| 单词 | excel |
| 释义 | excel (once / 63 pages) v If you excel at math, you are doing it better than anyone else. You might even be moving so much faster than the rest of your class, you're put into a special, accelerated math program. Excel derives from the Latin excellere, which is all about going beyond the high. Someone who excels at the violin might practice five hours a day because they are striving for excellence, meaning outstanding-ness. You could describe their performance as excellent, or fantastic. That doesn't mean you yourself want to practice five hours a day. Excel means to stand out, and some of us are pretty happy standing right where we are. WORD FAMILYexcel: excelled, excellent, excelling, excels+/excelled: unexcelled/excellence: excellences/excellency: excellencies/excellent: excellence, excellency, excellenter, excellentest, excellently USAGE EXAMPLESThe girl flourished, excelling as a girl scout and athlete, and playing French horn and bass viola in the Burbank Youth Symphony. Washington Times(Dec 29, 2016) But on the court, her game continued to excel. Washington Post(Dec 27, 2016) In time, she not only taught herself English, but also started to excel in school. New York Times(Dec 26, 2016) v distinguish oneself She excelled in math Syn|Hypo stand out, surpass exceed, go past, overstep, pass, top, transcend be superior or better than some standard outrank, ranktake precedence or surpass others in rank excel at, shine atbe good at |
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