superior
adj
noun
suːˈpɪəriə
adj
1
better,
more
powerful,
more
effective
etc
than
a
similar
person
or
thing,
especially
one
that
you
are
competing
against
更好的; 更强的; 更有效的;
Fletcher’s
superior
technique
brought
him
victory.
弗莱彻的技术更胜一筹,因此取得了胜利。
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Your
computer
is
far
superior
to
mine.
你的计算机比我的强多了。
He
loves
making
fun
of
women.
It
makes
him
feel
superior
.
他喜欢取笑女人,这使他有优越感。
a
vastly
superior
(=very
much
better,
stronger
etc)
army
一支强大得多的军队
2
thinking
that
you
are
better
than
other
people
–
used
to
show
disapproval
有优越感的,高傲的,傲慢的〔含贬义〕
She
had
that
superior
tone
of
voice.
她的那种语调很傲慢。
3
having
a
higher
position
or
rank
than
someone
else
职位 (级别 )更高的; 上级的;
only before noun 仅用于名词前
Don’t
you
usually
salute
a
superior
officer
?
你难道通常都不向上级军官敬礼的吗?
a
superior
court
高级法院
4
of
very
good
quality
–
used
especially
in
advertising
质量上乘的,优质的〔尤用于广告〕
only before noun 仅用于名词前
a
superior
wine
优质[上等]葡萄酒
noun
5
someone
who
has
a
higher
rank
or
position
than
you,
especially
in
a
job
上级,上司,长官
He
had
a
good
working
relationship
with
his
immediate
superior
(=the
person
directly
above
him)
.
他和他的顶头上司工作关系很融洽。