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Veto 否决 Vote 重点词汇 N 反 Approval V

Front veto
Pron ['viːtoʊ]
Back 【VETO】
The governor's veto kept the bill from becoming a law.
统治者的否决使这项法案不能成为法律。
【重点词汇】
veto 1. n. 否决 反: approval 2. v. 否决
【VETO】
His parents vetoed his plan to buy a new motorcycle.
她的父母否决了他买摩托车的计划。
【重点词汇】
veto 1. n. 否决 反: approval 2. v. 否决
Vocab
vetoa vote that blocks a decision

A veto is a no vote that blocks a decision. The President can veto some bills that pass his desk.

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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