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overtaken

英 [ˌəʊvəˈteɪkən]

美 [ˌoʊvərˈteɪkən]

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
overtake的过去分词

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。

双语例句

  • Today the pickpockets have overtaken their forefathers of Dickens 'time in both number and skill.
    今天,扒手在数量及技巧方面都已超过了他们在狄更斯时代的祖辈。
  • For all that it has recently been overtaken by China in global rankings, Japan remains an economic powerhouse.
    尽管在全球排名中,中国最近已超过了日本,但日本仍然是一个经济强国。
  • 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。
  • Now her daughters weight has overtaken her as she enjoys cakes, chips and pizza.
    女儿很喜欢吃蛋糕、薯片和披萨,而且现在的体重也已经超过了她。
  • India has in recent months overtaken China as the largest recipient of Japanese foreign direct investment.
    近几个月来,印度已超过中国,成为日本直接外国投资的最大接受国。
  • He's overtaken the collapse! Be ready to launch!
    他抄到坍塌前面了!准备发射!
  • Exports have already overtaken last year's figure.
    出口量已经超过了去年。
  • In an instant this crowd had overtaken and surrounded me.
    一下子,那群人追上了我,把我围了起来。
  • Since then, the UK has caught up with and even overtaken its principal trading partners.
    自那以来,英国已经追赶上甚至超过了它的主要贸易伙伴。
  • Indeed, Japan has overtaken China as the largest buyer of US Treasuries in recent months.
    事实上,近几月来,日本已取代中国,成为美国国债的最大买家。