The research team managed to surmount the technical obstacles that had stalled the project for months.
研究团队设法克服了使项目停滞数月之久的技术障碍。
Which choice best defines “surmount”?
D — To overcome (a difficulty).. “surmount” means To overcome (a difficulty)..
Which word means “To overcome (a difficulty).”?
C — surmount. “surmount” means To overcome (a difficulty)..
surmount — To overcome (a difficulty).. In Chinese: 克服;战胜;越过.
surmount is pronounced //sərˈmaʊnt//.
The research team managed to surmount the technical obstacles that had stalled the project for months. (研究团队设法克服了使项目停滞数月之久的技术障碍。)
overcome, conquer, beat — all close in meaning to surmount (To overcome (a difficulty).).
yield, succumb — each the opposite of surmount (To overcome (a difficulty).).
Yes. surmount is on the SAT Prep Easy list — mid-frequency academic words that do get tested. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
sur(在上) + mount(登) → 登到困难之上 → 克服。