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- [transitive, intransitive] overtake (somebody/something) (especially British English)
to go past a moving vehicle or person ahead of you because you are going faster than they are 超过；赶上 He pulled out to overtake a truck. 他驶出车流，以超过一辆卡车。 🔊🔊 It's dangerous to overtake on a bend. 在弯道强行超车是危险的。 🔊🔊
- [transitive] overtake somebody/something
to become greater in number, amount or importance than something else （在数量或重要性方面）大于，超过 Nuclear energy may overtake oil as the main fuel. 核能可能会超过石油成为主要燃料。 🔊🔊 We mustn't let ourselves be overtaken by our competitors. 我们决不能让竞争对手超过我们。 🔊🔊 Quinine has been overtaken by newer drugs. 奎宁已被新药取代。
- [transitive, often passive] overtake somebody/something
if something unpleasant overtakes a person, it unexpectedly starts to happen and to affect them （不愉快的事情）突然发生，突然降临