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superior n.上级；高手；上标adj.高傲的；上层的；上好的；出众的 (1) 他惟上级之命是从。(2) 他演莎士比亚戏剧无出其右。(3) 他开着那辆豪华的新车驶过时，傲慢的微微一笑。(4) 我要把你的情况报告给你的上司！(5) 他的看法是:现代人的智力并不高超。 Superior comes from the Latin word meaning above and it literally means something that is above others in quality or status. Sometimes being superior can be perceived as a negative, as in the woman who acts superior to all of her friends, having a high opinion of herself just because she has millions of dollars in the bank after winning the lottery.

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英 [suː'pɪəriə(r)] 美 [suː'pɪriər] (1) He always does what his superiors tell him.(2) He has no superior as a Shakespearian actor.(3) He smiled a superior smile as he drove past in his expensive new car.(4) I'll report you to your superior officer!(5) His opinion is that the intellect of modern man isn't superior. The salesman boasted to his customer that the $1 million car was well worth the price because it was far superior, meaning of higher quality, to any car that had come before it. This car, the salesman bragged, could fly. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]比…好的；比…强的；优于…的 If one thing or person is superior to another, the first is better than the second.   [oft ADJ to n]We have a relationship infinitely superior to those of many of our friends...我们的关系要比我们其他许多朋友的关系好得多。...a woman greatly superior to her husband in education and sensitivity...学历和悟性都比她丈夫高出许多的女人Long-term stock market investments have produced superior returns compared with cash deposits.股票市场长期投资的收益比现金存款要高。superiorityThe technical superiority of laser discs over tape is well established.激光影碟相对于磁带的技术优势早已牢牢确立。2[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]优良的；优秀的；优等的 If you describe something as superior, you mean that it is good, and better than other things of the same kind. A few years ago it was virtually impossible to find superior quality coffee in local shops...几年前在当地商店里几乎买不到优质咖啡。Lulu was said to be of very superior intelligence.大家都说露露智力出众。3[ADJ 形容词](在重要性上)更高级的，上级的 A superior person or thing is more important than another person or thing in the same organization or system.   [oft ADJ to n]...negotiations between the mutineers and their superior officers...哗变士兵和他们的上司长官间的谈判Locally passed laws are of superior authority to those laws passed in Moscow.当地法律高于莫斯科颁布的全国法律。4[N-COUNT 可数名词]上级；上司；级别更高的人 Your superior in an organization that you work for is a person who has a higher rank than you.   [poss N]Other army units are completely surrounded and cut-off from communication with their superiors...其他陆军部队被重重包围，和上级的联系也被切断了。The company president, and my immediate superior, was the dynamic Harry Stokes.公司的董事长，也就是我的直接上司，是精力充沛的哈里·斯托克斯。5[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]有优越感的；高傲的；傲慢的 If you describe someone as superior, you disapprove of them because they behave as if they are better, more important, or more intelligent than other people.   [disapproval]Finch gave a superior smile...芬奇高傲地笑了笑。You can stand there and feel superior as you point and laugh at them.你站在那儿指指点点、嘲笑他们时，会觉得自己高人一等。superiority...a false sense of his superiority over mere journalists.他在微不足道的记者面前所表现出的一种虚妄的优越感6[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](人数)占优的，居多的 If one group of people has superior numbers to another group, the first has more people than the second, and therefore has an advantage over it.   [FORMAL 正式]The demonstrators fled when they saw the authorities' superior numbers...看到当局派出人员人数占优，示威者就四散逃跑了。His men were far superior numerically.他手下的士兵在人数上占了绝对优势。7[N-COUNT 可数名词](某一活动的)能人，高手 If you describe someone as your superior in a particular activity, you mean that they are better than you at that activity.   [poss N]  [WRITTEN 笔语]Anthony sometimes felt that his mistress was his superior in willpower...有时安东尼感觉他的情妇比他更有意志力。Among his immediate rivals was Arnold Matters, probably his superior in comic roles.在他的直接竞争者中，阿诺德·马特斯也许在喜剧表演上比他更胜一筹。

