surpassed

英 [səˈpɑːst]

美 [sərˈpæst]

v.  超过; 胜过; 优于
surpass的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

• VERB 超过;胜过;优于
  If one person or thingsurpassesanother, the first is better than, or has more of a particular quality than, the second.
  1. He was determined to surpass the achievements of his older brothers...
     他决心超越几个哥哥的成就。
  2. 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。
• VERB 远远超出(预期)
  If somethingsurpassesexpectations, it is much better than it was expected to be.
  1. 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。
• VERB 超出(理解范围)
  If somethingsurpassesunderstanding, it is too difficult to understand.
  1. ...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

双语例句

• And his student, a woman, has surpassed him.
  他的学生，而且是一个女性，超越了他。
• THE third-quarter GDP figures released on November1st surpassed expectations for once.
  11月1日发布的第三季度的GDP数据此次竟然超过了预期。
• In the annals of climatology, 2014 surpassed 2010 as the warmest year.
  在气候学的史册里，2014年超过了2010年，成为最热的年份。
• In many ways it surpassed expectations, showcasing to Africans the capacity America has to mobilise capital and expertise.
  此次峰会在很多方面都超出了预期，它向非洲人展示了美国动用资金和专业技能的能力。
• But this time they have surpassed themselves.
  但是，这次，他们把自己都超越了。
• Early results suggest that even the most optimistic expectations have been surpassed.
  初步研究结果表明，其积极作用超越了即使最乐观的预期。
• On August9th its market capitalisation surpassed that of Exxon Mobil, making it the world's largest public company.
  在八月九日，它的总股本超过了埃克森美孚成为世界上最大的上市公司。
• I thought I would get a decent reception but that surpassed all my wildest dreams.
  我想我会得到一次整场的招待会，但是它却超越了我最疯狂的想象力。
• In less than three years on the market, they've surpassed desktop and notebook PC shipments.
  在市场上不到三年的时间，他们已经超过了台式机和笔记本电脑的发货量。
• This is not like a century ago when a rising Germany surpassed Britain in industrial strength by 1900.
  这与一个世纪前的情况有所不同：到1900年，崛起的德国在工业实力方面一举超过了英国。