Task 1 圖表描述「A 超越了 B」、Task 2 成就描述「超過了預期」——考生反覆寫 be more than / be higher than。一個字升級：surpass。
字義
Surpass (v.) — to exceed or go beyond something in degree, amount, or quality; to outdo.
語感上比 exceed 多一層「超過後仍持續上升」的動作感——適合描述變化、成就、紀錄。
5 個 Band 7+ 例句
- In 2018, smartphone sales surpassed those of laptops for the first time.
- China surpassed Japan as the world's second-largest economy in 2010.
- The film surpassed all box-office expectations within its opening weekend.
- Her final score surpassed that of every other competitor by a clear margin.
- Renewable capacity is projected to surpass coal-based generation within the decade.
常見錯誤
搭配記住四組：surpass expectations / surpass a record / surpass a target / surpass a previous figure。其他名詞要小心。
Task 1 黃金句型：A surpassed B in [year]——比 A was higher than B 簡潔生動。
- Online sales surpassed in-store sales in 2019. ✓
意義偏移：別把 surpass 當 defeat——surpass 是「在數量、質量、表現上超越」，不是「在對抗中擊敗」。打贏比賽要用 defeat / beat。
同等級替換（Band 7+）
- Exceed — Demand exceeded supply throughout the holiday period.（更中性、最安全）
- Outperform — The fund consistently outperforms its benchmark.（強調「表現勝出」）
試試看
下次 Task 1 寫一條曲線超越另一條，別寫 line A became higher than line B——寫 line A surpassed line B in 2015。一句話 Band 7+。
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