exceed
exceed — verb
1. to go past or rise above a set number, limit, or standard — for example, when th
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.
The final cost of the festival exceeded the original budget by almost forty percent.
exceed + budget for amount comparison
Hao's taxi driver exceeded the speed limit on the long empty highway at night.
exceed + speed limit
Gita's score on the chemistry exam exceeded what anyone in the class had expected.
Iker was surprised to find his credit card bill exceeded his monthly income.
The doctor told Chidi never to exceed the maximum daily dose of the medicine.
- 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).
- 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).