1. We mustn't let ourselves be overtaken by our competitors. 我们决不能让竞争对手超过我们。
2. Lung cancer has now overtaken breast cancer as a cause of death for women in the U.S. 肺癌作为一种美国女性死亡原因现已超过了乳腺癌。
3. There is a certain inevitability that ebook sales have now overtaken paperback sales on Amazon's US site. 电子书在亚马逊美国网站上的销量已经超过平装书，这是不可避免的。
4. For a long time after this renovation project, it was the tallest building in the United Kingdom, but it was eventually overtaken by the Millbank Tower. 这次翻新项目后的很长一段时间里，它都是英国最高的大楼，但是它最终被米尔班克塔超越了。
5. The scheme was overtaken by the economic crisis, and the stranglehold of BAA and BA, both of which have a lot invested in Heathrow, has prevented its revival. 该计划被经济危机所取代，英国机场管理局和英国航空公司对希思罗机场进行了大量投资，这两家公司的严格控制阻碍了希思罗机场的复兴。
