go even further than; outdo; surpass (usu. in negative sense)
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
to go even further than; to surpass; to outdo (often used to indicate something is worse or more excessive than a comparison point)
formalUsed in comparative contexts to indicate that the degree, severity, or extent of something exceeds that of a reference point, typically implying a negative or excessive quality. The structure is often 'A 比 B 有过之而无不及'.
Tā他
hòu后
lái来
de的
xíng行
wéi为
bǐ比
qǐ起
zhī之
qián前
yǒu有
guò过
zhī之
ér而
wú无
bù不
jí及
。
His later behavior was even worse than before.
Zhè这
cì次
de的
wū污
rǎn染
chéng程
dù度
yǔ与
shàng上
cì次
xiāng相
bǐ比
yǒu有
guò过
zhī之
ér而
wú无
bù不
jí及
。
The pollution this time was even more severe compared to the last.
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Rú如
guǒ果
shuō说
tā他
fù父
qīn亲
lìn吝
sè啬
,
nà那
tā他
jiǎn简
zhí直
shì是
yǒu有
guò过
zhī之
ér而
wú无
bù不
jí及
。
If his father was stingy, he simply takes it to an even greater extreme.