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overtake

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vt.赶上,追上,(暴风雨、麻烦等)突然来袭,压倒

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

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over-=above,across,beyond 从“覆盖”、“超越”、“胜过”引申为“过度”、“太过”之意

overtake


/,əʊvə'teɪk; ,ovɚ`tek/
v (pt overtook / -5tUk;-`tJk/ pp overtaken / -5teIkEn; -`tekEn/)
1 [I, Tn] come level with and pass (esp a moving person or vehicle) 追上, 超越(尤指运动着的人或车)
*It's dangerous to overtake on a bend. 在转弯处超车十分危险.
* overtake other cars on the road 在路上超越其他汽车
* ( fig 比喻) Supply will soon overtake demand, ie There will soon be more of sth than is needed. 供很快就要过于求. *Italy's economy has overtaken that of its nearest competitors.意大利的经济已超过其最接近的几个竞争者.
2 [Tn esp passive 尤用于被动语态] (of unpleasant events) come to (sb/sth) suddenly and unexpectedly(指不愉快的事情)突然降临(某人[某事物])
*be overtaken by/with fear, surprise, etc 不胜恐惧、惊奇等
* be overtaken by events, ie by circumstances changing so rapidly that plans, etc become out of date 受意外事情影响(情况剧变以致计画过时等)
* Disaster overtook the project. 工程为突发灾难所阻.
* On his way home he was overtaken by a storm. 他在回家的路上遭遇暴风雨.

overtake


v past tenseovertook [-'tuk/
1. We know instinctively,that misfortune might overtake us if the important events of our lives were not related to it.
    我们本能地懂得,如果我们不把生活中的重大事情讲给它听,不幸将会突然袭击我们。

2. We know instinctively, just as beekeepers with their bees, that misfortune might overtake us if the important events of our lives were not related to it.
    我们本能地懂得,就像养蜂人和他的蜜蜂那样,如果不把生活中的重大事件告诉那条河,就可能大祸临头。

3. It´s dangerous to overtake on a bend.
    在转弯处超车十分危险.

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