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

I overtook the lorry but had to cut in when I saw a bus coming the other way.
我赶上了那辆货车，但当我看到一辆公共汽车从另一条道路开来时，只好超车抢挡。
Last year China overtook America to become the country's leading customer.
去年，中国已经超过美国成为了泰国产品最大的进口国。
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。
Something like panic overtook me
一种恐慌的感觉袭裹了我。
They overtook me and flung me to the pavement.
他们追上了我，把我摔倒在人行道上。
Soon he overtook the slow oxen.
过了一会他就追上了慢吞吞的牛群。
Tom speeded up and overtook them.
汤姆加快了速度，超过了他们。
The car overtook the truck.
小汽车超过了大卡车。
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。
Unexpectedly, a rainstorm overtook us before we reached our destination.
中途大雨，原未料及。