overtake

🇺🇸 /ˌəʊvərˈteɪk/ 🇬🇧 /ˌəʊvəˈteɪk/
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标签 TOP10000CEFR-B2
verb
R

to pass a moving vehicle or person by going faster

The car sped up to overtake the slow truck ahead.

汽车加速以超过前方的慢速卡车。

R

to become more than something else in number, amount, or importance

Newer drugs quickly overtake older ones in effectiveness.

新药在疗效上迅速超过旧药。

R

to suddenly affect someone with an unpleasant feeling or event

A sudden fear can overtake anyone in a dark place.

在黑暗的地方,突然的恐惧可能侵袭任何人。

translation

v. 超车, 超越, 突然降临

词形变化

3rd Present overtakes
Past overtook
Perfect overtaken
Progressive overtaking