英语词汇“overriding”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES

an overriding concern about safety
an overriding concern to secure business efficiency.
The overriding need here is to end the civil war.
The overriding theme of the conference is the need to reduce Third World debt.

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

Ellis, according to his successor Beto, had two overriding overt concerns.
On 8 April 1962, when ninety percent of metropolitan voters approved the Evian Accords, that overriding objective was finally achieved.
Our overriding priority is to provide our shareholders with a satisfactory financial return on their investment.
Strangely enough, sport is not the overriding tradition of the West Indies.
The overriding priority, therefore, was to ensure that the structure of the Party should guarantee its ideological purity.
This is not, however, to suggest that assessment considerations should be the overriding factor in the development of qualifications.
Thus, during these years, the overriding concern of the government in office was parliamentary survival and electoral prospects.
Unless there was some overriding issue of national security, Lord Young should have acknowledged that and published.

Longman Language Activatormost important► the most important

· This was possibly the most important scientific discovery of the 20th century.· For Muslims, this is the most important day of the year.· If there is a fire, the most important thing is to get all the students out of the building immediately.

► priority

the most important thing, which needs to be dealt with before anything else or given more attention than anything else: · First, let's decide what our priorities are.· My main priority is get through all my exams.first/top/number one priority: · Safety has always been our number one priority.give priority to something (=decide that something is very important, and deal with it urgently): · The President promised to give priority to reducing unemployment.

► urgent

something that is urgent must be dealt with or done as soon as possible, especially because something very bad could happen if it is not: · I've got one or two urgent letters to write.· Your sister's been calling -- I think it's urgent.· An international effort is required to cope with the urgent needs of the earthquake victims.

► be at the top of the agenda

to be the most important and urgent of all the things that have to be done, especially by a government or company: · Getting inflation down is at the top of the agenda.· The government were reluctant to put equal pay for women anywhere near the top of the agenda.

► take precedence over

if someone or something takes precedence over someone or something else, they are more important and need to be dealt with first: · Don't keep Mr Rawlings waiting, he takes precedence over any other client.· Once again, the leader's wishes have taken precedence over the students' demands.

► overriding

: overriding need/concern/consideration etc the thing that is most important and must be dealt with before anything else: · The overriding need here is to end the civil war.· an overriding concern to secure business efficiency

► paramount

more important than anything else: · The patients' wishes and needs are paramount and they must always come before our own.· While some musical ability is necessary, it is not the paramount concern.of paramount importance: · Public safety and security are matters of paramount importance.

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► somebody's overriding concern

(=much more important than anything else)· An artist's overriding concern is to achieve the highest standard possible.

► the overwhelming/overriding impression

(=an impression that is stronger than all others)· The overwhelming impression after the meeting was one of optimism.

► the overriding priority

(=the most important one)· The reduction of inflation must be the Government’s overriding priority.

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► concern

· The Board's overriding concern was to deprive employees found guilty of such acts of their reinstatement rights.· Thus, during these years, the overriding concern of the government in office was parliamentary survival and electoral prospects.· Why this should be our only or even our overriding concern remains as opaque as ever.· The government's overriding concern to ensure domestic stability ruled out the possibility of landless Emancipation.· Its overriding concern is with efficient crime control.· The country is asked to pay the price of the Government's overriding concern that they should not lose face.

► consideration

· Lengthy research went on to find suitable precedents but the overriding consideration was the position of Lloyd George and the Liberals.· For them, the sovereignty of the consumer was the overriding consideration.· As with Frederick and Catherine, his overriding consideration was the power and well-being of the State.· Chapman came to criticize the league system most for making success the overriding consideration.· There may be many factors to take into account, but usually the overriding consideration is monetary.

► importance

· If the farm has hill-grazing rights, these may assume an overriding importance in relation to other factors.· The notion of the overriding importance of applicability of learning is born of long immersion in community education.· The overriding importance of death and disease in the seventeenth century have seldom found such a chronicler.· Within their own spheres, they were of overriding importance.

► need

· The overriding need is to ensure these park trees are not merely protected but replanted.· There were two overriding needs which had to be met by the Roman road network - military and economic.

