←

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/
jump to other results
  1. to do or be better than somebody/something超过；胜过；优于
    • surpass something/somebody He hopes one day to surpass the world record.他希望有一天能刷新世界纪录。🔊🔊
    • Its success has surpassed all expectations.它所取得的成功远远超出了预期。🔊🔊
    • surpass yourself Her cooking was always good, but this time she had surpassed herself (= done better than her own high standards).她的厨艺向来不错，但这一次她更是胜过以往。🔊🔊
    Extra Examples
    • The second half of the match comfortably surpassed the first in entertainment value.下半场比赛的精彩程度远胜于上半场。
    • As a useful reference dictionary, this one surpasses all others.作为有用的参考词典，该词典超越了所有其他词典。
    • His inventive style of playing has never been surpassed.他的发明性演奏风格从未被超越。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • far
    • easily
    • eventually
    • …
    preposition
    • in
    See full entry
    Word Originmid 16th cent.: from French surpasser, from sur- ‘above’ + passer ‘to pass’.