superior
柯林斯词典
1. ADJ If one thing or person is superior to another, the first is better than the second. 比…好的
We have a relationship infinitely superior to those of many of our friends. 我们之间的关系远比我们许多朋友之间的关系好得多。
2. superiorityN-UNCOUNT 优越性
The technical superiority of laser discs over tape is well established. 光盘相对磁带在技术上的优越性是确定无疑的。
3. ADJ If you describe something as superior, you mean that it is good, and better than other things of the same kind. 上好的
A few years ago it was virtually impossible to find superior quality coffee in local shops. 几年前在当地的商店里几乎不可能买到上好的咖啡。
4. ADJ A superior person or thing is more important than another person or thing in the same organization or system. 上级的
...negotiations between the mutineers and their superior officers. …那些反叛者和他们的上级军官们之间的谈判。
5. N-COUNT Your superior in an organization that you work for is a person who has a higher rank than you. 上级
Other army units are completely surrounded and cut-off from communication with their superiors. 其他部队完全被包围,与上级的联系也被切断了。
6. ADJ If you describe someone as superior, you disapprove of them because they behave as if they are better, more important, or more intelligent than other people. 有优越感的[表不满]
Finch gave a superior smile. 芬奇富有优越感地一笑。
7. superiorityN-UNCOUNT 优越
...a false sense of his superiority over mere journalists. …他在记者面前才有的虚假的优越感。
8. ADJ If one group of people has superior numbers to another group, the first has more people than the second, and therefore has an advantage over it. (人数) 占优势的[正式]
The demonstrators fled when they saw the authorities' superior numbers. 示威者们看到官方占优势的人数时就逃跑了。
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superior /suːˈpɪərɪə/ (superiors)
剑桥词典
- Although badly out-numbered by the enemy , we had vastly superior firepower .
- She thinks she's morally superior to the rest of us.
- This cheese is vastly superior to the other.
- They only employ a very superior kind of nanny .
- They make superior outdoor products .
superior adjective (BETTER)
better than average or better than other people or things of the same type好于平均的,好过其他的,优越的
This is clearly the work of a superior artist . 这显然是一位优秀艺术家的作品。
She was chosen for the job because she was the superior candidate . 因为她比其他应聘者更出色,所以她被选中做这份工作。
For babies , breastfeeding is superior to bottle-feeding . 对婴儿来说,母乳喂养比奶瓶喂养好得多。
The government troops were superior in numbers (= there were more of them). 政府军在人数上占优势。
比较
inferior adjective
C2 disapproving
A superior person believes that or acts as if they are better than other people .
(人)高傲的,傲慢的,有优越感的
a superior manner /smile 傲慢的态度/微笑
I can't stand Amanda - she's so superior. 我受不了阿曼达——她太高傲了。
例句
superior adjective (HIGHER)
higher in rank or social position than others
上司(的),上级(的)
The soldier was reported to his superior officer for failing in his duties . 这个士兵失职之事被报告到了他的上级那里。
medical specialized
closer to the head , further from the feet
更靠近头,更远离脚的
The head is superior to the shoulder . 头比肩离脚更远。 返回 superior