ex.cel
v.(动词)
ex.celled,ex.cel.ling,ex.cels
v.tr.(及物动词)
To do or be better than; surpass.
优于:比…好或做得优于;超过
v.intr.(不及物动词)
To show superiority; surpass others.
胜过:显示优越性;超过其它的人或事物
来源:
Middle English excellen
中古英语 excellen
from Latin excellere * see kel- 2
源自 拉丁语 excellere *参见 kel- 2
<参考词汇><同义词>excel,surpass,exceed,transcend,outdo,outstripThese verbs mean to be or go beyond a limit or standard.Toexcel is to be preeminent (
这些动词意味着超过一种界限或标准。Excel 意思是超群的(
例句:
excels at figure skating) or to be or perform at a level higher than that of another or others (
擅长花样滑冰) 或者是处于或表现出比另一个或其他人高的水平(
例句:
excelled her father as a lawyer). Tosurpass another is to be superior in performance, quality, or degree:
作为律师强过她的父亲)。 Surpass 意味着在表现、性质、程度等方面优于另外一个:
例句:
is surpassed by few as a debater;
作为一个很少有人能超过的辩才;
例句:
happiness that surpassed description.
难以形容的幸福。
Exceed can refer to being superior, as in quality (
Exceed 可以指在性质上优于(
例句:
an invention that exceeds all others in ingenuity), to being greater than another, as in degree or quantity (
在创造力方面胜过其它事物的一项发明), 在程度或性质方面比另外一个要好(
例句:
a salary exceeding 50 thousand dollars a year), and to going beyond a proper limit (
超过五万美元的年薪), 和超越正常的限度(
例句:
exceed one`s authority;
越权;
例句:
exceed a speed limit).
超速)。
Transcend often implies the attainment of a level so high that comparison is hardly possible:
Transcend 经常意味着达到如此高的水平以致于其它东西很难与其相比:
例句:
Great art transcends mere rules of composition. Tooutdo is to excel in doing or performing:
伟大的艺术超越了创作规则。 Outdo 意味着在行动或实行上胜过:
例句:
didn`t want to be outdone in generosity.
不愿在慷慨大度方面被超过。
Outstrip is often interchangeable withoutdo but strongly suggests leaving another behind, as in a contest:
Outstrip 经常和outdo 互换, 但在上下文中它更偏重于把另一个甩在后面这个意思:
例句:
It is a case of the student outstripping the teacher.
这是一个学生超过老师的例子。