overtake
英 [??v?'te?k]
美[,ov?'tek]
- vt. 趕上；壓倒；突然來襲
- vi. 超車
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詞態變化
第三人稱單數:?overtakes;過去式:?overtook;過去分詞:?overtaken;現在分詞:?overtaking;
助記提示
1、over- "above, beyond; across" + take.
中文詞源
overtake 超過
over-,在上，超過，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."
雙語例句
- 1. Pulling out to overtake, the car collided head-on with a van.
- 越線超車時，轎車和一輛廂式貨車迎面相撞。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. He pulled out to overtake a truck.
- 他駛出車流，以超過一輛卡車。
來自《權威詞典》
- 3. I had to walk very fast to overtake you.
- 我不得不快走才能趕過你.
來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 4. No one could overtake him.
- 沒有人能超過他.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. He was about to pull out to overtake the guy in front of him.
- 他正要駛離車流超前面那人的車。
來自柯林斯例句