| 单词 | overtake |
| 释义 | overtake (once / 322 pages) v WORD FAMILY overtake: overtaken, overtakes, overtaking, overtook+/overtaking: overtakings/retake: retaken, retakes, retaking, retook/retaking: retakings/take: overtake, retake, taken, taker, takes, taking, took/taker: takers/taking: takingly, takings USAGE EXAMPLESEither way, nationwide, the number of white deaths is expected to overtake the number of white births by the mid-2020s. Washington Post(Nov 29, 2016) It has overtaken Twitter in terms of daily users, and its new gadget is selling fast: sunglasses, above, that record video clips. New York Times(Nov 30, 2016) Over in the Netherlands, the Dutch are already reaching the point at which bike traffic is overtaking car traffic. The Guardian(Nov 30, 2016) 1v catch up with and possibly overtake Syn catch, catch up with catch reach in time 2v travel past Syn|Hypo|Hyper overhaul, pass get by pass or move in front of clear, toppass by, over, or under without making contact hopjump across advance, go on, march on, move on, pass on, progress move forward, also in the metaphorical sense 3v overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli Syn|Hypo|Hyper overcome, overpower, overwhelm, sweep over, whelm devastate overwhelm or overpower clutch, get hold of, seizeaffect killoverwhelm with hilarity, pleasure, or admiration benightovertake with darkness or night knock outoverwhelm with admiration staggerastound or overwhelm, as with shock lockhold fast (in a certain state) arouse, elicit, enkindle, evoke, fire, kindle, provoke, raise call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) |
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