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excel at/in sth
She excels at mathematics.
她擅长数学。
擅长；胜过
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擅长；胜过
to be very good at something; to be better or do better than others
She excels at mathematics.
她擅长数学。
超越某人或某事物；比某人或某事物更好或做得更好。
To surpass someone or something; to be better or do better than someone or something.
比别人好得多。
To be much better than others.
excel
Base
原形
excels
3rd person
第三人称单数
excelling
-ing
现在分词
excelled
Past
过去式
excelled
Past participle
过去分词
She excels at mathematics.
她在数学方面表现出色。
He excelled in the competition yesterday.
他昨天在比赛中表现出色。
They are excelling in their new roles.
他们正在新角色中表现出色。
excel 是规则动词，但拼写时需双写 l 再加 -ed 或 -ing。
She excels in mathematics and often wins competitions.
她在数学方面表现出色，经常赢得比赛。
He excelled in his final exams and graduated with honors.
他在期末考试中表现出色，以优异成绩毕业。
The young athlete is excelling at the national level.
这位年轻运动员在全国级别上表现出色。
She excels at mathematics.
她擅长数学。
He excels as a teacher.
他作为一名教师很出色。
常用于英式英语，表示比平时表现更好。
The team excelled themselves in the final match.
这支队伍在决赛中表现出色，超越了自我。
Not this
He excels on playing basketball.
Use this
He excels at playing basketball.
动词'excel'后接介词'at'或'in'表示在某方面突出，而非'on'。中文的'在……方面'常误译为'on'。
Not this
She exceled in the exam.
Use this
She excelled in the exam.
动词'excel'的过去式和过去分词需双写末尾辅音'l'再加-ed，不能只加-d。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
在…方面擅长
She excels at mathematics.
她在数学方面很出色。
在…方面杰出
He excels in sports.
他在体育方面表现杰出。
作为…很出色
She excels as a leader.
她作为领导者很出色。
超越自己
He excelled himself in the final exam.
他在期末考试中超越了自己。
学业突出
She excels academically.
她学业突出。
超越自我；比以往做得更好
She really excelled herself in the final exam, getting the highest score in the class.
她在期末考试中真的超越自我，取得了全班最高分。
Use excel naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象你在一场比赛中“一个赛了所有人”，excel就是出众、突出。
语域：neutral 常见场景：学业、工作、体育、艺术 通常用于表示在某方面表现突出，多用于正式或半正式场合，如学习、工作、竞赛等。
不及物动词，常与 at 或 in 连用表示在某方面出色
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