•His time for the 100 metres surpassed the previous world record by one hundredth of a second.他以0.01秒的优势打破了100米短跑的前世界纪录。

•The book's success has surpassed everyone's expectations.这本书获得出乎所有人意料的成功。

•[R] The director has really surpassed himself (= done better than he has done before) with this new film.这位导演凭借这部新电影实现了真正的自我超越。