overtake[,əuvə'teik]vt.1.■[主英国英语]追上;超(车):We managed to overtake the last train.我们设法赶上了末班火车。to overtake someone追上某人2.■赶上;超过:At last he overtook me at the finishing line.在到达终点线时他超过了我。3.■(感情、情绪等)压倒,使无法忍受:to be overtaken with fear害怕得要死4.■突然降临;意外地碰上;突然袭击:Soon afterwards death overtook him.不久之后,他突然去世了。to be overtaken by a snow storm意外赶上暴风雪5.■代替:His kindness was suddenly overtaken by the threats.他的和颜悦色突然变成了威胁和恐吓。6.■使处于前列,使名列前茅:to overtake all other students in maths在数学上比其他人都强7.■[方言]使喝醉8.■[苏格兰英语]抓紧完成vi.1.■[英国英语]超车:to overtake over a police car从警车旁超车而过Never overtake on a curve.在转弯处千万不要超车!变形vt.overtookovertakenovertaking
overtakeovertake[ˈəuvəˈteik]vt.(-took [-ˈtuk]; overtaken[-ˈteikən])1.■追[赶]上; 超过2.■突然侵袭; 压倒overtake another car超过另一辆车be overtaken by a storm突然受到暴风雨袭击be overtaken in [with] drink喝醉be overtaken with terror被吓倒