搜尋結果
overtake
- IPA[ˌəʊvəˈteɪk]
英式
- 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
- 釋義
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
- ▪ become greater or more successful than Germany rapidly overtook Britain in industrial output 同義詞
- 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
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- IPA[ˌōvərˈtāk]
美式
- 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