英语释义

1. to catch up with

2. to catch up with and pass by

3. to come upon suddenly

4. to move up to and past (someone or something that is in front of you) by moving faster

5. to go past another vehicle that is moving more slowly in the same direction

6. to happen to or affect (someone) in a sudden and unexpected way

7. to catch up with and often pass
I overtook the runner ahead.

8. to come upon or happen to suddenly or without warning
One night we were overtaken by a snow-storm while still a mile from the village …
— Mark Twain, A Connecticut Yankee

片语

iodine overtaken碘过量

be overtaken by others落后于

Overtaken Fangirl彻底的花癡

overtaken detail被超车

Overtaken Vehicle被超车辆

overtaken surpassed赶上

overtaken ve el被超越船

overtaken vessel被超越船被追越船

overtaken yacht被超越的帆船

英汉例句

• just as importantly, the terrorist threat has been joined or overtaken by other problems, some of which feel more urgent and others which seem more important.

  同样重要的是，其他问题已经和恐怖威胁持平或者超过了后者，其中一些更具紧迫感，还有的貌似更重要。

• in the bank’s latest report, it has overtaken colombia to become the most straightforward country in latin america in which to do business, and the 35th easiest in the world, up from 41st last year.

  在银行最新公布的报告里，墨西哥已经超过哥伦比亚成为拉丁美洲国家里企业经营最简捷的地方，在世界排行榜中从去年的41名上升到35名。

• now her daughter「s weight has overtaken her as she enjoys cakes, chips and pizza.

  现在她的女儿体重已经超过了她，因为她喜欢吃蛋糕、薯片和披萨。

• tess had nearly overtaken her when the speed of her brothers-in-law brought them so nearly behind her back that she could hear every word of their conversation.

  苔丝在差不多赶上那位小姐的时候，她的两位大伯子也差不多追到了她的背后，近得她都能把他们说话的每一个字听清楚了。

• teenage girls in the uk have overtaken boys as binge drinkers for the first time and are now second only behind irish girls in europe, according to a report on thursday.

  上周四公布的一项调查报告显示，英国青少年中女孩的酗酒比例首次超过男孩，目前仅次于爱尔兰，位居欧洲第二。

• news this week that the valuation of trading on stock exchanges in the asia-pacific region has overtaken that of european rivals will only strengthen the board」s resolve.

  上周有消息称，亚太地区股票交易所的交易额已超过了欧洲地区，这只会更加坚定公司董事会的决心。

• australia is at risk of being overtaken because education is not taken seriously enough at home and because policies have been too broad and, therefore, too often unwieldy.

  澳大利亚处于被赶上的危险时候，因为国内教育没有得到足够的重视，因为政策太宽，因而往往不灵活难以处理。

• sugar and fat had overtaken salt as the major concern in processed foods by the 1990s, fueling the 「healthy」 foods market.

  到1990年代前，糖和脂肪已经超过盐成为加工食品中主要的关注焦点，刺激了「健康」食品市场。

• they felt that they had been shut out of the transition, and that an obsession with the deficit had overtaken every other objective i had advanced in the campaign.

  他们觉得自己在过渡时期成为了外人了，觉得我们对财政赤字的关注超过了我在竞选活动中提出的其它目标。

• indonesia is now the world’s largest producer of palm oil, having overtaken malaysia in 2006.

  2006年印尼超过马来西亚，现已成为世界上最大的棕榈油产地。

• thirty years ago the bosses of america’s car industry were shocked to learn that japan had overtaken america to become the world’s leading car producer.

  三十年前，当美国造车业的大亨们听说日本已经超过美国成为世界第一大汽车制造国时，他们震惊了。

• they「ve overtaken germany as the largest exporter.

  他们超过德国成为最大的出口国；

• she could have overtaken davenport with a victory at the jpmorgan chase open, but had to withdraw before the quarterfinals because of a strained chest muscle.

  其实，早在摩根大通网球公开赛上，如果取得胜利的话，她就有机会超过达文波特，然而因为胸肌拉伤，她不得不在四分之一决赛前退出比赛。

• brazil had grown fifth fastest of the g20 countries, he said, adding that, if its gdp were calculated taking into account purchasing power, it had overtaken britain and france, too.

  他说，在20国集团中巴西经济增速位列第五。 此外，他还补充道，如果统计gdp时将购买力计算在内，那么巴西还将超过英国和法国。

• official trade statistics showed china had overtaken germany as the world」s biggest exporter.

  官方的统计数字表明中国已超过德国成为全球最大出口国。

• he forecasts that by 2014, they will have overtaken both american and japanese consumers, becoming the world「s leading luxury shoppers, yielding 24% of global revenues.

  他预测，到2014年，中国消费将会超过美国和日本，成为世界上最大奢侈品消费国，届时，全球奢侈品消费收入将增长24％。

• china has overtaken japan to become the world」s second- biggest stock market by capitalisation in dollar terms as investors increase their exposure to the fast-growing economy.

  以美元计算，中国股票市场已超过日本，成为全球市值第二大股市，原因是投资者加大对快速增长经济体的投资。

• will china have overtaken america in economic size?

  中国的经济规模是否已经超过美国？

• measured by purchasing-power, chile has overtaken argentina in income per head.

  按购买力计算，智利在人均收入上已经超过了阿根廷。

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