单词 | to exceed expectation |
释义 | > as lemmasto exceed (a person's) expectation(s) b. to exceed (a person's) expectation(s): (esp. of an experience, outcome, etc.) to be better than anticipated; to go beyond what was hoped for, expected, or imagined beforehand. ΚΠ 1663 R. Boyle Some Considerations Usefulnesse Exper. Nat. Philos. ii. App. 401 There are certain Preparations and Compositions of Remedies..whose Successe doth so much exceed Expectation. 1752 G. G. Beekman Let. 23 Oct. in Beekman Mercantile Papers (1956) I. 152 You well know by Experiance that the price often exceed our Expectation in that Commodity. 1771 T. Wood Serm. Death Mrs. Belcher 13 The Queen of Sheba, upon..hearing his [sc. Solomon's] Wisdom, confessed, that it exceeded her expectations. 1858 H. H. Wilson Hist. Brit. India 1805–35 (new ed.) III. iii. iv. 112 In an economical point of view, therefore, these territories have already exceeded expectation, and are in a state of progress to still greater improvement. 1880 Manufacturer & Builder Sept. 193/1 They are far behind in their orders, the demand from wood-pulp makers having very greatly exceeded their expectations. 1909 Westm. Gaz. 16 June 1/3 The Conference at the Foreign Office..exceeded expectations. 1970 Jrnl. Brit. Astron. Assoc. 80 219 The bands of Jupiter were observed with clarity,..the whole object far exceeded expectations. 2007 Independent 15 Jan. 3/3 That was some experience. The whole day far exceeded my expectations. < as lemmas |
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