单词	surmountable
释义	surmountsur‧mount /səˈmaʊnt $ sər-/ verb [transitive] formal Word Origin WORD ORIGINsurmount Origin: 1300-1400 Old French surmonter, from sur- ( ➔ SURCHARGE) + monter ‘to get up on to’ Verb Table VERB TABLE surmount Simple Form Present I, you, we, they surmount he, she, it surmounts Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they surmounted Present perfect I, you, we, they have surmounted he, she, it has surmounted Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had surmounted Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will surmount Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have surmounted Continuous Form Present I am surmounting he, she, it is surmounting you, we, they are surmounting Past I, he, she, it was surmounting you, we, they were surmounting Present perfect I, you, we, they have been surmounting he, she, it has been surmounting Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been surmounting Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be surmounting Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been surmounting Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES None of the problems are so bad that we can't surmount them. The arch is surmounted by a triumphant statue of Columbus. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS All these cathedrals were intended to have many towers surmounted by spires. Even if these obstacles can be surmounted, they are likely to slow the process of achieving food self-sufficiency. Mutual anger surmounts mutual embarrassment through the rest of the long dark carriage ride. The whole was surmounted by a magnificent clock-tower and backed by a massive train-shed of five spans. There are, however, many cultural barriers to be surmounted on the path toward a unified and modernized Sierra Leone. There is a threshold effect that is difficult to surmount. Together, horse and driver conspired to surmount the hill. Under Mrs Thatcher, it at last appeared that our chronic industrial and economic difficulties were being surmounted. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► problem · Even if we could surmount all of those problems, where would that leave us?· The chosen device for surmounting these problems on the Oxford Polytechnic Modular Course is the matrix.· Co. surmounted a similar problem when it moved from a partnership to a public corporation. 1to succeed in dealing with a problem or difficulty SYN  overcome:  He has had to surmount immense physical disabilities.2to be above or on top of something:  a tower surmounted by a domeGRAMMAR Surmount is usually passive in this meaning.—surmountable adjective
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