(预期)
  If somethingsurpassesexpectations, it is much better than it was expected to be.
  1. Conrad Black gave an excellent party that surpassed expectations.
     康拉德·布莱克举办了一次远超人们预期的精彩聚会。
• VERB 超出(理解范围)
  If somethingsurpassesunderstanding, it is too difficult to understand.
  1. ...a clever and spectacularly successful system, the detailed complexity of which surpasses our full understanding.
     一个设计巧妙且极其成功的系统，其复杂的细节非我辈所能完全理解

英英释义

verb

• be or do something to a greater degree
  1. her performance surpasses that of any other student I know
  2. She outdoes all other athletes
  3. This exceeds all my expectations
  4. This car outperforms all others in its class
  Synonym:outstripoutmatchoutgoexceedoutdosurmountoutperform
• move past
  1. A black limousine passed by when she looked out the window
  2. He passed his professor in the hall
  3. One line of soldiers surpassed the other
  Synonym:travel bypass bygo pastgo bypass
• be greater in scope or size than some standard
  1. Their loyalty exceeds their national bonds
  Synonym:exceedtranscend
• distinguish oneself
  1. She excelled in math
  Synonym:excelstand out

双语例句

• Warwick Arts Centre is the second largest Arts Centre in Britain, surpassed in size only by London's Barbican.
  沃里克艺术中心是英国第二大艺术中心，规模仅次于伦敦的巴比肯。
• His diligence and intelligence enabled him to surpass all his classmates.
  他的勤奋和聪明使他超过了班上所有的同学。
• Throughout modern history, technological breakthroughs surpass the people who invent them.
  纵观现代历史，技术的突破性进展超越了发明它们的人类。
• One's abillity and learning surpass the average.
  才学超群。
• He was determined to surpass the achievements of his older brothers
  他决心超越几个哥哥的成就。
• Students, we believe we have ability to surpass ourselves; we have confidence in fully developing our personality.
  同学们，我们要相信自己有能力超越自我，我们要有信心让自己的个性得到充分的发展；
• Conrad Black gave an excellent party that surpassed expectations.
  康拉德·布莱克举办了一次远超人们预期的精彩聚会。
• It's very hard to surpass this score.
  超过这个分数很困难。
• You can expect a company that strives to exceed expectations and surpass standards!
  你可以期望一个公司，致力超越期望，超越标准！
• Transformational leaders motivatepeople to actualise or even surpass theirpotential byfocusingon their strengths and what they "can be".
  转换型领导人通过注意他们的力量和潜能激励人们实现或甚至超越他们的潜质。