overtake
柯林斯詞典
1. V-T If someone or something overtakes a competitor, they become more successful than them. 超過
Lung cancer has now overtaken breast cancer as a cause of death for women in the U.S. 肺癌作爲(wèi)一種美國(guó)女性死亡原因現(xiàn)已超過了乳腺癌。
2. V-T If a feeling overtakes you, it affects you very strongly. 強(qiáng)烈影響[文學(xué)性]
Something like panic overtook me in a flood. 一種類似恐慌的感覺在一次洪水中壓倒了我。
3. V-T/V-I If you overtake, or overtake a vehicle or a person that is ahead of you and moving in the same direction, you pass them. 超過[英國(guó)英語(yǔ)]
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overtake /???v??te?k/ (overtaking,overtook,overtaken,overtakes)
劍橋詞典
- I accelerated to overtake the bus .
- Garcia was gaining on her opponent throughout the race , but only overtook her at the very end.
- A continuous white line in the middle of the road means no overtaking.
- DVDs are overtaking videos in popularity .
overtake verb (GO PAST)
[ 及物動(dòng)詞:後麪接賓語(yǔ)的動(dòng)詞 ]to go past something by being a greater amount or degree
(數(shù)量或程度上)大於,超過
Our US sales have now overtaken our sales in Europe . 我們?cè)诿绹?guó)的銷售額現(xiàn)已超過了我們?cè)跉W洲的銷售額。
We'd planned to hold a meeting tomorrow , but events have overtaken us (= things have changed ). 我們本打算明天召開一個(gè)會(huì)議,但情況發(fā)生了變化。
[ 不及物動(dòng)詞:後麪不接賓語(yǔ)的動(dòng)詞 or 及物動(dòng)詞:後麪接賓語(yǔ)的動(dòng)詞 ] UK (US pass)
to come from behind another vehicle or a person and move in front of them
超過,趕上,追上(人或車輛)
Always check your rear view mirror before you overtake (another car ). 超車前一定要先看一下後眡鏡。
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overtake verb (HAPPEN)
[ 及物動(dòng)詞:後麪接賓語(yǔ)的動(dòng)詞 ]to happen to a person or a place suddenly and unexpectedly
突然降臨於;意外發(fā)生在
The family was overtaken by tragedy several years ago, and they still haven't recovered . 幾年前這家人突遭不幸,到現(xiàn)在還沒恢複過來。 返回 overtake