overtake
verb /ˌəʊvəˈteɪk/
/ˌəʊvərˈteɪk/
动词形式
present simple I / you / we / they overtake | /ˌəʊvəˈteɪk/ /ˌəʊvərˈteɪk/ |
he / she / it overtakes | /ˌəʊvəˈteɪks/ /ˌəʊvərˈteɪks/ |
past simple overtook | /ˌəʊvəˈtʊk/ /ˌəʊvərˈtʊk/ |
past participle overtaken | /ˌəʊvəˈteɪkən/ /ˌəʊvərˈteɪkən/ |
-ing form overtaking | /ˌəʊvəˈteɪkɪŋ/ /ˌəʊvərˈteɪkɪŋ/ |
- [transitive, intransitive] overtake (somebody/something) (especially British English) to go past a moving vehicle or person ahead of you because you are going faster than they are
超过;赶上 - He pulled out to overtake a truck.
他驶出车流,以超过一辆卡车。 - It's dangerous to overtake on a bend.
在弯道强行超车是危险的。
- He pulled out to overtake a truck.
- [transitive] overtake somebody/something to become greater in number, amount or importance than something else
synonym outstrip(在数量或重要性方面)大于,超过 - Nuclear energy may overtake oil as the main fuel.
核能可能会超过石油成为主要燃料。 - We mustn't let ourselves be overtaken by our competitors.
我们决不能让竞争对手超过我们。 - Quinine has been overtaken by newer drugs.
奎宁已被更新的药物取代。
- Nuclear energy may overtake oil as the main fuel.
- [transitive, often passive] overtake somebody/something if something unpleasant overtakes a person, it unexpectedly starts to happen and to affect them
(不愉快的事情)突然发生,突然降临 - The climbers were overtaken by bad weather.
登山者突然遭遇了恶劣天气。 - Sudden panic overtook her.
她突然感到一阵恐慌。 - 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。
- The climbers were overtaken by bad weather.