"overtaken" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 超越
• 超過

Definition

被某人或某物以更快速度或更大成就超越。可用於指在道路上被車子超車，或在成就、數量上被超越。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

常以被動語態出現（was overtaken）。用於車輛超車，或比喻業績、數量上被超越。常搭配'by...'（was overtaken by...）。不用於走路時單純經過他人。

Examples

She was overtaken by a faster runner.

她被一個更快的跑者**超越**了。

Our company has been overtaken by a competitor.

我們的公司被競爭對手**超越**了。

The car was overtaken on the highway.

汽車在高速公路上被**超車**了。

I was deep in thought when I realized I’d been overtaken by three cyclists.

我發呆時才發現已經被三個騎自行車的人**超越**了。

When the market changed, they were quickly overtaken by newer technology.

市場變化時，他們很快被新技術**超越**了。

We were overtaken by a dense fog halfway through our drive.

我們開車到一半時被濃霧**籠罩**了。