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surmount

🇬🇧 UK/sә:'maunt/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

v.

To overcome a difficulty or obstacle; to be positioned on top of something

克服;战胜;位于……顶部

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
surover, above
+
mountmountain, hill, upward
=surmount

Common Collocations

  • 1.surmount obstacles克服障碍
  • 2.surmount difficulties战胜困难

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Despite many setbacks, she managed to surmount every obstacle in her path.

  • 2.

    The climbers surmounted the final ridge just before sunset.

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