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单词 surmount
释义 sur·mount
\sərˈmau̇nt\ transitive verb
Etymology: Middle English surmounten, from Middle French sourmonter, from sour- sur- + monter to rise, mount — more at mount
1.
 a. obsolete : to surpass in quality or attainment : excel
  < kings courts surmount poor shepherds cells — Francis Quarles >
 b. archaic : to exceed in amount or magnitude : amount to more than
  < their increment surmounts daily their decrease — Matthew Hale >
2. : to rise above or surpass in height
 < extinct volcanic centers surmount them near the core of the plateau — Journal of Geology >
3. : to rise superior to : get the better of : prevail over : overcome
 < surmount an obstacle >
 < surmount an aversion >
 < surmount a temptation >
4. obsolete : surpass 3
 < thy thoughts of love to me surmount the power of number to recount — John Wesley >
5. : to climb over : get to the top of and over : mount and cross to the other side of
 < surmount one crag after another >
6.
 a. : to stand or lie at the top of : remain on the top of : crown, top
  < a cross surmounts the steeple >
  < the house … surmounts a knoll — American Guide Series: New York City >
 b. : to place above so as to cover partly another heraldic charge
  < a silver crane on a gules shield, surmounted by a crown — M.B.Grosvenor >
Synonyms: see conquer
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