overtake

追い越す、追い抜く

人や物に追いついて先へ進む、または成功の度合いで上回る。

やさしい英語で： To catch up with someone or something and then pass them or become more successful.

• The cyclist overtook me.
• Our team hopes to overtake its biggest rival.
• Can you overtake that slow truck safely?

類義語： pass, outstrip

よく使う表現： overtake a car, overtake a rival, overtake someone quickly

追い越す

遅い車の、対向車が来る側を通って前に出る。

やさしい英語で： To pass a slower vehicle on the side nearest traffic coming toward you.

• Do not overtake on this bend.
• She overtook the truck when the road was clear.
• Drivers must check for oncoming traffic before they overtake.

類義語： pass

よく使う表現： overtake a vehicle, overtake on something, overtake a truck

上回る、超える

量、価値、数が別のものより大きくなる。

やさしい英語で： To become larger in amount, value, or number than something else.

• Costs have overtaken our income.
• Online sales overtook store sales last month.
• The city’s population may soon overtake that of the capital.

使い方： overtake something in something (The smaller company overtook its rival in total sales.)

類義語： exceed, surpass

よく使う表現： overtake something in sales, overtake last year’s total, overtake a record

襲う、圧倒する

人が準備や対応をする前に、突然強く影響を及ぼす。

やさしい英語で： To affect someone suddenly and strongly, often before they can prepare or respond.

• Panic overtook him.
• Darkness overtook us before we reached the village.
• Their plans were overtaken by unexpected events.

使い方： be overtaken by something (She was overtaken by a sudden wave of sadness.)

類義語： overwhelm, engulf

よく使う表現： overtake someone suddenly, events overtake something, overtake someone completely

追い越し

運転者や乗り手が、より遅く進む人の前に出る動作。

やさしい英語で： An action in which a driver or rider passes someone moving more slowly.

• That was a risky overtake.
• The driver waited for a safe overtake.
• Her final overtake won the race.

類義語： passing maneuver

よく使う表現： safe overtake, risky overtake, attempt an overtake