exceed

/ɪkˈsiːd/ (bre, ipa) · /ɪkˈsiːd/ (ame, ipa) · /ik-ˈsēd/ (ame, mw)

exceed — 動詞

  • exceedpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • exceedshe / she / it
  • exceededpast simple
  • exceeding-ing form

1. to go past or rise above a set number, limit, or standard — for example, when th

1.動詞及物B2
釋義

超過；超出

超出某數量、限制或標準

to go past or rise above a set number, limit, or standard — for example, when the final price of something is higher than the amount planned, or when a driver travels at a speed above what the law allows, or when a result turns out better than previously thought possible.

例句

The final cost of the festival exceeded the original budget by almost forty percent.

這個節慶的最終花費超出原本預算將近百分之四十。

exceed + budget for amount comparison

Hao's taxi driver exceeded the speed limit on the long empty highway at night.

Hao 的計程車司機在夜間空曠的長途公路上超速行駛。

exceed + speed limit

同義詞
  • surpass

    More common with achievements and records (surpassed all previous sales figures); slightly more formal than exceed.

  • go beyond

    More general and less formal than exceed; can replace exceed in most contexts (the cost went beyond the limit).

  • top

    Informal; often used for reaching a high point or besting a record (the new product topped last year's sales).

  • beat

    Informal; common in competitive contexts (beat the previous record by a wide margin).

反義詞
  • fall short of

    Implies not reaching a target or standard (the results fell short of expectations).

  • be under

    Used with amounts and budgets (the spending was under the limit).

文法句型

exceed + noun phrase (amount / limit / expectation)

be exceeded by + noun phrase

用法筆記

Common in formal and written English, especially in business, legal, and academic contexts. Always takes a direct object — you cannot say "exceed to something" or "exceed someone to do something." Frequently used in the passive voice (the limit was exceeded).

常見錯誤

❌The cost exceeded to the original budget.
✅The cost exceeded the original budget.
💡Exceed is a transitive verb and does not take the preposition 'to.'
❌He exceeded to finish the work on time.
✅He finished the work ahead of schedule.
💡Exceed is not followed by an infinitive; use a noun phrase instead.
❌The speed was exceeded 80 km/h.
✅The speed exceeded 80 km/h.
💡Use the active voice when giving the specific value that was passed.