WORD FAMILYnounrideriderridingoverrideverbrideoverrideadjectiveoverriding

单词	overriding
释义	overridingo‧ver‧rid‧ing /ˌəʊvəˈraɪdɪŋ◂ $ ˌoʊ-/ adjective [only before noun] Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES an overriding concern about safety an overriding concern to secure business efficiency. The overriding need here is to end the civil war. The overriding theme of the conference is the need to reduce Third World debt. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Ellis, according to his successor Beto, had two overriding overt concerns. On 8 April 1962, when ninety percent of metropolitan voters approved the Evian Accords, that overriding objective was finally achieved. Our overriding priority is to provide our shareholders with a satisfactory financial return on their investment. Strangely enough, sport is not the overriding tradition of the West Indies. The overriding priority, therefore, was to ensure that the structure of the Party should guarantee its ideological purity. This is not, however, to suggest that assessment considerations should be the overriding factor in the development of qualifications. Thus, during these years, the overriding concern of the government in office was parliamentary survival and electoral prospects. Unless there was some overriding issue of national security, Lord Young should have acknowledged that and published. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatormost important► the most important · This was possibly the most important scientific discovery of the 20th century.· For Muslims, this is the most important day of the year.· If there is a fire, the most important thing is to get all the students out of the building immediately. ► priority the most important thing, which needs to be dealt with before anything else or given more attention than anything else: · First, let's decide what our priorities are.· My main priority is get through all my exams.first/top/number one priority: · Safety has always been our number one priority.give priority to something (=decide that something is very important, and deal with it urgently): · The President promised to give priority to reducing unemployment. ► urgent something that is urgent must be dealt with or done as soon as possible, especially because something very bad could happen if it is not: · I've got one or two urgent letters to write.· Your sister's been calling -- I think it's urgent.· An international effort is required to cope with the urgent needs of the earthquake victims. ► be at the top of the agenda to be the most important and urgent of all the things that have to be done, especially by a government or company: · Getting inflation down is at the top of the agenda.· The government were reluctant to put equal pay for women anywhere near the top of the agenda. ► take precedence over if someone or something takes precedence over someone or something else, they are more important and need to be dealt with first: · Don't keep Mr Rawlings waiting, he takes precedence over any other client.· Once again, the leader's wishes have taken precedence over the students' demands. ► overriding : overriding need/concern/consideration etc the thing that is most important and must be dealt with before anything else: · The overriding need here is to end the civil war.· an overriding concern to secure business efficiency ► paramount more important than anything else: · The patients' wishes and needs are paramount and they must always come before our own.· While some musical ability is necessary, it is not the paramount concern.of paramount importance: · Public safety and security are matters of paramount importance. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► somebody's overriding concern (=much more important than anything else)· An artist's overriding concern is to achieve the highest standard possible. ► the overwhelming/overriding impression (=an impression that is stronger than all others)· The overwhelming impression after the meeting was one of optimism. ► the overriding priority (=the most important one)· The reduction of inflation must be the Government’s overriding priority. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► concern · The Board's overriding concern was to deprive employees found guilty of such acts of their reinstatement rights.· Thus, during these years, the overriding concern of the government in office was parliamentary survival and electoral prospects.· Why this should be our only or even our overriding concern remains as opaque as ever.· The government's overriding concern to ensure domestic stability ruled out the possibility of landless Emancipation.· Its overriding concern is with efficient crime control.· The country is asked to pay the price of the Government's overriding concern that they should not lose face. ► consideration · Lengthy research went on to find suitable precedents but the overriding consideration was the position of Lloyd George and the Liberals.· For them, the sovereignty of the consumer was the overriding consideration.· As with Frederick and Catherine, his overriding consideration was the power and well-being of the State.· Chapman came to criticize the league system most for making success the overriding consideration.· There may be many factors to take into account, but usually the overriding consideration is monetary. ► importance · If the farm has hill-grazing rights, these may assume an overriding importance in relation to other factors.· The notion of the overriding importance of applicability of learning is born of long immersion in community education.· The overriding importance of death and disease in the seventeenth century have seldom found such a chronicler.· Within their own spheres, they were of overriding importance. ► need · The overriding need is to ensure these park trees are not merely protected but replanted.· There were two overriding needs which had to be met by the Roman road network - military and economic. Word family WORD FAMILYnounrideriderridingoverrideverbrideoverrideadjectiveoverriding more important than anything else: a question of overriding importance Their overriding concern is with efficient crime control.
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