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

  1. VERB 超（车）；追上（前面的人）
    If you overtake a 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。

    2. in AM, usually use 美国英语通常用 pass

  2. VERB 赶上，超越（对手）
    If someone or something overtakes a 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。
  3. VERB （事件）出人意料地降临于…，突然发生在…身上
    If an event overtakes you, 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。
  4. VERB （情感等）压倒，使难以承受
    If a feeling overtakes you, 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。
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双语例句

  1. Japan's productivity has overtaken America in some industries, but elsewhere the United States has clung on to its lead.
    在有些行业，日本的生产效率超过了美国，但在其他行业美国仍然保持着领先的地位。
  2. The positive neutrality enjoined on the force has now been overtaken by events.
    要求武装力量保持绝对中立的命令现在已经被一些事件打破了。
  3. 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。
  4. 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。
  5. 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。
  6. 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。
  7. 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！
  8. The city was overtaken by storms for continuous days.
    这个城市连日来遭到暴风雨袭击。
  9. She was overtaken by fear.
    她突然感到恐惧。
  10. We have been overtaken by events.
    我们遇到突然事故。
  11. The enemy has overtaken him, has struck him, has knocked him down.
    仇敌已经追上了他，打了他，并且将他打倒。
  12. In an instant this crowd had overtaken and surrounded me.
    一下子，那群人追上了我，把我围了起来。
  13. 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。
  14. I found myself behind the gigantic truck that had overtaken us.
    我发现自己落在了那辆已超过我们的巨型卡车的后面。
  15. Italy's economy has overtaken that of its nearest competitors.
    意大利的经济已经超过其最接近的几个竞争者。
  16. Exports have already overtaken last year's figure.
    出口量已经超过了去年。
  17. 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。
  18. 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。
  19. India has in recent months overtaken China as the largest recipient of Japanese foreign direct investment.
    近几个月来，印度已超过中国，成为日本直接外国投资的最大接受国。
  20. For the eurozone, Chinese imports had overtaken imports from the US by the middle of last year.
    在去年6月之前，欧元区从中国的进口额便已超过其从美国的进口额。
  21. 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。
  22. He's overtaken the collapse! Be ready to launch!
    他抄到坍塌前面了！准备发射！
  23. 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。
  24. Figures released in September showed that India had overtaken China in new subscribers per month for the first time.
    九月份发布的数据显示，每月手机新用户增长数量首次超过中国。
  25. Today the pickpockets have overtaken their forefathers of Dickens 'time in both number and skill.
    今天，扒手在数量及技巧方面都已超过了他们在狄更斯时代的祖辈。
  26. Bosch is the world's largest car-parts supplier, having overtaken the struggling Delphi of the US last year.
    去年，博世超越了举步维艰的美国德尔福公司（Delphi），成为世界上最大的汽车零部件供应商。
  27. 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。
  28. For all that it has recently been overtaken by China in global rankings, Japan remains an economic powerhouse.
    尽管在全球排名中，中国最近已超过了日本，但日本仍然是一个经济强国。
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