override

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

The welfare of a child should always override the wishes of its parents. 孩子的幸福應該永遠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

The president vetoed the bill, and the Senate failed by a single vote to override his veto. 總統(tǒng)否決了議案，而參議院因一票之差未能推翻他的否決。

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[美國英語]

The bill now goes to the House where an override vote is expected to fail. 議案現(xiàn)在到了眾議院，預計在這里推翻表決會失敗。