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

unseasonable rains overtook us我们正赶上不合时季的淫雨

substituted代替；用…代替（substitute的过去式）

Overtook Singapore超过新加坡

After I Overtook此后我超越

When boredom overtook us当厌倦袭来

overtook k赶上

Fangpeiren Overtook Brother方佩仁追上弟弟

Ellie Overtook Behind艾莉紧追其后

The car overtook the truck小汽车超过了大卡车

overtake overtook overtaken赶上

英汉例句

• ON JUNE 1st last year, General Motors, the world’s largest car company until 2008 (when Toyota overtook it), filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection with liabilities that were twice its assets.

  去年6月1日通用汽车援引11号法案申请破产保护时，其债务是资产的两倍。通用是世界上最大的汽车公司，直到2008年丰田超过它。

• According to industry data, Facebook overtook [gm99nd] among us Internet users last week, with more visits to its pages than to the search engine.

  根据行业数据，Facebook上周的页面访问量超过[gm 66nd] ([gm 99nd])，在美国互联网用户中的人气超越了后者。

• In the week that the iPad was set to go on sale outside the United States, Apple overtook Microsoft as the world「s biggest tech company on May 26th, based on market value.

  本周，iPad继续在美国之外市场发售。5月26日，苹果公司市值超过微软成为全球最大的科技公司。

• In terms of stores it recently overtook America」s GAP to become the world「s largest fashion retailer.

  从所存货量来看，近日它已经超过了美国的大众时装公司[1]，跃居为全球第一大服装零售商。

• China overtook America to become Brazil」s largest export market in March and April; it is also now the largest exporter to India.

  三月和四月中国超过美国成为巴西最大的出口市场；中国现在还是印度最大的进口来源国。

• The Internet, he adds, overtook the capacity of a single human brain in 2006.

  从2006年起，互联网的容量已经超过单个人类大脑的容量，他接着说。

• Hyundai almost overtook Toyota in China this year and is the biggest foreign car brand in India.

  今年，现代汽车在中国几乎超过丰田汽车，同时也是印度最大的外国汽车品牌。

• China overtook America in the second quarter as the world「s biggest market for PC s, according to IDC, a consultancy.

  IDC咨询公司数据显示，今年第二季度中国超过美国成为全球最大的PC市场。

• The mainland overtook Japan this year to become the world」s No. 2 investor in R&D after the U.S.

  中国大陆今年超过日本，成为世界上第2大研发领域投资国，仅次于美国。

• CHINA overtook America as the world leader in wind power in 2010, according to a new annual report by the Global wind Energy Council.

  根据全球风能理事会(GlobalWindEnergyCouncil)最新公布的一份年度报告，中国在2010年超过美国，成为世界风能的新领袖。

• It overtook Sharp of Japan last year and announced big jumps in sales (up 59%) and profits (up 69%) on March 27th.

  去年Q - CELL超过了日本的Sharp，今年三月27日该公司宣布其销售额(增加59%)和利润(增加69%)都大幅度增长。

• A bus, not travelling at any great pace, overtook us easily.

  一辆开得并不很快的巴士可以轻而易举地超过我们。

• Significantly, Japan overtook China as the biggest foreign holder of US Treasuries in December, and its monthly purchases have been consistently rising since May.

  值得注意的是，去年12月，日本超过中国，成为美国国债最大的海外持有者，而且自去年5月以来，日本的月度购买量一直在增加。

• In 2010 China overtook a limping Japan as the world's second-largest economy.It looks sets to catch America within a decade or two.

  在2010年中国一跃超过日本，成为世界第二大经济体，并且有望在10到20年的时间赶上美国。

• Solar recently overtook the microchip industry as the main source of demand for silicon.

  目前，太阳能超过微芯片成为硅元素的最主要需求源泉。

• This, remember, is a period in which Britain overtook first Italy, then France and finally Germany and Japan in terms of national income per head.

  英国的人均国民收入曾经首先超越意大利，然后是法兰西，最终超越德国和日本，这将成为一个时代的回忆。

• Britain, which has little upland space available for large wind farms, overtook Denmark in offshore wind generation in 2008 and now leads the world with 330 offshore turbines installed.

  英国虽然没有建设大型风场需要的处于高地的空间，但是它已经于2008在近海风力发电方面超过了丹麦，目前以330台的装机量领先于世界。

• At pre-school in Northport, New York, I quickly overtook everyone.

  在纽约诺斯·波特的学前班，我迅速超过了所有人。

• This meant that Brazil overtook Italy to rank as the world’s seventh-biggest economy (see chart).

  巴西GDP总值达到36750亿雷亚尔，按平均年汇率核算成美元为20890亿，这意味着巴西超过意大利成为世界第七大经济体（如图）。

• THIS week revised figures revealed that China overtook Germany in 2007 to become the world’s third-biggest economy.

  这周修正后的经济数据表明中国在2007年超过德国成为世界第三大经济体。

• In 2008 China overtook France to become the third-biggest art market in the world, after America and Britain.

  2008年，中国超过了法国而成为世界第三大艺术品拍卖市场，仅次于美国和英国。

• It chanced that when Martin was leaving, he overtook Brissenden already half down the walk to the street.

  马丁离开时却偶然赶上了布里森登，他已经走了通向大街的便道的一半。

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