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1. Oxford Dictionary

   overtake

   • IPA[ˌəʊvəˈteɪk]

   英式

   • v.
     catch up with and pass while travelling in the same direction；become greater or more successful than

   • verb: overtake, 3rd person present: overtakes, gerund or present participle: overtaking, past tense: overtook, past participle: overtaken

2. • 釋義

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. British catch up with and pass while travelling in the same direction her car overtook a line of vehicles he overtook in the face of oncoming traffic 同義詞 pass, get past, go past, go by, overhaul, ... 更多get/pull ahead of, leave behind, outdistance, outstrip, gain on, catch up with, draw level with, go faster than, undertake
   • ▪ become greater or more successful than Germany rapidly overtook Britain in industrial output 同義詞 outstrip, surpass, overshadow, eclipse, outshine, ... 更多outclass, dwarf, put in the shade, put to shame, excel, exceed, transcend, top, cap, trump, beat, better, informalleave standing, walk away from, archaicoutrival, outvie
   • 2. (especially of misfortune) come suddenly or unexpectedly upon disaster overtook the town in 1296
   • ▪ (of a feeling) affect (someone) suddenly and powerfully weariness overtook him and he retired to bed 同義詞 befall, happen to, come upon, hit, strike, ... 更多fall on, overwhelm, overpower, overcome, be visited on, engulf, sweep over, take by surprise, surprise, catch unawares, catch unprepared, catch off guard, literarybetide, whelm
3. • 更多解釋

   overtake

   • IPA[ˌōvərˈtāk]

   美式

   • v.
     catch up with and pass while traveling in the same direction: her car overtook a line of vehicles he overtook in the face of oncoming traffic

   Oxford American Dictionary