| 单词 | overtake |
| 释义 | overtake (oʊvəʳteɪk ) Word forms: overtakes , overtaking , overtook , overtaken 1. verb B2 If you overtake a vehicle or a person that is ahead of you and moving in the same direction, you pass them. [mainly British] When he eventually overtook the last truck, he pulled over to the inside lane. [VERB noun] The red car was pulling out ready to overtake. [VERB] Synonyms: pass, leave behind, overhaul, catch up with 2. verb If someone or something overtakes a competitor, they become more successful than them. Leeds, who could have overtaken us, lost their last game to Wolves. [VERB noun] The coffee chain has overtaken its US rival. [VERB noun] 3. verb If an event overtakes you, it happens unexpectedly or suddenly. Tragedy was shortly to overtake him, however. [VERB noun] Synonyms: befall [archaic, literary], hit, happen to, come upon 4. verb If a feeling overtakes you, it affects you very strongly. [literary] Something like panic overtook me. [VERB noun] From the moment Edward had told her of the escape attempt, she had been overtaken by a sense of impending doom. [VERB noun] Collocations: events overtake Farmers are not good at retiring but should do so before events overtake them. Times, Sunday Times Events overtake predictions and overturn conventional wisdom. Times, Sunday Times He always means to, apparently, but more immediate events overtake him. Times, Sunday Times At that point events overtake them. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 超过 Japanese: 追い越す |
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