overridden
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例句
柯林斯高階英漢雙解學習詞典釋義
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VERB
凌駕于；優先于；比…更重要
If one thing in a situation overrides other things, it is more important than them.
例句
The welfare of a child should always override the wishes of its parents...
孩子的幸福安康應該永遠比父母的愿望來得更重要。
Their work is frequently an obsession that overrides all other considerations.
他們對工作的癡迷常常超乎其他一切。
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VERB
（以更大的權力）撤銷，推翻，否決
If someone in authority overrides a person or their decisions, they cancel their decisions.
例句
The president vetoed the bill, and the Senate failed by a single vote to override his veto...
總統否決了該議案，而參議院以一票之差未能推翻他的否決。
I'm applying in advance for the authority to override him...
我提前申請當局對他進行否決。
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N-COUNT
（對決定等的）撤銷，推翻，否決
An override is an attempt to cancel someone's decisions by using your authority over them or by gaining more votes than them in an election or contest.
例句
The bill now goes to the House where an override vote is expected to fail...
該議案現在提交到眾議院，在這里否決投票預計不會獲得通過。
An override of the veto appears unlikely.
看來推翻這項否決的可能性很小。