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.- 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。 - The red car was pulling out ready to overtake.
那辆红色汽车驶离车列准备超车。
- When he eventually overtook the last truck he pulled over to the inside lane...
- VERB 赶上,超越(对手)
If someone or somethingovertakesa 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。 - 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。 - 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。
- It's the first time at these games that the Americans have overtaken the Cubans...
- 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.- Tragedy was shortly to overtake him, however.
然而,不幸将很快降临到他的头上。
- Tragedy was shortly to overtake him, however.
- VERB (情感等)压倒,使难以承受
If a feelingovertakesyou, it affects you very strongly.- Something like panic overtook me...
一种恐慌的感觉袭裹了我。 - 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。
- Something like panic overtook me...
in AM, usually use 美国英语通常用 pass
双语例句
- Italy's economy has overtaken that of its nearest competitors.
意大利的经济已经超过其最接近的几个竞争者。 - 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。 - 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。 - She was overtaken by fear.
她突然感到恐惧。 - 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。 - Figures released in September showed that India had overtaken China in new subscribers per month for the first time.
九月份发布的数据显示,每月手机新用户增长数量首次超过中国。 - 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。 - The city was overtaken by storms for continuous days.
这个城市连日来遭到暴风雨袭击。 - 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。 - 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。