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单词 override
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overrideverb

uk/ˌəʊ.vəˈraɪd/us/ˌoʊ.vɚˈraɪd/overrode, overridden

override verb (NOT ACCEPT)

[ T ] (of a person who has the necessary authority) to decide against or refuse to accept a previous decision, an order, a person, etc.:

Every time I make a suggestion at work, my boss overrides me/it.
The president used his veto to override the committee's decision.

[ T ] to operate an automatic machine by hand:

He overrode the autopilot when he realized it was malfunctioning.

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Refusing & rejecting

  • abnegate
  • blow
  • bugger
  • damned
  • demur
  • derecognize
  • disclaim
  • door
  • react against sth
  • refusal
  • shoot
  • shun
  • sit
  • sit sth out
  • throw
  • throw sth out
  • turn sb away
  • veto
  • vote sth down
  • wash

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Using and misusing

override verb (CONTROL)

[ T ] to take control over something, especially in order to change the way it operates:

The pills are designed to override your body's own hormones.

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Controlling and being in charge

  • aggrandize
  • assume
  • assumption
  • authoritative
  • balance of power
  • divide
  • dominant
  • have sb by the balls idiom
  • have sb eating out of your hand idiom
  • have sb in the palm of your hand idiom
  • have sth in hand idiom
  • have/hold the whip hand idiom
  • heel
  • hook
  • preside over sth
  • pull
  • pull rank idiom
  • pull the strings idiom
  • putty
  • rein

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override verb (MORE IMPORTANT)

[ T ] to be more important than something:

Parents' concern for their children's future often overrides all their other concerns.

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Being important and having importance

  • bulk
  • bulk large idiom
  • centrality
  • come
  • come before sth/sb
  • count
  • cut
  • cut to the chase idiom
  • essence
  • fish
  • have bigger/other fish to fry idiom
  • have/take pride of place idiom
  • loom
  • loom large idiom
  • matter
  • mean the world to sb idiom
  • outweigh
  • reign
  • signify
  • weigh

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override verb (TRAVEL)

[ I ] UK to travel on public transport further than your ticket allows you to:

There is a $20 penalty for passengers who travel without a ticket or override.

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Travelling

  • backpacking
  • bum around (somewhere)
  • catch
  • coach
  • connect
  • cover
  • cruise
  • destination
  • gad about/around (somewhere)
  • gallivant
  • have sth, will travel idiom
  • ply
  • road
  • roam
  • tootle
  • tourist class
  • travel
  • travelled
  • traverse
  • well travelled

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overridenoun [ C ]

uk/ˌəʊ.vəˈraɪd/us/ˌoʊ.vɚˈraɪd/

override noun [ C ] (DEVICE)

a device that changes the control of a machine or system in special situations, especially from automatic to manual:

The heating system has a manual override.

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Engineering - mechanical

  • -engined
  • artificer
  • automatic
  • automatically
  • automative
  • hydraulic
  • internal combustion engine
  • mechanic
  • mechanical
  • mechanically
  • octane
  • octane number
  • outboard motor
  • pedal
  • strip
  • tick
  • torque
  • tune
  • vane
  • wheelbase

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Electrical switches & connections

override noun [ C ] (POLITICS)

in American politics, an occasion when an elected group of people refuses to accept a decision made by an elected leader:

The vote fell short of the majority needed for an override of the Governor's veto.

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International relations: United States politics & government

  • bicameral
  • Capitol
  • Capitol Hill
  • confederacy
  • congressional
  • congressional district
  • impeach
  • joint resolution
  • lame duck
  • pentagon
  • PEOTUS
  • Planned Parenthood
  • representative
  • republican
  • tea party
  • the Articles of Confederation
  • the CIA
  • the Democratic Party
  • the FBI
  • unicameral

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