overtake
英 [??v?'te?k]
美[,ov?'tek]
- vt. 趕上；壓倒；突然來(lái)襲
- vi. 超車(chē)
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詞態(tài)變化
第三人稱(chēng)單數(shù):?overtakes;過(guò)去式:?overtook;過(guò)去分詞:?overtaken;現(xiàn)在分詞:?overtaking;
助記提示
1、over- "above, beyond; across" + take.
中文詞源
overtake 超過(guò)
over-,在上，超過(guò)，take,拿，取。
英文詞源
- overtake (v.)
- "to come up to, to catch in pursuit," early 13c., from over- + take (v.). According to OED, originally "the running down and catching of a fugitive or beast of chase"; it finds the sense of over- in this word "not so clear." Related: Overtaken; overtaking. Old English had oferniman "to take away, carry off, seize, ravish."
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. Pulling out to overtake, the car collided head-on with a van.
- 越線超車(chē)時(shí)，轎車(chē)和一輛廂式貨車(chē)迎面相撞。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 2. He pulled out to overtake a truck.
- 他駛出車(chē)流，以超過(guò)一輛卡車(chē)。
來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 3. I had to walk very fast to overtake you.
- 我不得不快走才能趕過(guò)你.
來(lái)自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 4. No one could overtake him.
- 沒(méi)有人能超過(guò)他.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 5. He was about to pull out to overtake the guy in front of him.
- 他正要駛離車(chē)流超前面那人的車(chē)。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句