exceed

IPA/ɪkˈsiːd/
KK[ɪksˈid]IPA/ɪkˈsiːd/

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

常見搭配
  • exceed a budget
  • exceed the speed limit
  • exceed expectations
  • exceed a limit
  • exceed capacity
  • exceed a deadline
  • exceed one's authority
  • exceed a quota
  • exceed the maximum dose
  • far exceed
  • greatly exceed
  • slightly exceed
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.

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常用片語

  • exceed the speed limit
  • exceed someone's expectations
  • exceed one's authority
  • exceed the maximum dose
  • exceed a budget

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