The word 'surpass' is a verb meaning to be better than, greater than, or exceed something or someone else. It can also mean to exceed expectations or understanding.
surpass /səpɑ͟ːs, -pæ̱s/
[VERB] 超过;胜过;优于
If one person or thing surpasses another, the first is
better than, or has more of a particular quality than, the second.
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[VERB 动词]超过;胜过;优于 If one person or thing surpasses another, the first is better than, or has more of a particular quality than, the second.
[V n]
[V-ed]
He was determined to surpass the achievements of his older brothers...
他决心超越几个哥哥的成就。
Warwick Arts Centre is the second largest Arts Centre in Britain, surpassed in size only by London's Barbican.
沃里克艺术中心是英国第二大艺术中心,规模仅次于伦敦的巴比肯。
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[VERB 动词]远远超出(预期) If something surpasses expectations, it is much better than it was expected to be.
[V n]
Conrad Black gave an excellent party that surpassed expectations.
康拉德·布莱克举办了一次远超人们预期的精彩聚会。
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[VERB 动词]超出(理解范围) If something surpasses understanding, it is too difficult to understand.
[V n]
...a clever and spectacularly successful system, the detailed complexity of which surpasses our full understanding.
一个设计巧妙且极其成功的系统,其复杂的细节非我辈所能完全理解
Oxford
sur·pass/səˈpɑːs; NAmEsərˈpæs/verb[transitive , intransitive ]surpass(sb/sth/yourself) ( formal) to do or be better than sb/sth 超过;胜过;优于◆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。◆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。◆scenery of surpassing beauty无比优美的景色surpasssurpassessurpassedsurpassingsur·pass/səˈpɑːs; NAmEsərˈpæs/
to be even better or greater than someone or something else: He had surpassed all our expectations. The number of multiple births has surpassed 100,000 for the first time.surpass yourself (=do something better than you have ever done before) With this painting he has surpassed himself.
WDF
surpass
[səˈpɑ:s]surpassed, surpassing, surpasses
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surpassed[872] surpasses[393]
超越(88%),胜过(12%)
vt.超越;胜过,优于;非…所能办到或理解
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