override

override
(past -rode; past participle -ridden)
[with obj.]
  1. use one's authority to reject or cancel (a decision, view, etc.)
    (行使权力)撤消(决定,意见等);推翻;否决;使无效
    the government can override all opposition.
    政府可以否决所有的反对意见。
    ■interrupt the action of (an automatic device), typically in order to take manual control
    超驰(自动装置)
    you can override the cut-out by releasing the switch.
    你可以松开开关中止自动切断电源功能。
    ■be more important than
    优先于;重要性超过
    this commitment should override all other considerations.
    该项承诺应优先于全部其他考虑。
  2. (technical)extend over; overlap
    (技)伸展在…上面;重叠
    the external rendering should not override the damp-proof membrane.
    外部涂层不要覆盖防潮膜。
  3. travel or move over (a place or thing)
    从(某地,某物)上走过;从…上面驶过
    [as noun overriding]overriding by vehicles is implicated in over half the cases of footway damage.
    半数以上的步行路损毁都与车辆在上面行驶有关。
noun
  1. a device for suspending an automatic function on a machine
    超驰装置
    ■[mass noun]the action or process of suspending an automatic function
    超驰
  2. an excess or increase on a budget, salary, or cost
    (预算、薪金、费用等的)超量,增加
    commission overrides give established carriers an unfair advantage.
    超量的佣金使老牌运输公司得到了不应得的好处。
  3. (chiefly US)a cancellation of a decision by exertion of authority or winning of votes
    (主美)否决;撤消
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