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- surmount something
to deal successfully with a difficulty 克服；解决 She was well aware of the difficulties that had to be surmounted. 她很清楚必须克服哪些困难。 🔊🔊 The organizers of the concerts have first to surmount the hurdle of gaining sponsorship. 音乐会的组织者首先要克服获得赞助的障碍。 There are several obstacles to be surmounted. 有几个障碍需要克服。
- [usually passive] surmount something
to be placed on top of something 处于（某物）上面；置于（某物）顶端 a high column surmounted by a statue 顶端立着一尊雕像的高大的柱子
Word Originlate Middle English (also in the sense ‘surpass, be superior to’): from Old French surmonter (from sur- and the verb mount).