overtake

US [ˌoʊvərˈteɪk]
UK [ˌəʊvə(r)ˈteɪk]
  • 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
  • Web追上；超车；压倒
Past Tense：overtook  Past Participle：overtaken  Present Participle：overtaking  Simple Present：overtakes  

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overtake
v.
1.
[t][i]
~ (sb/sth)
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.
[t]
~ sb/sth
（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.
[t][oftpass]
~ sb/sth
（不愉快的事情）突然发生，突然降临if sth unpleasantovertakes 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。

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1.
Despite the fact that she had her knee severely bruised . she still managed to overtake most of the other long distance runners.
尽管她的膝盖严重擦伤，她还是赶上了大多数其他长跑者。
jǐn guǎn tā de xī gài yán zhòng cā shāng , tā hái shì gǎn shàng le dà duō shù qí tā cháng pǎo zhě 。
zhidao.baidu.com
2.
Based on purchasing-power parities, the Chinese economy is now expected to overtake that of the U. S. within six or seven years.
根据购买力平价计算，目前的预计是中国经济将在六七年后超越美国。
gēn jù gòu mǎi lì píng jià jì suàn , mù qián de yù jì shì zhōng guó jīng jì jiāng zài liù qī nián hòu chāo yuè měi guó 。
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3.
The United Nations is trying to help the Somalis convert the vintage tapes to compact discs before humidity and time overtake them.
联合国正在帮助索马里将这些旧录音带转换成光盘，以防它们受到湿气和时间的侵袭。
lián hé guó zhèng zài bāng zhù suǒ mǎ lǐ jiāng zhè xiē jiù lù yīn dài zhuǎn huàn chéng guāng pán , yǐ fáng tā men shòu dào shī qì hé shí jiān de qīn xí 。
dongxi.net
4.
To overtake the sun, er lang shen haste makes waste, a mishap, the front of that mountain carrying-pole eye is shouldering the fork.
为追上太阳，二郎神忙中出错，一个闪失，前边那座山的扁担眼被担叉了。
wèi zhuī shàng tài yáng , èr láng shén máng zhōng chū cuò , yī gè shǎn shī , qián bian nà zuò shān de biǎn dan yǎn bèi dān chā le 。
zhidao.baidu.com
5.
The current obsession with how soon China's economy will overtake that of the United States is absurd.
当前有关中国经济将如何尽快超越美国的痴心是荒谬的。
dāng qián yǒu guān zhōng guó jīng jì jiāng rú hé jǐn kuài chāo yuè měi guó de chī xīn shì huāng miù de 。
article.yeeyan.org
6.
Obama has let events overtake him, exactly as he allowed the health policy debate to spin out of his control in the summer and early fall.
准确地说，在夏天和入秋那段时间有关医保政策的讨论渐渐地脱离奥巴马控制的时候，他已经落后于各大事件的发展。
zhǔn què de shuō , zài xià tiān hé rù qiū nà duàn shí jiān yǒu guān yī bǎo zhèng cè de tǎo lùn jiàn jiàn de tuō lí ào bā mǎ kòng zhì de shí hou , tā yǐ jīng luò hòu yú gè dà shì jiàn de fā zhǎn 。
article.yeeyan.org
7.
These tactics have made it possible for the company to overtake other better-known telecommunications component manufacturers.
这些策略使华为完全可能赶超其它更出名的电信元件制造商。
zhè xiē cè lüè shǐ huá wéi wán quán kě néng gǎn chāo qí tā gèng chū míng de diàn xìn yuán jiàn zhì zào shāng 。
www.edu114.cn
8.
The survey did not specify in its questions which nation people believe will match or overtake the United States.
该调查并没有就其问题明确指出，亚洲人认为哪个国家将赶超美国。
gāi diào chá bìng méi yǒu jiù qí wèn tí míng què zhǐ chū , yà zhōu rén rèn wéi nǎ ge guó jiā jiāng gǎn chāo měi guó 。
blog.hjenglish.com
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Some describe how their cars' batteries can suddenly die while trying to overtake or labour up a hill.
一些车主详细描述：当试图超车或缓慢艰难爬坡时，车电瓶就突然失效。
yì xiē chē zhǔ xiáng xì miáo shù : dāng shì tú chāo chē huò huǎn màn jiān nán pá pō shí , chē diàn píng jiù tū rán shī xiào 。
www.ecocn.org
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Goldman Sachs continues to forecast that China will overtake the U. S. in terms of GDP in 2027, just as it recently overtook Japan.
高盛（GoldmanSachs）进一步预测说，中国的GDP将在2027年超过美国，正如它最近超过了日本一样。
gāo shèng ( GoldmanSachs ) jìn yí bù yù cè shuō , zhōng guó de GDP jiāng zài liǎng qiān líng èr shí qī nián chāo guò měi guó , zhèng rú tā zuì jìn chāo guò le rì běn yí yàng 。
chinese.wsj.com
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