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单词 surpass
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surpass

verb
/səˈpɑːs/
/sərˈpæs/
(formal)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they surpass
/səˈpɑːs/
/sərˈpæs/
he / she / it surpasses
/səˈpɑːsɪz/
/sərˈpæsɪz/
past simple surpassed
/səˈpɑːst/
/sərˈpæst/
past participle surpassed
/səˈpɑːst/
/sərˈpæst/
-ing form surpassing
/səˈpɑːsɪŋ/
/sərˈpæsɪŋ/
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  1. to do or be better than somebody/something
    • surpass something/somebody He hopes one day to surpass the world record.
    • Its success has surpassed all expectations.
    • surpass yourself Her cooking was always good, but this time she had surpassed herself (= done better than her own high standards).
    Extra Examples
    • The second half of the match comfortably surpassed the first in entertainment value.
    • As a useful reference dictionary, this one surpasses all others.
    • His inventive style of playing has never been surpassed.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • far
    • easily
    • eventually
    preposition
    • in
    See full entry
    Word Originmid 16th cent.: from French surpasser, from sur- ‘above’ + passer ‘to pass’.
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