overtake

美 [ˌoʊvərˈteɪk]英 [ˌəʊvəˈteɪk]
  • 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

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

over- 过度 + take v.拿

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verb

【不规则形式】overtook overtaken
1

超过;赶上
to go past a moving vehicle or person ahead of you because you are going faster than they are

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。

2

(在数量或重要性方面)大于,超过
to become greater in number, amount or importance than sth else

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。

3

(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

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。

overtake

频次

  • 1
    VERB 超(车);追上(前面的人)
    If you overtake a vehicle or a person that is ahead of you and moving in the same direction, you pass them.

    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。

  • 3
    VERB 赶上,超越(对手)
    If someone or something overtakes a competitor, they become more successful than them.

    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。

  • 4
    VERB (事件)出人意料地降临于…,突然发生在…身上
    If an event overtakes you, it happens unexpectedly or suddenly.

    Tragedy was shortly to overtake him, however.

    然而,不幸将很快降临到他的头上。

  • 5
    VERB (情感等)压倒,使难以承受
    If a feeling overtakes you, it affects you very strongly.

    Something like panic overtook me...

    一种恐慌的感觉袭裹了我。

verb

1
catch up with and possibly overtake
The Rolls Royce caught us near the exit ramp
Synonym: catch catch up with
2
overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
Synonym: overwhelm overpower sweep over whelm overcome
3
travel past
The sports car passed all the trucks
Synonym: pass overhaul

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  1. But do not stop me now I may overtake him I may find my child !

    不过请不要留住我,因为我得赶上他,把我的孩子找回来。

  2. The top score was Liukin's15.2 , which was not enough to overtake the Chinese .

    柳金的分数最高,也只有15.2,根本无法再次赶上中国队。

  3. Nuclear energy may overtake oil as the main fuel .

    核能可能会超过石油成为主要燃料。

  4. Our original plan was overtaken by events 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。

  5. She was overtaken on the last stretch of the course .

    她在最后一个直道上被超过。

  6. The company has now overtaken IBM in terms of size and reach .

    在规模和影响范围上,这家公司已经超越了国际商用机器公司。

  7. She was overtaken by the speed of events .

    事态发展迅速为她始料所不及。

  8. We mustn 't let ourselves be overtaken by our competitors .

    我们决不能让竞争对手超过我们。

  9. He tried to overtake on the inside .

    他试图从慢车道超车。

  10. The car accelerated to overtake me .

    那辆汽车加速超过了我。

  11. It 's dangerous to overtake on a bend .

    在弯道强行超车是危险的。

  12. The climbers were overtaken by bad weather .

    登山者突然遭遇了恶劣天气。

  13. Coming out of the final bend , the runner stepped up a gear to overtake the rest of the pack .

    赛跑者绕过最后一个弯道后开始加速,以图超越同组的其他选手。

  14. Sudden panic overtook her .

    她突然感到一阵恐慌。

  15. The red car was pulling out ready to overtake .

    那辆红色汽车驶离车列准备超车。

  16. 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。

  17. I went to overtake him on the back straight on the last lap .

    最后一圈时我在非终点直道上超过了他。

  18. 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。

  19. 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。

  20. Tragedy was shortly to overtake him , however .

    然而,不幸将很快降临到他的头上。

  21. 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。

  22. 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。

  23. Something like panic overtook me

    一种恐慌的感觉袭裹了我。

  24. The positive neutrality enjoined on the force has now been overtaken by events .

    要求武装力量保持绝对中立的命令现在已经被一些事件打破了。

  25. He looked straight ahead and overtook a lumbering lorry .

    他眼睛直视前方,加速超过了前面一辆慢吞吞行进的大卡车。

  26. He lost his temper after a driver flashed her headlights as he overtook

    一个女司机在他超车时不停地闪着车前灯,这让他火冒三丈。

  27. 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。

  28. He tried to overtake three cars on a blind corner and crashed head-on into a lorry .

    他试图在一个死角处超过前面的三辆车,结果一头撞在了一辆卡车上。

  29. Japan 's productivity has overtaken America in some industries , but elsewhere the United States has clung on to its lead .

    在有些行业,日本的生产效率超过了美国,但在其他行业美国仍然保持着领先的地位。

  30. He claims Pasolini overtook and tackled him , pushing him into the dirt .

    他声称帕索利尼追上去打他,把他推倒在烂泥里。

前缀
e-过度

overweight vt. 超重

over- 过度 + weight n.重量

overcoat n. 大衣

over- 过度 + coat n.外套

overnight adv. 在夜间

over- 过度 + night n.夜

overtime n. 加班

over- 过度 + time n.时

overhear vt. 偶然听到

over- 过度 + hear v.听见

overwhelm vt. (感情或感觉)充溢,难以禁受

over- 过度 + whelm v.淹没

overwhelming adj. 势不可挡的

over- 过度 + whelm 压倒,淹没 + -ing 形容词后缀

overflow v. 漫出,溢出,泛滥

over- 过度 + flow v.流

后缀
e-v.拿

mistake n. 错误

mis- 错误,坏 + take v.拿