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ex·cel AHD[ĭk-sĕlʹ] D.J.[ɪkˈsel]K.K.[ɪkˈsɛl]v.（动词）ex.celled, ex.cel.ling, ex.cels v.tr.（及物动词）- To do or be better than; surpass.优于：比…好或做得优于；超过
v.intr.（不及物动词）- To show superiority; surpass others.胜过：显示优越性；超过其它的人或事物
- Middle English excellen 中古英语 excellen
- from Latin excellere * see kel- 2源自 拉丁语 excellere * 参见 kel- 2
excel, surpass, exceed, transcend, outdo, outstrip- These verbs mean to be or go beyond a limit or standard.Toexcel is to be preeminent ( 这些动词意味着超过一种界限或标准。Excel 意思是超群的（ excels at figure skating) or to be or perform at a level higher than that of another or others ( 擅长花样滑冰） 或者是处于或表现出比另一个或其他人高的水平（ excelled her father as a lawyer). Tosurpass another is to be superior in performance, quality, or degree: 作为律师强过她的父亲）。 Surpass 意味着在表现、性质、程度等方面优于另外一个： is surpassed by few as a debater;作为一个很少有人能超过的辩才；happiness that surpassed description.难以形容的幸福。
- Exceed can refer to being superior, as in quality ( Exceed 可以指在性质上优于（ an invention that exceeds all others in ingenuity), to being greater than another, as in degree or quantity ( 在创造力方面胜过其它事物的一项发明）， 在程度或性质方面比另外一个要好（ a salary exceeding 50 thousand dollars a year), and to going beyond a proper limit ( 超过五万美元的年薪）， 和超越正常的限度（ exceed one's authority;越权；exceed a speed limit). 超速）。
- Transcend often implies the attainment of a level so high that comparison is hardly possible: Transcend 经常意味着达到如此高的水平以致于其它东西很难与其相比： Great art transcends mere rules of composition. Tooutdo is to excel in doing or performing: 伟大的艺术超越了创作规则。 Outdo 意味着在行动或实行上胜过： didn't want to be outdone in generosity.不愿在慷慨大度方面被超过。
- Outstrip is often interchangeable withoutdo but strongly suggests leaving another behind, as in a contest: Outstrip 经常和outdo 互换， 但在上下文中它更偏重于把另一个甩在后面这个意思： It is a case of the student outstripping the teacher. 这是一个学生超过老师的例子。
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