overtake

英 [ˌəʊvəˈteɪk]

美 [ˌoʊvərˈteɪk]

v.  超过; 赶上; (在数量或重要性方面)大于; (不愉快的事情)突然发生，突然降临

过去分词：overtaken　过去式：overtook　现在分词：overtaking　第三人称单数：overtakes　

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牛津词典

verb

• 超过；赶上
  to go past a moving vehicle or person ahead of you because you are going faster than they are
  1. He pulled out to overtake a truck.
     他驶出车流，以超过一辆卡车。
  2. It's dangerous to overtake on a bend.
     在弯道强行超车是危险的。
• （在数量或重要性方面）大于，超过
  to become greater in number, amount or importance than sth else
  1. Nuclear energy may overtake oil as the main fuel.
     核能可能会超过石油成为主要燃料。
  2. We mustn't let ourselves be overtaken by our competitors.
     我们决不能让竞争对手超过我们。
• （不愉快的事情）突然发生，突然降临
  if sth unpleasant overtakes a person, it unexpectedly starts to happen and to affect them
  1. The climbers were overtaken by bad weather.
     登山者突然遭遇了恶劣天气。
  2. Sudden panic overtook her.
     她突然感到一阵恐慌。
  3. Our original plan was overtaken by events (= the situation changed very rapidly) and we had to make a new one.
     我们原来的计划没赶上变化，只好再订一个新的。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 超（车）；追上（前面的人）
  If youovertakea vehicle or a person that is ahead of you and moving in the same direction, you pass them.
  1. When he eventually overtook the last truck he pulled over to the inside lane...
     他终于超过了最后那辆卡车后便驶回了内车道。
  2. The red car was pulling out ready to overtake.
     那辆红色汽车驶离车列准备超车。

in AM, usually use 美国英语通常用 pass


• VERB 赶上，超越（对手）
  If someone or somethingovertakesa competitor, they become more successful than them.
  1. It's the first time at these games that the Americans have overtaken the Cubans...
     这是美国人在这一运动会上首次超越古巴人。
  2. Lung cancer has now overtaken breast cancer as a cause of death for women in the US...
     肺癌现在已经取代乳腺癌成为美国女性的一大杀手。
  3. Sales are booming in Japan, which has overtaken Britain as the Mini's biggest market.
     迷你车在日本的销量迅猛增长，使日本超过英国成为该车最大的消费市场。
• VERB （事件）出人意料地降临于…，突然发生在…身上
  If an eventovertakesyou, it happens unexpectedly or suddenly.
  1. Tragedy was shortly to overtake him, however.
     然而，不幸将很快降临到他的头上。
• VERB （情感等）压倒，使难以承受
  If a feelingovertakesyou, it affects you very strongly.
  1. Something like panic overtook me...
     一种恐慌的感觉袭裹了我。
  2. From the moment Edward had told her of the escape attempt, she had been overtaken by a sense of impending doom.
     自从爱德华告诉她打算逃跑的那一刻起，她便强烈感到厄运在一步步逼近。

英英释义

verb

• catch up with and possibly overtake
  1. The Rolls Royce caught us near the exit ramp
  Synonym:catchcatch up with
• overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
  Synonym:overwhelmoverpowersweep overwhelmovercome
• travel past
  1. The sports car passed all the trucks
  Synonym:passoverhaul

双语例句

• Overtake it or miss it for ever.
  追上它抓住它，否则就永远失去了它。
• This year, sales of cars in the BRICs should overtake those in America.
  而到了今年，金砖四国的购车数量应该会超过美国。
• It's dangerous to overtake at a corner.
  转弯时超车危险。
• So when might India overtake China?
  那么，印度可能会在什么时候超过中国呢？
• He was about to pull out to overtake the guy in front of him.
  他正要驶离车流超前面那人的车。
• I only discovered it by accident, and I have been driving like the deuce to overtake you.
  我是碰巧发现你走了的，所以像鬼似地驾着车拼命地追，才赶上了你。
• Of course we'll try to overtake, but this place is very narrow.
  当然我们会试着超车，但这里也太窄了。
• Pulling out to overtake, the car collided head-on with a van.
  越线超车时，轿车和一辆厢式货车迎面相撞。
• You can overtake in a few seconds, and use every opportunity.
  你可以利用每一个机会在几秒钟内超过去。
• Lung cancer has now overtaken breast cancer as a cause of death for women in the US
  肺癌现在已经取代乳腺癌成为美国女性的一大杀手。