exceed
/ɪkˈsiːd/verb
with obj.
1- be greater in number or size than (a quantity, number, or other measurable thing)(在数量或大小上)超过:
production costs have exceeded £60,000.
生产成本已超过60,000英镑。
1.1
- go beyond what is allowed or stipulated by (a set limit, especially of one's authority)越出, 超出(设定的限制, 尤指权限):
the Tribunal's decision clearly exceeds its powers under the statute.
特别法庭的决定明显超出了法律所规定的权限。
1.2
- be better than; surpass优于; 胜过:
England exceeded most people's expectations by reaching the last four.
英格兰队出乎大多数人的所料, 打进了四强。
词源
late Middle English (in the sense 'go over (a boundary or specified point)'): from Old French exceder, from Latin excedere, from ex- 'out'+cedere 'go'.