单词 | surpass |
释义 | surpass (səʳpɑːs , -pæs ) Word forms: surpasses , surpassing , surpassed 1. verb If one person or thing surpasses another, the first is better than, or has more of a particular quality than, the second. He was determined to surpass the achievements of his older brothers. [VERB noun] Warwick Arts Centre is the second largest Arts Centre in Britain, surpassed in size only by London's Barbican. [VERB-ed] Synonyms: outdo, top, beat, best 2. verb If something surpasses expectations, it is much better than it was expected to be. Conrad Black gave an excellent party that surpassed expectations. [VERB noun] 3. verb If something surpasses understanding, it is too difficult to understand. ...a clever system, the complexity of which surpasses our understanding. [VERB noun] Collocations: surpass a total The boom in mergers and acquisitions worldwide shows no signs of easing, with levels of transaction activity already close to surpassing the total achieved last year. Times, Sunday Times The number of moped crimes carried out this year has already nearly surpassed the total from 2016. Times, Sunday Times It has surpassed that total. Times, Sunday Times Armour surpassed that total after a course-record 71, finishing at 296 total. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The group wound up surpassing that total anyway, however, winning the $25,000. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 优于 Japanese: 優れている |
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