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

• With self-confidence, I can surpass limits.
  与自信，我能超越极限。
• He was determined to surpass the achievements of his older brothers
  他决心超越几个哥哥的成就。
• Surpass your boss's expectations.
  超越你老板的期待。
• We all want to be important, to surpass others, to achieve distinction, to lead the parade.
  我们都希望是很重要的，超越他人，实现区别，导致了阅兵式。
• You seem to surpass yourself in this painting.
  你在这幅画的创作上似乎超越了你自己。
• In order to catch up with and surpass the advanced world levels we'll have to accelerate our speed.
  要赶超世界先进水平，我们还得快马加鞭。
• I hope I have the power to conquer the difficulties and surpass every obstacles.
  我希望，我有能力来克服所有困难，超越每个障碍。
• But this does not necessarily mean it will surpass the US in military, economic and soft power.
  但这未必意味着中国将在军事、经济和软实力方面超越美国。
• Our team must catch up with and surpass the advanced world levels of basketball.
  我们球队一定要赶上和超过世界篮球水平。
• 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。