excel
verb [ I ] uk/ɪkˈsel/ us/ɪkˈsel/ -ll-
C2 擅长，善于；突出
to be extremely good at something
Rebecca always excelled in languages at school. 丽贝卡上学时学语言一直是出类拔萃的。
excel yourselfUKC2 比平常做得好；超水平发挥
to do something better than you usually do
The British team have excelled themselves this year to reach the finals. 英国队今年超水平发挥，打进了决赛。
The woman who did the flower arranging had excelled herself that day.
We came fifth in the competition, so we didn't exactly excel ourselves.
The goalkeeper excelled himself by blocking Lester's powerful shot.
I'm normally a pretty good cook, but I've excelled myself with this feast.