overtake

动词 overtake:

1. catch up with and possibly overtake
   同义词：catch, catch up with
2. travel past
   同义词：pass, overhaul
3. overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
   同义词：overwhelm, overpower, sweep over, whelm, overcome

1. The driver behind me tried to overtake on the inside.
   我後面的驾驶员想从内车道超过我。
2. A car overtook me although I was going fast.
   我虽然开得很快，还是被一辆车超过了。
3. The murderer was overtaken in his crime.
   杀人犯当场被捕。

o.ver.take

v.tr.（及物动词）
o.ver.took[-tôk.] o.ver.tak.en[-t3.k…n] o.ver.tak.ing,o.ver.takes

To catch up with; draw even or level with.
赶上，追上；和…打成平局，与…不分胜负
To pass after catching up with.
超过：追上然后超过
To come upon unexpectedly; take by surprise:
突然侵袭：突然降临于；意外地碰上：
例句：
geopolitical strategists who were overtaken by events in the Middle East.
在中东地区遭遇到很多意外的地理政治学战略家