[VERB 动词]否决;驳回;宣布…无效 If someone in authority overrules a person or their decision, they officially decide that the decision is incorrect or not valid.
[V n]
In 1991, the Court of Appeal overruled this decision...
1991年,上诉法院驳回了这一判决。
I told them it was a lousy idea, but I was overruled.
我告诉他们这个主意糟糕透顶,但是他们却拒不听从。
Oxford
over·rule/ˌəʊvəˈruːl; NAmEˌoʊvərˈruːl/verb[often passive ]overrulesb/sth to change a decision or reject an idea from a position of greater power (以权力)否定,拒绝,更改决定SYN
override
◆to overrule a decision/an objection(以权力)推翻决议╱异议◆The verdict was overruled by the Supreme Court.最高法院驳回了那个裁决。overruleoverrulesoverruledoverrulingover·rule/ˌəʊvəˈruːl; NAmEˌoʊvərˈruːl/
to change an order or decision that you think is wrong, using your official power: The House of Lords overruled the decision of the Court of Appeal. They have the power to overrule the local council.
WDF
overrule
[ˌəʊvəˈru:l]overruled, overruling, overrules
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否决(59%),驳回(26%),统治(10%),对...施加影响(5%)
vt.否决;统治;对…施加影响
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