overtake
英 /ˌəʊvəˈteɪk/ 美 /ˌoʊvərˈteɪk/
- v. 追上并超过；超车To catch up with and move ahead of someone.
- v. 在数量或表现上超过To become greater or more successful than someone or something.
- v. 突然侵袭；压倒To affect someone suddenly and strongly.
We waited for a safe gap to overtake the tractor.
我们等到有安全空隙时才超过那辆拖拉机。
Renewable energy could overtake fossil fuels as the main source of electricity in some countries.
在一些国家，可再生能源可能超越化石燃料，成为主要电力来源。
搭配
overtake a vehicle 超过一辆车overtake a rival 超越竞争对手be overtaken by events 因局势变化而失去作用
辨析提示
过去式 overtook，过去分词 overtaken。
词族
近义 pass、outstrip
反义 fall behind
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