ex.cel
excel的音标和读音：
DJ音标发音： [ikˈsel]
KK音标发音： [ɪkˈsɛl]
excel的词性：
v.（动词）
excel的词性：
v.tr.（及物动词）
1. To do or be better than; surpass.
优于：比…好或做得优于；超过
excel的词性：
v.intr.（不及物动词）
2. To show superiority; surpass others.
胜过：显示优越性；超过其它的人或事物
excel的词源：
3. Middle English excellen
中古英语 excellen
4. from Latin excellere * see kel- 2
源自 拉丁语 excellere *参见 kel- 2
excel， surpass， exceed， transcend， outdo， outstrip
5. These verbs mean to be or go beyond a limit or standard. To excel is to be preeminent (
这些动词意味着超过一种界限或标准。Excel 意思是超群的（
excels at figure skating) or to be or perform at a level higher than that of another or others (
擅长花样滑冰） 或者是处于或表现出比另一个或其他人高的水平（
excelled her father as a lawyer). To surpass another is to be superior in performance, quality, or degree:
作为律师强过她的父亲）。 Surpass 意味着在表现、性质、程度等方面优于另外一个：
is surpassed by few as a debater;
作为一个很少有人能超过的辩才；
happiness that surpassed description.
难以形容的幸福。
6. Exceed can refer to being superior, as in quality (
Exceed 可以指在性质上优于（
an invention that exceeds all others in ingenuity), to being greater than another, as in degree or quantity (
在创造力方面胜过其它事物的一项发明）， 在程度或性质方面比另外一个要好（
a salary exceeding 50 thousand dollars a year), and to going beyond a proper limit (
超过五万美元的年薪）， 和超越正常的限度（
exceed one's authority;
越权；
exceed a speed limit).
超速）。
7. Transcend often implies the attainment of a level so high that comparison is hardly possible:
Transcend 经常意味着达到如此高的水平以致于其它东西很难与其相比：
Great art transcends mere rules of composition. To outdo is to excel in doing or performing:
伟大的艺术超越了创作规则。 Outdo 意味着在行动或实行上胜过：
didn't want to be outdone in generosity.
不愿在慷慨大度方面被超过。
8. Outstrip is often interchangeable with outdo but strongly suggests leaving another behind, as in a contest:
Outstrip 经常和outdo 互换， 但在上下文中它更偏重于把另一个甩在后面这个意思：
It is a case of the student outstripping the teacher.
这是一个学生超过老师的例子。