Overrule
[əʊvə'ruːl] or [,ovɚ'rul]
解释:
(verb.) rule against; 'The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill'.
手打:西尔维亚--From WordNet
解释:
(v. t.) To rule over; to govern or determine by superior authority.
(v. t.) To rule or determine in a contrary way; to decide against; to abrogate or alter; as, God overrules the purposes of men; the chairman overruled the point of order.
(v. t.) To supersede, reject, annul, or rule against; as, the plea, or the decision, was overruled by the court.
(v. i.) To be superior or supreme in rulling or controlling; as, God rules and overrules.
录入:基思
同义词及近义词:
v. a. [1]. Control, govern, sway, have control of.[2]. Annul, cancel, revoke, rescind, repeal, nullify, recall, reject, repudiate, supersede, set aside.
手打:所罗门
解释:
v.t. to rule over: to influence or to set aside by greater power: (law) to reject or declare to be invalid.—v.i. to prevail.—n. Overrul′er.—adv. Overrul′ingly.
埃米莉录入
例句:
- Without any force at all, I found myself led and influenced by another's will, unconsulted, unpersuadedquietly overruled. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
- On such evidence Arkwright’s claims were denied, and his patent overruled. 鲁伯特·萨金特·荷兰. 历史性发明.
- She was guided, overruled by Jessy in a thousand things. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
- But she was overruled, and the private marriage took place. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
- I always thought they were very unfit to have the charge of her; but I was overruled, as I always am. 简·奥斯汀. 傲慢与偏见.
- This objection was at once overruled. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
- However, Prude soon overruled my objections and sent for a hackney-coach to convey us to the theatre. 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.
- These would express the overruling characteristics of his eventful career. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
校对:托妮