英语单词	superior
英美音标	英 [suː'pɪəriə(r)] 美 [suː'pɪriər]
中文释义	n.上级；高手；上标 adj.高傲的；上层的；上好的；出众的
英语例句	(1) He always does what his superiors tell him. (2) He has no superior as a Shakespearian actor. (3) He smiled a superior smile as he drove past in his expensive new car. (4) I'll report you to your superior officer! (5) His opinion is that the intellect of modern man isn't superior.
中文例句	(1) 他惟上级之命是从。 (2) 他演莎士比亚戏剧无出其右。 (3) 他开着那辆豪华的新车驶过时，傲慢的微微一笑。 (4) 我要把你的情况报告给你的上司！ (5) 他的看法是:现代人的智力并不高超。
vocabulary简明	The salesman boasted to his customer that the $1 million car was well worth the price because it was far superior, meaning of higher quality, to any car that had come before it. This car, the salesman bragged, could fly.
vocabulary扩展	Superior comes from the Latin word meaning above and it literally means something that is above others in quality or status. Sometimes being superior can be perceived as a negative, as in the woman who acts superior to all of her friends, having a high opinion of herself just because she has millions of dollars in the bank after winning the lottery.
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]比…好的；比…强的；优于…的 If one thing or person is superior to another, the first is better than the second. [oft ADJ to n] We have a relationship infinitely superior to those of many of our friends... 我们的关系要比我们其他许多朋友的关系好得多。 ...a woman greatly superior to her husband in education and sensitivity... 学历和悟性都比她丈夫高出许多的女人 Long-term stock market investments have produced superior returns compared with cash deposits. 股票市场长期投资的收益比现金存款要高。 superiority The technical superiority of laser discs over tape is well established. 激光影碟相对于磁带的技术优势早已牢牢确立。 2 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]优良的；优秀的；优等的 If you describe something as superior, you mean that it is good, and better than other things of the same kind. A few years ago it was virtually impossible to find superior quality coffee in local shops... 几年前在当地商店里几乎买不到优质咖啡。 Lulu was said to be of very superior intelligence. 大家都说露露智力出众。 3 [ADJ 形容词](在重要性上)更高级的，上级的 A superior person or thing is more important than another person or thing in the same organization or system. [oft ADJ to n] ...negotiations between the mutineers and their superior officers... 哗变士兵和他们的上司长官间的谈判 Locally passed laws are of superior authority to those laws passed in Moscow. 当地法律高于莫斯科颁布的全国法律。 4 [N-COUNT 可数名词]上级；上司；级别更高的人 Your superior in an organization that you work for is a person who has a higher rank than you. [poss N] Other army units are completely surrounded and cut-off from communication with their superiors... 其他陆军部队被重重包围，和上级的联系也被切断了。 The company president, and my immediate superior, was the dynamic Harry Stokes. 公司的董事长，也就是我的直接上司，是精力充沛的哈里·斯托克斯。 5 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]有优越感的；高傲的；傲慢的 If you describe someone as superior, you disapprove of them because they behave as if they are better, more important, or more intelligent than other people. [disapproval] Finch gave a superior smile... 芬奇高傲地笑了笑。 You can stand there and feel superior as you point and laugh at them. 你站在那儿指指点点、嘲笑他们时，会觉得自己高人一等。 superiority ...a false sense of his superiority over mere journalists. 他在微不足道的记者面前所表现出的一种虚妄的优越感 6 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](人数)占优的，居多的 If one group of people has superior numbers to another group, the first has more people than the second, and therefore has an advantage over it. [FORMAL 正式] The demonstrators fled when they saw the authorities' superior numbers... 看到当局派出人员人数占优，示威者就四散逃跑了。 His men were far superior numerically. 他手下的士兵在人数上占了绝对优势。 7 [N-COUNT 可数名词](某一活动的)能人，高手 If you describe someone as your superior in a particular activity, you mean that they are better than you at that activity. [poss N] [WRITTEN 笔语] Anthony sometimes felt that his mistress was his superior in willpower... 有时安东尼感觉他的情妇比他更有意志力。 Among his immediate rivals was Arnold Matters, probably his superior in comic roles. 在他的直接竞争者中，阿诺德·马特斯也许在喜剧表演上比他更胜一筹。

Superior Adj Graded 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词 Person N Thing Describe Opinion