"overtook" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 超过了
• 赶上了

Definition

“Overtook” 是 “overtake” 的过去式。意思是比你前面的人或物移动得更快，从而超过他们。也指在数量、程度或重要性上超越他人或事物。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

'Overtook' 主要用于正式或中性语境，常见于超车（如'He overtook the truck'），也可用于比喻性超越（如'China overtook the US in exports'）。不等同于“经过”（walked past），不要与“overlook”或“take over”混淆。

Examples

She overtook the car in front of her on the highway.

她在高速公路上**超过了**前面的汽车。

The runner quickly overtook his competitors.

那名跑者很快**超过了**他的对手。

Last year, our sales overtook theirs.

去年，我们的销量**超过了**他们。

By the time I noticed, the storm had overtaken the boat.

我注意到时，风暴已经**赶上了**那艘船。

Technology quickly overtook old-fashioned ways of communication.

科技很快**取代了**旧式的交流方式。

Fear suddenly overtook him before he entered the stage.

在他上台前，恐惧突然**笼罩了**他。