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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary ex·ceed ETYMOLOGY Middle English exceden, from Middle French exceder, from Latin excedere, from ex- + cedere to go DATE 14th century transitive verb 1. to extend outside of the river will exceed its banks 2. to be greater than or superior to 3. to go beyond a limit set by exceeded his authority intransitive verb 1. obsolete : overdo 2. predominate Synonyms. exceed , surpass , transcend , excel , outdo , outstrip mean to go or be beyond a stated or implied limit, measure, or degree. exceed implies going beyond a limit set by authority or established by custom or by prior achievement exceed the speed limit surpass suggests superiority in quality, merit, or skill the book surpassed our expectations transcend implies a rising or extending notably above or beyond ordinary limits transcended the values of their culture excel implies preeminence in achievement or quality and may suggest superiority to all others excels in mathematics outdo applies to a bettering or exceeding what has been done before outdid herself this time outstrip suggests surpassing in a race or competition outstripped other firms in sales English Etymology exceed late 14c., from O.Fr . exceder, from L. excedere "depart, go beyond," from ex- "out" + cedere "go, yield" (see cede). Exceedingly (c.1470) means "very greatly or very much;" excessively (c.1460) means "too greatly or too much."http://O.Fr Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 exceed ex·ceed / ik5si:d / verb[VN] (formal) 1. to be greater than a particular number or amount 超过(数量): The price will not exceed £100. 价格不会超过 100 英镑。 His achievements have exceeded expectations. 他的成就出乎预料。 2. to do more than the law or an order, etc. allows you to do 超越(法律、命令等)的限制: She was exceeding the speed limit (= driving faster than is allowed). 当时她超速驾驶。 The officers had exceeded their authority. 这些官员超越了他们的权限。 ⇨ see also excess Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English exceed verb ADV. considerably, far, greatly, significantly, substantially | comfortably, easily The House voted by 327 votes to 93, comfortably exceeding the required two-thirds majority. | slightly | clearly | regularly | rarely Summer temperatures rarely exceed 27°C. | generally, normally, usually VERB + EXCEED be expected to, be likely to Income is expected to exceed expenditure. | be unlikely to Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition v. Function: verb 1 to go or be beyond a natural or set limit FF1C;the policeman exceeded his authorityFF1E; FF1C;this task exceedsmy powersFF1E; Synonyms: outstep, overrun, overstep, surpass Related Words: outreach, overreach; dare, presume, venture 2 Synonyms: SURPASS 1, beat, best, better, excel, outdo, outshine, outstrip, top, transcendWebster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged ex·ceed \ikˈsēd, ek-\ verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Middle English exceden, from Middle French exceder, from Latin excedere, from ex- ex- (I) + cedere to go, proceed — more at cede transitive verb 1. : to extend outside of or enlarge beyond — used chiefly in strictly physical relations < if this rain keeps up, the river will exceed its banks by morning > 2. a. : to be greater than or superior to : surpass < his brother exceeds him in height > < their accomplishment exceeded our expectation > < the cost must not exceed one year's income > b. : to be too much for : be beyond the comprehension of < the mercy of God exceeds our finite minds > 3. : to go beyond a limit set by (as an authority or privilege) : do more than is justified by or allowable under (as a commission or order) < he exceeded his authority when he paid his brother's gambling debts with money from the trust > < the captain exceeded his orders when he quartered men in private houses > intransitive verb 1. obsolete a. : to go too far : pass the proper or usual bounds (as of conduct) b. : to eat or drink to excess 2. : to stand out among or be more or greater than others : predominate Synonyms: surpass , transcend , excel , outdo , outstrip : exceed indicates a going over or topping what is under consideration in a companion or what is set as a standard or limit < far exceeding the production figures from last year > < an Inferno which exceeds anything that Dante imagined — Henry Miller > < the number of representatives shall not exceed one for every thirty thousand — U.S. Constitution > < he seemed to think I'd exceeded my authority in disposing of the rebels as I saw fit — Kenneth Roberts > surpass is a close synonym of exceed; it is likely to be used in reference to superiorty in quality, merit, virtue, or skill, although it may be used to describe what is more evil or reprehensible < he wanted himself to surpass Caesar in deeds and his legions to surpass the achievements of the legions of Caesar — J.T.Farrell > < in the moral essence of tragedy it is safe to say that in this play Middleton is surpassed by one Elizabethan alone, and that is Shakespeare — T.S.Eliot > < in the imputation of things evil and in putting the worst construction on things innocent, a certain type of good people may be trusted to surpass all others — Rudyard Kipling > < his tyrannies surpassed those of his predecessor > transcend may suggest a rising notably or remarkably above an accustomed standard or level < sorrow transcending all sorrows, darker than death, immitigable, eternal — W.H.Hudson †1922 > < in Virgil we find that divine afflatus which transcends the most balanced wisdom and the deftest technical skill — John Buchan > < certain problems are raised, if an ideal, embodied into law, transcends the “realities” too far — Reinhold Niebuhr > In intransitive uses excel implies reaching a preeminence in accomplishment or achievement; in transitive ones it is a close synonym of surpass < excelling in terse narrative > < excelling in athletics > < during their seminary years he had easily surpassed his friend in scholarship, but he always realized that Joseph excelled him in the fervor of his faith — Willa Cather > < if some excelled him in learning and scholarly productivity, not many surpassed him in personal attractiveness — H.E.Starr > outdo , a more colloquial word, may apply to topping, bettering, or exceeding what has been done before < the military engines he devised for the defense of Syracuse seem never to have been outdone in the ancient world — Benjamin Farrington > < a competition in deceit in which, I admit, he outdid them — Owen Wister > outstrip suggests surpassing in a race or competition or similar endeavor < swimming was his chief delight, and so it came about that one day when he was far from land, having outstripped all his fellows in a race, he was hardly surprised to see a dolphin plunging alongside of him — Norman Douglas > < bituminous coal had far outstripped anthracite in the industrial markets — S.A.Hale > < instead of allowing his reader the easy victory, he takes pride in outstripping him completely — Edmund Wilson > |
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