1.overtake的基本含义是“超过”,指原本处于落后的一方逐渐与领先者缩小距离并实现超越,最终领先; 也可指在没有准备的情况下某事突然发生,即“突然来到”。
2.overtake可用作及物动词,也可用作不及物动词。用作及物动词时,后接名词或代词作宾语。可用于被动结构。
3.overtake的过去式为overtook,过去分词为overtaken。

用作不及物动词
▲S+～(+A)
It's dangerous to overtake at a corner.转弯时超车危险。
Never attempt to overtake on the crest of a hill.在坡顶绝不要企图超车。
用作及物动词
▲S+～+n./pron.
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。
No one could overtake him.没人能超过他。
I had to walk very fast to overtake him.我必须走得非常快才能赶上他。
The police car overtook the lorry.警车追上了那辆卡车。
Exports have already overtaken last year's figure.出口量已超过了去年。
Some changes have overtaken our university recently.近来我们大学发生了一些意想不到的变化。
A storm overtook the little boat.小船突然遇到了暴风雨的袭击。
◇ 用于be ～ed结构
She was overtaken by fear.她突然感到恐惧。
We have been overtaken by events.我们遇到突然事故。
The city was overtaken by storms for continuous days.这个城市连日来遭到暴风雨袭击。