overtook

英 [ˌəʊvəˈtʊk]

美 [ˌoʊvərˈtʊk]

v. 超过; 赶上; (在数量或重要性方面)大于; (不愉快的事情)突然发生，突然降临
overtake的过去式

柯林斯词典

I was riding my bicycle along the road when a car overtook me.
我骑着自行车走在马路上，突然一辆汽车超过了我。
After just one year, he had his own rice stall which soon overtook rivals in turnover and profits.
仅仅一年之后，他就拥有了自己的米店，并很快在营业额和利润方面超越了对手。
Button took advantage of that and overtook me, but it started to rain again.
东宫顿趁火打劫超越了我，但又考试下雨了。
China overtook Germany last year to become world export champion, official figures have confirmed.
官方数据已经证实，中国在去年超越德国，成为全球出口“冠军”。
China last year overtook India to become the biggest gold consumer for the first time.
去年，中国首次超越印度，成为最大黄金消费国。
When the boat overtook us, we got aboard.
当那只船赶上我们时，我们就上船了。
We picked up the trail of the fugitives and soon overtook them.
我们找到逃亡者的踪迹，不久就追上了他们。
The car overtook the truck.
小汽车超过了大卡车。
He overtook the other runners on the last lap.
他在最后一圈时超过了其他的赛跑选手。
But when it came time to capture him, my conscience overtook me.
但是到了抓捕他的时候，我的良心压倒了我。