surpass

verb

1. 超过；胜过；优于
   to do or be better than sb/sth
   1. He hopes one day to surpass the world record.
      他希望有一天能刷新世界纪录。
   2. Its success has surpassed all expectations .
      它所取得的成功远远超出了预期。
   3. 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。
   4. scenery of surpassing beauty
      无比优美的景色

1. 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.
   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。
2. VERB 远远超出(预期)
   If something surpasses expectations, 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。
3. VERB 超出(理解范围)
   If something surpasses understanding, 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

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。
3. 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。
4. In order to catch up with and surpass the advanced world levels we'll have to accelerate our speed.
   要赶超世界先进水平，我们还得快马加鞭。
5. One's abillity and learning surpass the average.
   才学超群。
6. Young people surpass old men in strength.
   年轻人在气力上赛过老年人。
7. By the end of this year, the number of tablet and smartphone gamers will surpass one billion.
   到今年年底，平板电脑和智能手机的游戏玩家数量将超过十亿。
8. Surpass your boss's expectations.
   超越你老板的期待。
9. To be in love is to surpass oneself.
   人在爱中超越自我。
10. But this does not necessarily mean it will surpass the US in military, economic and soft power.
    但这未必意味着中国将在军事、经济和软实力方面超越美国。
11. Such figures largely surpass those of other high-income countries, including Japan and South Korea.
    这些数字远远超过了包括日本和韩国在内的其他高收入国家。
12. You seem to surpass yourself in this painting.
    你在这幅画的创作上似乎超越了你自己。
13. Throughout modern history, technological breakthroughs surpass the people who invent them.
    纵观现代历史，技术的突破性进展超越了发明它们的人类。
14. You can expect a company that strives to exceed expectations and surpass standards!
    你可以期望一个公司，致力超越期望，超越标准！
15. As a result, the size of these flows is likely to surpass pre-crisis levels.
    其结果是，这些资本流动的规模可能超过了危机前的水平。
16. Our team must catch up with and surpass the advanced world levels of basketball.
    我们球队一定要赶上和超过世界篮球水平。
17. With this spirit, I am confident that we can surpass our highly stretched objectives in2008 and beyond.
    我坚信，在这种精神的鼓舞和感召下，在2008年和今后的日子里我们必定能够超越我们的目标！
18. You are progressive? you aim to surpass your past accomplishments.
    你追求进步，你的目标是超过你过去的成就。
19. I hope I have the power to conquer the difficulties and surpass every obstacles.
    我希望，我有能力来克服所有困难，超越每个障碍。
20. With self-confidence, I can surpass limits.
    与自信，我能超越极限。
21. Transformational leaders motivatepeople to actualise or even surpass theirpotential byfocusingon their strengths and what they "can be".
    转换型领导人通过注意他们的力量和潜能激励人们实现或甚至超越他们的潜质。
22. It's very hard to surpass this score.
    超过这个分数很困难。
23. Try to make our heart as big as sea; try to surpass our limits physically and mentally!
    让自己的心胸和海一样开阔，在身体和精神上超越我们的极限！
24. His diligence and intelligence enabled him to surpass all his classmates.
    他的勤奋和聪明使他超过了班上所有的同学。
25. Lastly, the analyzing of cultural misunderstanding is to surpass the textual culture.
    最后，分析文化误读的目的是为了实现文本文化的超越和升华。
26. We all want to be important, to surpass others, to achieve distinction, to lead the parade.
    我们都希望是很重要的，超越他人，实现区别，导致了阅兵式。
27. Students, we believe we have ability to surpass ourselves; we have confidence in fully developing our personality.
    同学们，我们要相信自己有能力超越自我，我们要有信心让自己的个性得到充分的发展；
28. Company business flow level represents whole operation and management level and ability to surpass customer requirements.
    企业的业务流程水平代表了企业整体的运营管理水平和超越客户需求的能力。
29. The Internet is a tool that can help me surpass those limits!
    因特网帮助我超越了这些极限！

  exceed excel surpass【导航词义：超越】

  exceed v. 〈正式〉超过，超出

〔辨析〕指超越职权范围、法律规定等，或超出数量、程度、大小等。

  excel v. 优于，超过

〔辨析〕通常指在成就、学识等方面胜过他人，不用进行时。

  surpass v. 〈正式〉超越，胜过

〔辨析〕指在技能、成就等方面超越同类。

verb

1. be or do something to a greater degree
   1. her performance surpasses that of any other student I know
   2. She outdoes all other athletes
   3. This exceeds all my expectations
   4. This car outperforms all others in its class

   Synonym:    outstripoutmatchoutgoexceedoutdosurmountoutperform

2. move past
   1. A black limousine passed by when she looked out the window
   2. He passed his professor in the hall
   3. One line of soldiers surpassed the other

   Synonym:    travel bypass bygo pastgo bypass

3. be greater in scope or size than some standard
   1. Their loyalty exceeds their national bonds

   Synonym:    exceedtranscend

4. distinguish oneself
   1. She excelled in math

   Synonym:    excelstand out