释义 |
overtooko‧ver‧took /ˌəʊvəˈtʊk $ ˌoʊvər-/ verb - Before sleep overtook us, we reflected on our last few days' climbing.
- In the reign of Boris Goldgather a great disaster overtook the Empire.
- Ollokot overtook them and joined a group of warriors in resisting Captain Benteen's attempt to outflank the fleeing families.
- The erosion of consensus politics overtook local government as it did many other areas of public life.
- There was a trickle of traffic, now, and she overtook the sleepy drivers with an almost reckless haste.
- This had all the makings of another long-running acrimonious dispute, when again wider political events quite unexpectedly overtook the controversy.
- Thorngumbald was once renowned for its Agriculture and Flower Show until costs and age overtook its original helpers.
the past tense of overtake |