overtake /ˌəʊvəˈteɪk/ CET4 TEM4 ( overtaking, overtook, overtaken, overtakes )

• 1. 

  V-T If someone or something overtakes a competitor, they become more successful than them. 超过

  例：

  Lung cancer has now overtaken breast cancer as a cause of death for women in the U.S.

  肺癌作为一种美国女性死亡原因现已超过了乳腺癌。

• 2. 

  V-T If a feeling overtakes you, it affects you very strongly. 强烈影响 [文学性]

  例：

  Something like panic overtook me in a flood.

  一种类似恐慌的感觉在一次洪水中压倒了我。

• 3. 

  V-T/V-I If you overtake, or overtake a vehicle or a person that is ahead of you and moving in the same direction, you pass them. 超过 [英国英语]