Wordiyoovertake
🇬🇧 UK/.әuvә'teik/🇺🇸 US
IELTSB2
Definitions
v.
To pass a slower-moving vehicle or person; to become greater than something else; to come upon suddenly.
超过，赶上；突然降临于
n.
An act of passing a slower-moving vehicle.
超车，超越动作
🧩 Root Breakdown
Native Englishovertakeother
=overtake
Common Collocations
- 1.overtake a vehicle超越车辆
- 2.overtake the leader超过领先者
Example Sentences
- 1.
The faster runner managed to overtake the leader in the final lap.
- 2.
In just five years, technology companies have begun to overtake traditional manufacturers.