surpass, excel, exceed

動(dòng)詞 excel:

1. distinguish oneself
   同義詞：stand out, surpass

1. They each excel in their respective fields.
   他們?cè)诟髯灶I(lǐng)域里都是出類(lèi)拔萃的。
2. His wife excels him in strategically ability.
   他的妻子在戰(zhàn)略上勝過(guò)他。
3. He excels in painting.
   他擅長(zhǎng)繪畫(huà)。
4. He excels all other composers of his period.
   他超過(guò)了同時(shí)期的所有其他作曲家。

ex.cel

v.（動(dòng)詞）
ex.celled,ex.cel.ling,ex.cels
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
To do or be better than; surpass.
優(yōu)于：比…好或做得優(yōu)于；超過(guò)
v.intr.（不及物動(dòng)詞）
To show superiority; surpass others.
勝過(guò)：顯示優(yōu)越性；超過(guò)其它的人或事物

來(lái)源：
Middle English excellen
中古英語(yǔ) excellen
from Latin excellere * see kel- 2
源自 拉丁語(yǔ) excellere *參見(jiàn) kel- 2

<參考詞匯><同義詞>excel,surpass,exceed,transcend,outdo,outstripThese verbs mean to be or go beyond a limit or standard.Toexcel is to be preeminent (
這些動(dòng)詞意味著超過(guò)一種界限或標(biāo)準(zhǔn)。Excel 意思是超群的（
例句：
excels at figure skating) or to be or perform at a level higher than that of another or others (
擅長(zhǎng)花樣滑冰） 或者是處于或表現(xiàn)出比另一個(gè)或其他人高的水平（

例句：
excelled her father as a lawyer). Tosurpass another is to be superior in performance, quality, or degree:
作為律師強(qiáng)過(guò)她的父親）。 Surpass 意味著在表現(xiàn)、性質(zhì)、程度等方面優(yōu)于另外一個(gè)：

例句：
is surpassed by few as a debater;
作為一個(gè)很少有人能超過(guò)的辯才；

例句：
happiness that surpassed description.
難以形容的幸福。

Exceed can refer to being superior, as in quality (
Exceed 可以指在性質(zhì)上優(yōu)于（
例句：
an invention that exceeds all others in ingenuity), to being greater than another, as in degree or quantity (
在創(chuàng)造力方面勝過(guò)其它事物的一項(xiàng)發(fā)明）， 在程度或性質(zhì)方面比另外一個(gè)要好（

例句：
a salary exceeding 50 thousand dollars a year), and to going beyond a proper limit (
超過(guò)五萬(wàn)美元的年薪）， 和超越正常的限度（

例句：
exceed one`s authority;
越權(quán)；

例句：
exceed a speed limit).
超速）。

Transcend often implies the attainment of a level so high that comparison is hardly possible:
Transcend 經(jīng)常意味著達(dá)到如此高的水平以致于其它東西很難與其相比：
例句：
Great art transcends mere rules of composition. Tooutdo is to excel in doing or performing:
偉大的藝術(shù)超越了創(chuàng)作規(guī)則。 Outdo 意味著在行動(dòng)或?qū)嵭猩蟿龠^(guò)：

例句：
didn`t want to be outdone in generosity.
不愿在慷慨大度方面被超過(guò)。

Outstrip is often interchangeable withoutdo but strongly suggests leaving another behind, as in a contest:
Outstrip 經(jīng)常和outdo 互換， 但在上下文中它更偏重于把另一個(gè)甩在后面這個(gè)意思：
例句：
It is a case of the student outstripping the teacher.
這是一個(gè)學(xué)生超過(guò)老師的例子。