surpass

• vt. 超越；勝過，優於；非…所能辦到或理解

sur-,在上，超過，pass,經過。

surpass (v.)

1550s, from Middle French surpasser "go beyond, exceed, excel" (16c.), from sur- "beyond" (see sur- (1)) + passer "to go by" (see pass (v.)). Related: Surpassed; surpassing.

1. He hopes one day to surpass the world record.

他希望有一天能刷新世界紀錄。

來自《權威詞典》

2. One's abillity and learning surpass the average.

才學超群.

來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》

3. Young people surpass old men in strength.

年輕人在氣力上賽過老年人.

來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》

4. The latecomers surpass the early starters.

後來居上.

來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》

5. In order to catch up with and surpass the advanced world levels we'll have to accelerate our speed.

要趕超世界先進水平,我們還得快馬加鞭.

來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》