/ɪkˈsel ||; ɪkˈsɛl/verb (
excelling;excelled) (
formal 正式)
1 [I] excel (in/at sth/doing sth) to be very good at doing sth 精于；擅长: Anne excels at sports. 安妮擅长运动。
2 [T] excel yourself (Brit 英) to do sth even better than you usually do 超常发挥: Rick's cooking is always good but this time he really excelled himself. 里克做饭一向不错，不过这次他确实超常发挥了。