音标：[ˌəuvəˈteiks] ；

v. 追上, 赶上, 超过( overtake的第三人称单数 ); （不愉快的事情）突然发生; 突然降临; （在数量或重要性方面）大于

v catch up with and possibly overtake
v travel past
v overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli

overtake的用法和样例：

例句

用作动词(v.)

The car pulled out to overtake the lorry.小汽车开出车道去超那辆卡车。
I had to walk very fast to overtake you.我不得不快走才能赶过你。
It's dangerous to overtake on a bend.在转弯处超车十分危险。
For no man knows what misfortunes may overtake you.因为谁都不知道你会遭到什么不幸。
He felt a wild jealousy overtake him.他突然感觉到一阵莫名其妙的嫉妒。
A mistake in staking can overtake you like an earthquake.下注的一个错误能象地震一样压倒你。

常见句型

用作动词(v.)

用作不及物动词S+～(+A)

It's dangerous to overtake at a corner.转弯时超车危险。
Never attempt to overtake on the crest of a hill.在坡顶绝不要企图超车。

用作及物动词S+～+ n./pron.

I was riding my bicycle along the road when a car overtook me.我骑着自行车走在马路上,突然,一辆汽车超过了我。
No one could overtake him.没人能超过他。
I had to walk very fast to overtake him.我必须走得非常快才能赶上他。
The police car overtook the lorry.警车追上了那辆卡车。
Exports have already overtaken last year's figure.出口量已超过了去年。
Some changes have overtaken our university recently.近来我们大学发生了一些意想不到的变化。
A storm overtook the little boat.小船突然遇到了暴风雨的袭击。

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。
The city was overtaken by storms for continuous days.这个城市连日来遭到暴风雨袭击。

词汇搭配

用作动词 (v.)

～+名词

overtake the boat突然袭击了小船
overtake sb's car超过某人的车
overtake the city突然降临到这个城市

～+介词

overtake by遭到…的袭击
overtake with被…吓垮

经典引文

Meeting or overtaking other couples.
出自：E. Bowen
He swung out sharply to overtake.
出自：R. Hill
Old ladies on bicycles were prone to overtake me on hills.
出自：J. Raban
Western Europe overtook North America as the world's largest car market.
出自：Japan Times

【近义词】

pass通过
overhaul翻修
reach到达
hit打（击）
engulf吞没
strike罢工
run by时间逝去, 跑过...
sweep over环视四周
go beyond超过, 胜过
leave behind留下
outdo超过
surpass超越
assail使苦恼，纠缠...
overwhelm打击
catch赶上
befall发生
outdistance 远远超过
happen发生
chase追捕
catch up with赶上
upon在 ... 上
conquer征服
gain upon逼近(超过
run down撞倒
come upon偶遇
come来
with用
run跑
up向上
by靠近
down向下
gain获得
overpower压倒
whelm 用 ... 覆盖
overcome战胜

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