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B2 CET-4 大学 FREQ #20449 ★☆☆☆☆

vt. 胜过, 优于, 擅长 vi. 胜过其他

发音

其它 /ɪkˈsɛl/
CA /ɪkˈsɛl/
IN /ˈɛksəl/

词形变化

excelled excellest excelleth excelling excels 三单 excels excelling 现在分词 excelled 过去式 excelled 过去分词

别名

excell

教材释义与例句

动词

超过；擅长

动词

(在某方面)胜过(或超过)别人

释义与例句

v. B2
  1. 1.

    To surpass someone or something; to be better or do better than someone or something.

    胜过

    优于

    超越

    及物

    I excelled everyone else with my exam results.

  2. 2.

    To be much better than others.

    擅长

    不及物

    1924: Aristotle, Metaphysics. Translated by W. D. Ross. Nashotah, Wisconsin, USA: The Classical Library, 2001. Book 1, Part 2.. If, then, there is something in what the poets say, and jealousy is natural to the divine power, it would probably occur in this case above all, and all who excelled in this knowledge would be unfortunate.

  3. 3.

    To exceed, to go beyond.

    古体 罕用 及物

词汇关系

动词

同义词 2

surpass stand out

上位词 1

differ

下位词 10

top pass rock rule rank slay exceed transcend overstep outrank

词源

From Middle English excellen, from Old French exceller, from Latin excellere, excelsum; ex (“out”) + *cellō, an unattested verb root found in culmen (“height, top”); Compare French exceller. See also culminate, column.

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