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Veto President Forbid Vote Authority Ed Vi:Təu N.否决,禁止,否决权

英语单词 veto
英美音标 ['vi:təu]
中文释义 n.否决,禁止,否决权
vt.否决,禁止
vocabulary简明 A veto is a no vote that blocks a decision. The President can veto some bills that pass his desk.
vocabulary扩展 A veto is a very official way of saying "No!" Vetoes block or forbid something, and the word is also used more loosely. The President of the United States can veto Senators who oppose his ideas, but if he tries to veto his daughter from joining the swim team, he might encounter his fiercest opponent yet. If you strongly disagree with your friends' choice of a movie, you could say, "I have to veto that." Vetoes vote no.
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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。

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[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

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