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

• 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。
• By the end of this year, the number of tablet and smartphone gamers will surpass one billion.
  到今年年底，平板电脑和智能手机的游戏玩家数量将超过十亿。
• It's very hard to surpass this score.
  超过这个分数很困难。
• Company business flow level represents whole operation and management level and ability to surpass customer requirements.
  企业的业务流程水平代表了企业整体的运营管理水平和超越客户需求的能力。
• Young people surpass old men in strength.
  年轻人在气力上赛过老年人。
• With this spirit, I am confident that we can surpass our highly stretched objectives in2008 and beyond.
  我坚信，在这种精神的鼓舞和感召下，在2008年和今后的日子里我们必定能够超越我们的目标！
• With self-confidence, I can surpass limits.
  与自信，我能超越极限。
• One's abillity and learning surpass the average.
  才学超群。
• 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。
• As a result, the size of these flows is likely to surpass pre-crisis levels.
  其结果是，这些资本流动的规模可能超过了危机前的水平。