adj (1)优秀(良，等)的(good or high in quality or value)[无comp]：a～product/car 优质的产品/汽车;～cloth/wine 上等布/酒; a～standard高水平;a～actor/technician 优秀的演员/技工;It is made of～leather. 它是优质皮革制成的。a man of～intelligence 智商高的人;have a～mind 具有超人的头脑;〖同〗excellent，exceptional，fine，distinguished;〖反〗inferior，ordinary，average，common;

(2)优(强，好)于(better or higher in quality or value)[A (to)]：consider Browning～to Tennyson as a poet 认为作为诗人布朗宁比丁尼生优秀;A brush is～to a cloth for cleaning the floor. 洗刷地板用刷子比用布更好。This carpet is far～(to that one) in quality. 这块地毯的质量(比那块地毯强得多)。Her knowledge of French literature is～to mine. 她对法国文学的了解比我多。be～in numbers 数量占优;Which of the two players/methods is～? 这两位运动员哪个更优秀/这两种方法哪种更好?〖同〗greater，better，more advanced;〖反〗inferior;

(3)较高职(地)位的，较高级的(of higher class，position or rank)[A (to)][作attrib]：a～court 高一级法院;the～classes 上层阶级;keep the proper～-subordinate relationship 保持恰如其分的上下级关系;obey one's～officers 服从上级军官;work well with those～to one in the company 在公司同上司们共事很融洽;

(4)高傲的，傲慢的，有优越感的(showing that one thinks oneself better，cleverer，etc than other people)(derog)：look at sb with a～smile/air 带着傲慢的笑容/神情看着某人;smile in a～manner 傲慢的微笑;Don't be/feel so～! 别这么高傲/自以为了不起!〖同〗lordly，high-and-mighty;

(5)上方(部)的，位于高处的(situated over or above)[无comp][通常作attrib](fml)：the～limbs 上肢;move one's camp to～ground 把营地移到较高的地方;a～stratum of rock 上层岩石;

(6)不为……所动的;不受……影响的(indifferent to or unaffected by)[作attrib][A(to)]：be～to temptation/bribery 不受引诱/不为贿赂所动;He was～to all their threats. 他不屈服于他们的威胁。

n (1)级别(地位)高的人，上级(司)(person who is higher in rank or position than another or others)[C]：A major is a captain's～. 少校是上尉的上司。don't take liberties with your～s 对你的上级不要放肆随便;obey one's～s 服从上级;〖同〗senior，boss，chief，leader，commander;〖反〗inferior，employee;

(2)较好的人(事物)(person or thing that is better)[C]：consider sb (to be) one's～in intelligence/natural talent 认为某人的智力/天资优于自己;As a violin player/In the game of football，he has no～. 作为小提琴手/在足球运动方面，没有人能超过他。be sb's social～比某人社会地位高;

→superi′ority n 优秀(良，越)