overtake

verb

/ˌəʊvəˈteɪk/

/ˌəʊvərˈteɪk/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they overtake	/ˌəʊvəˈteɪk/ /ˌəʊvərˈteɪk/
he / she / it overtakes	/ˌəʊvəˈteɪks/ /ˌəʊvərˈteɪks/
past simple overtook	/ˌəʊvəˈtʊk/ /ˌəʊvərˈtʊk/
past participle overtaken	/ˌəʊvəˈteɪkən/ /ˌəʊvərˈteɪkən/
-ing form overtaking	/ˌəʊvəˈteɪkɪŋ/ /ˌəʊvərˈteɪkɪŋ/

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[transitive, intransitive] overtake (somebody/something) (especially British English) to go past a moving vehicle or person ahead of you because you are going faster than they are超过；赶上
- 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。
Topics Transport by car or lorryb2
[transitive] overtake somebody/something to become greater in number, amount or importance than something else（在数量或重要性方面）大于，超过 synonym outstrip
- 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。
- Quinine has been overtaken by newer drugs.奎宁已被更新的药物取代。
[transitive, often passive] overtake somebody/something if something unpleasant overtakes a person, it unexpectedly starts to happen and to affect them（不愉快的事情）突然发生，突然降临
- 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。

IELTS BNC: 5931 COCA: 8889

overtake verb
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IELTS BNC: 5931 COCA: 8889

overtake