surpass

Intermediatezipf 3.37

Pronunciation

/səˈpɑːs/(suh-PASS)

Part of speech

verbformal

Chinese

超过；超越（强调超出预期或标准）

Definition

To exceed or be greater than; to go beyond a limit or standard.

Word family

  • surpassing/səˈpɑːsɪŋ/(adj)卓越的
  • unsurpassed/ˌʌnsəˈpɑːst/(adj)无与伦比的

Collocations

  • surpass expectations
  • surpass a record
  • surpass limits
  • far surpass

Examples

  1. 1.Her performance surpassed all expectations. (exceed)
  2. 2.Sales this quarter have surpassed last year's total. (go beyond)

Synonyms

  • exceed/ɪkˈsiːd/— go beyond a limit, neutral
  • outdo/ˌaʊtˈduː/— do better than someone
  • transcend/trænˈsɛnd/— go far beyond, often abstract

Etymology

sur- (over/beyond) + passer (to pass) — pass beyond