exceed

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To be larger, greater than (something). transitive
    — The company's 2005 revenue exceeds that of 2004.
  2. To be better than (something). transitive
    — The quality of her essay has exceeded my expectations.
  3. To go beyond (some limit); to surpass; to be longer than. transitive
    — Your password cannot exceed eight characters.
  4. To predominate. intransitive
  5. To go too far; to be excessive. intransitive,obsolete
    — And to speak impartially, old Men, from whom we should expect the greatest example of Wisdom, do most exceed in this point of folly […].

词形变化

exceeds present,singular,third-person exceeding participle,present exceeded participle,past exceeded past excede alternative,obsolete

词源

From Middle English exceden, from Old French exceder, from Latin excēdō (“to go beyond”), from ex- (“out, forth”) with cēdō (“to go”); see cede and compare accede etc. Partly displaced native Old English ofersteppan, whence Modern English overstep.
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