[with obj.]be greater in number or size than (a quantity, number, or other measurable thing) 超过 production costs have exceeded £60,000. 生产成本已超过60,000英镑。 ■go beyond what is allowed or stipulated by (a set limit, especially of one's authority) 超越;超出(限定,尤其某人的权限) the Tribunal's decision clearly exceeds its powers under the statute. 法庭的决定明显超出了法律所规定的权力。 ■be better than; surpass 超过;胜过 England exceeded most people's expectations by reaching the last four. 英格兰出乎多数人的预料,挤入了前四名。
语源
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'