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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.
    1. 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。
    2. The red car was pulling out ready to overtake.
      那辆红色汽车驶离车列准备超车。
  • in AM, usually use 美国英语通常用 pass

  • VERB 赶上,超越(对手)
    If someone or somethingovertakesa competitor, they become more successful than them.
    1. 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。
    2. 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。
    3. 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。
  • 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.
    1. Tragedy was shortly to overtake him, however.
      然而,不幸将很快降临到他的头上。
  • VERB (情感等)压倒,使难以承受
    If a feelingovertakesyou, it affects you very strongly.
    1. Something like panic overtook me...
      一种恐慌的感觉袭裹了我。
    2. 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。

双语例句

  • 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。
  • Don't be overtaken by misgivings and fear. Just go full stream ahead!
    不要瞻前顾后,畏首畏尾。甩开膀子干吧!
  • Today all three have fallen, victims of mismanagement and overtaken by better technology.
    如今,这三家IT企业都垮了,成为管理不善的牺牲品,并被更好的技术所取代。
  • She was overtaken by fear.
    她突然感到恐惧。
  • We have been overtaken by events.
    我们遇到突然事故。
  • They have joined seven traditional Asian brands, including Standard Chartered Bank and Toyota, but have already overtaken them in value.
    它们加入了7个传统亚洲品牌的行列,其中包括渣打银行(standardcharteredbank)和丰田汽车(toyota),但在价值方面已经超过它们。
  • 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。
  • Indeed, Japan has overtaken China as the largest buyer of US Treasuries in recent months.
    事实上,近几月来,日本已取代中国,成为美国国债的最大买家。
  • He's overtaken the collapse! Be ready to launch!
    他抄到坍塌前面了!准备发射!
  • It is a simplistic analysis, but the conclusion is inevitable: HSBC has overtaken Citigroup.
    这是一个过分简化的分析,但必然得出这样的结论:汇丰已超越了花旗。