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Veto Vetoed Refuse Sth Authority Stop 否决权 ˈviːtəʊ

The word "veto" can be used as a verb meaning to forbid or stop something from being put into action, or as a noun referring to the right to forbid something.

English

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Collins
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/vi͟ːtoʊ/
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[VERB 动词]否决;否定 If someone in authority vetoes something, they forbid it, or stop it being put into action.
  [V n]
  • De Gaulle vetoed Britain's application to join the EEC...

    戴高乐驳回了英国加入欧洲经济共同体的申请。

  • The President vetoed the economic package passed by Congress.

    总统否决了国会通过的一揽子经济计划。

  • Veto is also a noun.
    • The veto was a calculated political risk.

      这项否决是一次精心策划的政治冒险。

2
[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]否决权 Veto is the right that someone in authority has to forbid something.
  • ...the President's power of veto.

    总统的否决权


Oxford veto / ˈviːtəʊ ; NAmE ˈviːtoʊ /
noun
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verb
veto vetoes vetoed vetoing
noun ( plural vetoes ) 1 [countable ,  uncountable ] the right to refuse to allow sth to be done, especially the right to stop a law from being passed or a decision from being taken 否决权 The British government used its veto to block the proposal. 英国政府行使其否决权阻止了这项提案。 to have the power/right of veto 有否决权 the use of the presidential veto 总统否决权的行使 2 [countable ] veto(on sth/on doing sth) an occasion when sb refuses to allow sth to be done 拒绝认可;禁止 SYN
ban
For months there was a veto on employing new staff. 有好几个月禁止雇用新职员。
verb ( ve·toes , veto·ing , ve·toed , ve·toed ) 1 vetosth to stop sth from happening or being done by using your official authority (= by using your veto) 行使否决权;拒绝认可;禁止 Plans for the dam have been vetoed by the Environmental Protection Agency. 修建大坝的计划已被环境保护局否决。 collocationsat
politics
2 vetosth to refuse to accept or do what sb has suggested 拒不接受;反对;否定 SYN
rule out
I wanted to go camping but the others quickly vetoed that idea. 我想去野营,但这个想法很快遭到了其他人的反对。
veto / ˈviːtəʊ ; NAmE ˈviːtoʊ /
LDC
veto1 verb
veto2 noun
vetove‧to1 /ˈviːtəʊ $ -toʊ/ ●○○ verb (past tense and past participle vetoed, present participle vetoing, third person singular vetoes) [transitive]
Verb Table
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1if someone in authority vetoes something, they refuse to allow it to happen, especially something that other people or organizations have agreedveto legislation/a measure/a proposal etc President Bush vetoed the bill on July 6. see thesaurus at
refuse
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vote
2to refuse to accept a particular plan or suggestion:  Jenny wanted to invite all her friends, but I quickly vetoed that idea.
veto1 verb
veto2 noun
vetoveto2 ●○○ noun (plural vetoes) [countable, uncountable]
Word Origin
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a refusal to give official permission for something, or the right to refuse to give such permissionveto on de Gaulle’s veto on the British application to join the EECveto over The head teacher has the right of veto over management-board decisions.veto of Washington’s veto of Seoul’s nuclear ambitions The Senate had a sufficient majority to override the presidential veto (=not accept his refusal).exercise/use your veto
WDF

veto

[ˈvi:təʊ]vetoed, vetoing, vetoes

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vetoed[224]
否决(67%),否决权(33%)
n.否决权
vt.否决;禁止
vi.否决;禁止

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