"The Rolls Royce caught us near the exit ramp"
"The sports car passed all the trucks"
1.超(车);追上(前面的人)
If youovertake a vehicle or a person that is ahead of you and moving in the same direction, you pass them.
overtake的翻译
e.g. 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。
e.g. The red car was pulling out ready toovertake.
那辆红色汽车驶离车列准备超车。
2.赶上,超越(对手)
If someone or somethingovertakes a competitor, they become more successful than them.
e.g. It's the first time at these games that the Americans have overtaken the Cubans...
这是美国人在这一运动会上首次超越古巴人。
e.g. Lung cancer has now overtaken breast cancer as a cause of death for women in the US...
肺癌现在已经取代乳腺癌成为美国女性的一大杀手。
3.(事件)出人意料地降临于…,突然发生在…身上
If an eventovertakes you, it happens unexpectedly or suddenly.
e.g. Tragedy was shortly toovertake him, however.
然而,不幸将很快降临到他的头上。
4.(情感等)压倒,使难以承受
If a feelingovertakes you, it affects you very strongly.
e.g. Something like panic overtook me...
一种恐慌的感觉袭裹了我。
e.g. From the moment Edward had told her of the escape attempt, she had been overtaken by a sense of impending doom.
自从爱德华告诉她打算逃跑的那一刻起,她便强烈感到厄运在一步步逼近。
1. 追越:1998年1月24日,R轮船长向上海港监提交海事声明,称1月22日2050时,当R轮在追越(overtake)位于其左舷的一船(即剑轮)时,该船突然向右转并碰撞R轮的左舷尾楼甲板,碰撞地点为北纬25度55分,东经120度19分,R轮的主甲板、艇甲板、机舱等处因碰撞受损.
2. 超车:traffic jam 交通堵塞 |overtake 超车 | one way street 单行道
3. overtake在线翻译
3. 追上:oversleep 睡过头 |overtake 追上 | overthrow 打翻