overtake

[.əuvə'teik]

v.赶上, 突然来袭, 压倒

例句与用法：

The driver behind me tried to overtake on the inside.

我后面的驾驶员想从内车道超过我。

A car overtook me although I was going fast.

我虽然开得很快，还是被一辆车超过了。

The murderer was overtaken in his crime.

杀人犯当场被捕。

词形变化：

动词过去式: overtook | 动词过去分词: overtaken | 动词现在分词: overtaking | 动词第三人称单数: overtakes |

详细释义：

vt.

1. 追上; 赶上; 超过

I had to walk very fast to overtake you.

为了赶上你, 我不得不走得很快。

2. 突然侵袭; 压倒[H][(+by/with)]

He was overtaken by misfortune.

他突然遭遇不幸。

Utter weariness overtook me an hour later.

一小时之后, 我感到困乏极了。