surpass
柯林斯词典
1. V-T If one person or thing surpasses another, the first is better than, or has more of a particular quality than, the second. 优于; 超过
He was determined to surpass the achievements of his older brothers. 他决心超过他的几位哥哥的成就。
2. V-T If something surpasses expectations, it is much better than it was expected to be. 远远超出 (预期)
Conrad Black gave an excellent party that surpassed expectations. 康拉德·布莱克办了一次远远超出预期的精彩聚会。
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surpass /sɜːˈpɑːs/ (surpassing,surpassed,surpasses)
剑桥词典
- to do or be better than
超过，优于，胜过
His time for the 100 metres surpassed the previous world record by one hundredth of a second. 他以0.01秒的优势打破了100米短跑的前世界纪录。
The book's success has surpassed everyone's expectations . 这本书获得了出乎所有人意料的成功。
The director has really surpassed himself (= done better than he has done before) with this new film . 这位导演凭借这部新电影实现了真正的自我超越。 返回 surpass