excel

verb

/ɪkˈsel/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they excel	/ɪkˈsel/ /ɪkˈsel/
he / she / it excels	/ɪkˈselz/ /ɪkˈselz/
past simple excelled	/ɪkˈseld/ /ɪkˈseld/
past participle excelled	/ɪkˈseld/ /ɪkˈseld/
-ing form excelling	/ɪkˈselɪŋ/ /ɪkˈselɪŋ/

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[intransitive] to be very good at doing something擅长；善于；突出
- excel (in/at something) She has always excelled in foreign languages.她的外语从来都是出类拔萃。
- As a child he excelled at music and art.他小时候擅长音乐和美术。
- excel (at doing something) The team excels at turning defence into attack.这个队善于打防守反击。
Topics Personal qualitiesb2
[transitive] excel yourself (British English) to do extremely well and even better than you usually do胜过平时
- Rick's cooking was always good, but this time he really excelled himself.里克的烹饪技术一直不错，但这次简直是好上加好。
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Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin excellere, from ex- ‘out, beyond’ + celsus ‘lofty’.

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