overrule

英[əʊvə'ruːl] 美[,ovɚ'rul]
  • vt. 否决;统治;对…施加影响

词态变化


第三人称单数: overrules;过去式: overruled;过去分词: overruled;现在分词: overruling;

助记提示


1. over- "above" + rule.
2. 引申义:“压制,(在压力下)使变更”=> “否决,驳回,批驳;宣布…无效;拒绝”。
3. 压制意见啊、议案啊什么的,就引申为:否决、拒绝。

中文词源


overrule 否决,推翻

over-,在上,超过,rule,统治,管理。即上层管理者,后用于指否决,推翻。

英文词源


overrule (v.)
"rule against; set aside, as by a higher authority," 1590s, from over- + rule (v.). It was used earlier in a sense "to govern, control" (1570s). Related: Overruled; overruling.

双语例句


1. I'll overrule Tynan's recommendation and see she's admitted.
我将驳回泰纳恩的建议,保证埃米入境.

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2. He had, for the absolute briefest time , let wishful thinking about results overrule his scientific caution.
有那么一瞬间, 他对实验结果的一厢情景压倒了科学的谨慎.

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3. But management didn't let its overrule it business sense.
但是管理层在考虑自己商业时并没有失去理智.

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4. His or her desire to succeed will overrule everything else.
他或她的成功的欲望将支配一切.

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5. Pilar vilifies him as a coward and finally manages to overrule him.
皮拉尔骂他是懦夫,并且最终没法压服了他.

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