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发音：[səˈmaʊnt]
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例句：
- If we say someone surmounts a challenge or difficulty, you actually mean that person overcomes or gets over it.
- It took many sleepless nights and lots of caffeine to surmount these obstacles, when the first time I came to the USA.
- The French team surmounted a 2-0 deficit to finally tie this game, demonstrating the kind of determination that carried them to the final after a prolonged slump.
- Across the country, Democratic candidates are struggling to surmount their woke-liberal vibes while Republicans are battling against scary-conspiracy-theorist vibes.
- Ms. Thompson would feel safer knowing her staff was vaccinated, though she said she empathized with those who are hesitant and had to surmount her own fears to get the shot.
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解释：
- Surmount这个单词为动词，实际使用时我们可以说：“surmount a challenge or a difficult situation”, 其表示“overcomes or gets over some difficulty”这一含义，即“征服/克服某个挑战、困难的处境”，与defeat/conquer/overcome这些单词构成近义词。
- 具体使用场景如下：
- Lionel Andres Messi is a great football player, who surmounted endless obstacles to eventually win the FIFA World Cup in 2022. (莱昂内尔·安德烈斯·梅西是一位伟大的足球运动员，他克服了无尽的障碍，最终赢得了 2022 年的国际足联世界杯。)
–Sports - Scientists within the federal government have struggled to surmount the same legal barriers, despite extensive taxpayer support for mRNA vaccines.（联邦政府内部的科学家一直在努力克服同样的法律障碍，尽管纳税人对mRNA疫苗给予了广泛的支持。）
–Science - In building INO, astronomers in Iran had to surmount hurdles that few colleagues elsewhere face: sanctions that curtail high-tech imports, and visa restrictions limiting their travel abroad.（在建造INO的过程中，伊朗的天文学家必须克服其他地方很少有同事面临的障碍：限制高科技进口的制裁，以及限制他们出国旅行的签证限制。）
–Technology
