| 词汇 | overtook |
| 释义 | overtook uk /ˌəʊ.vəˈtʊk/ us /ˌoʊ.vɚˈtʊk/ past simple ofovertake（overtake的过去式） On the road: driving & operating road vehicles aquaplaning back someone up biting point boxed in branch off chauffeur drive off gun handle jam pull pull someone up push start range anxiety run away with someone skid speeding steer ton undertaking overtook | American Dictionaryovertook us/ˌoʊ·vərˈtʊk/ past simple of overtake Examples of overtookovertook The erosion of consensus politics overtook local government as it did many other areas of public life. Ten years were to pass before total imports and imports per capita equalled and overtook those of 1913. The second calamity which overtook bread and other flour products was the introduction some thirty years ago of bleaching agents. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Then the war overtook us and, like most other industries we were completely organised for full war production. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I explained how we underspent in 1924–5 and both overtook and anticipated expenditure in 1925–6. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In the past, when these events overtook us, the only way has been the cutting of wages, which affects the whole family. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Last year, for the first time, manufacturing overtook tourism in its contribution to our local economy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A lot of us said at the time that our schoolchildren should be doing plays like that before the problem overtook us. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The free press is booming and its advertising revenue overtook purchased local newspapers advertising revenue as long ago as 1984. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The effect was that free trade expanded rapidly and soon overtook the tied trade in size. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The first calamity which overtook bread was in the invention of the roller mill. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Had either of them been really cold, we should have been faced with a fuel crisis similar to that which overtook the country in 1947. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Then a sort of creeping paralysis overtook the scheme, and gradually it was damped down until practically no work was carried on. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Indeed, the horse overtook several of them, and it was not going flat out either. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The theatrical procession overtook this part of the city, making any other street activity impossible and creating a truly carnivalesque atmosphere. See all examples of overtook These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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