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overtook
overtake: transitive verb

overtook [ˌəʊvəˈtʊk]

overtook

‘overtake’ 的过去式 ‘overtake’ de guòqùshì

overtake <overtook; overtaken> [ˌəʊvəˈteık] VB trans

1. overtake:

赶上 gǎnshang

超过 chāoguò

2. overtake:

(不愉快的事)突然降临于 tūrán jiànglínyú

be overtaken by [or with] fear

感到十分害怕

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Cannon co-existed with throwing-machines until the mid-15th century, when they overtook the latter in terms of destructive power. en.wikipedia.org

After about an hour or so, one of these parties overtook the villistas in a very narrow ravine. en.wikipedia.org

In mid-2004 mobile telephones overtook fixed lines in service for the first time. en.wikipedia.org

However, events overtook this project and it was canceled. en.wikipedia.org

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