ex·cel /ɪkˈsɛl/
  (vt.)勝過,優于,擅長(vi.)勝過其他
  Ex·cel v. t. [imp. & p. p. Excelled p. pr. & vb. n. Excelling.]
  1. To go beyond or surpass in good qualities or laudable deeds; to outdo or outgo, in a good sense.
  Excelling others, these were great;
  Thou, greater still, must these excel.   --Prior.
     I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness.   --Eccl. ii. 13.
  2. To exceed or go beyond; to surpass.
  She opened; but to shut
  Excelled her power; the gates wide open stood.   --Milton.
  Ex·cel, v. i. To surpass others in good qualities, laudable actions, or acquirements; to be distinguished by superiority; as, to excel in mathematics, or classics.
     Unstable as water, thou shalt not excel.   --Gen. xlix. 4.
     Then peers grew proud in horsemanship t' excel.   --Pope.
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  excel
       v : distinguish oneself; "She excelled in math" [syn: stand out,
            surpass]
       [also: excelling, excelled]