override CET6+ TEM8 ( overriding, overrode, overridden, overrides )

• 1. 

  V-T If one thing in a situation overrides other things, it is more important than they are. 比…更重要

  例：

  The welfare of a child should always override the wishes of its parents.

  孩子的幸福应该永远比其父母的心愿更重要。

• 2. 

  V-T If someone in authority overrides a person or their decisions, they cancel their decisions. 推翻

  例：

  The president vetoed the bill, and the Senate failed by a single vote to override his veto.

  总统否决了议案，而参议院因一票之差未能推翻他的否决。

• 3. 

  N-COUNT An override is an attempt to cancel someone's decisions by using your authority over them or by gaining more votes than they do in an election or contest. 推翻 [美国英语]

  例：

  The bill now goes to the House where an override vote is expected to fail.

  议案现在到了众议院，预计在这里推翻表决会失败。