surmount

[US]/səˈmaʊnt/
[UK]/sərˈmaʊnt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. 战胜;克服(困难) 居于…之上,在…顶上
Word Forms
第三人称单数surmounts
复数surmounts
过去式surmounted
过去分词surmounted
现在分词surmounting

Phrases & Collocations

surmount obstacles

克服障碍

surmount challenges

战胜挑战

surmount difficulties

克服困难

surmount adversity

战胜逆境

surmount limitations

突破限制

Example Sentences

The house was surmounted by a tall chimney.

屋顶上有一个高高的烟囱。

a peak surmounted with snow

积雪的峰顶

The church steeple surmounts the square.

教堂的尖塔高耸在广场之上

the tomb was surmounted by a sculptured angel.

坟墓上立着一座天使雕塑。

is being supported by friends in her effort to surmount the tragedy;

她正在朋友的帮助下努力战胜这一悲惨的事;

"To be the pioneer,not the follower,to be inventor,not the towerman"is our belief which is driving us continuously to surmount and go forward.

做创造者,不做守望者”。一直激励着我们前进、超越。

The Jake London is poses as by "the superhuman", he has not become the superhuman, but "the Martin Iraq Ascended" indeed is had surmounted the timework.

杰克・伦敦是以“超人”自居的,他并没有成为超人,但《马丁・伊登》的确是一部超越了时代的作品。

I felt my way in the new position , to be responsible for my work;I was energic in creation and surmounted the personalist the parochial self-interest to maximize the whole interest;

在新的工作岗位上我谨慎行事,对自己的行动负责,积极创造,超越狭义个人利益,追求整体利益最大化;

Real-world Examples

There are still hurdles to surmount.

但也有障碍有待克服。

Source: The Economist - Comprehensive

As I all other in all worths surmount.

我自负方方面面都会技压群芳。

Source: The complete original version of the sonnet.

The rover can climb 20-degree slopes and surmount obstacles up to 200 millimeters high.

玉兔二号可以爬上20度的斜坡,还能越过200毫米高的障碍物。

Source: CGTN

Illumination came from a roaring fire beneath a handsome marble mantelpiece surmounted by a gilded mirror.

大理石壁炉里熊熊的火焰是房间内的唯一光源,壁炉的上方有一面镀金的镜子。

Source: 7. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Here and there was an Italian cabinet surmounted with Delft, and here and there a bas-relief.

这里立着一个意大利式的小柜橱,柜橱顶上摆着一个德尔夫特(德尔夫特系荷兰西部一个小城,以生产蓝白色上釉陶器闻名)的陶器;那里挂着一块浮雕美术品。

Source: The Moon and Sixpence (Condensed Version)

But I think Camus' genius lies in this insight: " There is no fate that cannot be surmounted by scorn."

但我认为加缪的天才就在于这句洞见:“没有什么命运不可以用藐视来克服。”

Source: Tales of Imagination and Creativity

Both Genghis and his son Khublai Khan managed to surmount the wall during the Mongol invasion of the 13th Century.

成吉思汗和他的儿子忽必烈曾于13世纪蒙古侵入之际设法攻克城墙。

Source: Bilingual Edition of TED-Ed Selected Speeches

His sense of right had surmounted and would continue to surmount anything that might be called antipathy.

他的正义感已经超越并将继续超越任何可能被称为反感的事物。

Source: Middlemarch (Part Three)

She wanted to surmount the supreme point of the mountain.

她想登上一座山的最高点。

Source: Pan Pan

Another important biological hurdle that AI can help people surmount is complexity.

AI可以帮助人们跨越的另一个重要的生物学障碍是复杂性。

Source: Dominance: Issue 2

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