overtake

柯林斯詞典

1. V-T If someone or something overtakes a competitor, they become more successful than them. 超過
Lung cancer has now overtaken breast cancer as a cause of death for women in the U.S. 肺癌作爲(wèi)一種美國女性死亡原因現(xiàn)已超過了乳腺癌。
2. V-T If a feeling overtakes you, it affects you very strongly. 強(qiáng)烈影響[文學(xué)性]
Something like panic overtook me in a flood. 一種類似恐慌的感覺在一次洪水中壓倒了我。
3. V-T/V-I If you overtake, or overtake a vehicle or a person that is ahead of you and moving in the same direction, you pass them. 超過[英國英語]

I accelerated to overtake the bus .
Garcia was gaining on her opponent throughout the race , but only overtook her at the very end.
A continuous white line in the middle of the road means no overtaking.
DVDs are overtaking videos in popularity .