overtook

英 [ˌəʊvəˈtʊk]

美 [ˌoʊvərˈtʊk]

v. 超过; 赶上; (在数量或重要性方面)大于; (不愉快的事情)突然发生，突然降临
overtake的过去式

柯林斯词典

We picked up the trail of the fugitives and soon overtook them.
我们找到逃亡者的踪迹，不久就追上了他们。
Soon he overtook the slow oxen.
过了一会他就追上了慢吞吞的牛群。
He looked straight ahead and overtook a lumbering lorry.
他眼睛直视前方，加速超过了前面一辆慢吞吞行进的大卡车。
Tom speeded up and overtook them.
汤姆加快了速度，超过了他们。
He claims Pasolini overtook and tackled him, pushing him into the dirt.
他声称帕索利尼追上去打他，把他推倒在烂泥里。
I was riding my bicycle along the road when a car overtook me.
我骑着自行车走在马路上，突然一辆汽车超过了我。
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。
He lost his temper after a driver flashed her headlights as he overtook
一个女司机在他超车时不停地闪着车前灯，这让他火冒三丈。
China ( including Hong Kong) overtook Britain last year as the biggest export market for Bordeaux wines.
去年，中国（含香港）取代英国成为波尔多葡萄酒的最大出口市场。
When he eventually overtook the last truck he pulled over to the inside lane
他终于超过了最后那辆卡车后便驶回了内车道。