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单词 overrule
释义
overrule
verb[T]
formal
uk
/ˌəʊ.vəˈruːl/us
/ˌoʊ.vɚˈruːl/
(of apersonwho hasofficialauthority) todecideagainst adecisionthat has already been made:
（指有权威的人）否决，驳回，宣布…无效
Intennis, theumpirecan overrule thelinejudge.在网球比赛中，主裁判可以否决边裁的裁断。
Synonyms
overturn
reverse
Compare
overrideverb
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(Definition ofoverrulefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

overrule| American Dictionary

overrule
verb[T]
us
/ˌoʊ·vərˈrul/
to make adecisionthatopposesandchangesanotherdecisionorsuggestionfrom apositionofhigherauthority:
Thejudgewasconstantlyoverruling theobjectionsof theprosecution.
(Definition ofoverrulefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

overrule| Business English

overrule
verb[T]
uk
/ˌəʊvəˈruːl/us
to usegreaterauthoritytochangeadecisionthat has already been made:
Afederalappealscourtin Washington hasoverruled thedecisionof thelowercourt.
They wouldworkon aproblem, come up with a goodsolution, and thenwatchinsurpriseastheirbossesoverruled them.
(Definition ofoverrulefrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofoverrule

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A physician was permitted tooverrulethese recommendations by providing the reason at the bottom of the sheet.
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This implies that a single clue with the perfect score of 1.0 cannot be overruled by others.
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Looking first at (3a), it is simply not characteristic of common-law courts to approach distinguishing in the same spirit as they approach overruling.
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As above, it is usually introduced tooverrulelaziness for performance reasons.
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Changes in the asset mix of the pension fund will be overruled by the risk-bearing stakeholders.
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This implies also that it is possible for some faults to emanate as winners from one layer, only to be overruled in the next layer.
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Instead of requiring robust decisiveness for freedom, they suggest that an individual's freedom may sometimes be overruled by other considerations.
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External factors may contradict and interact, or be overruled by language particular idiosyncrasies.
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If the reproductive success of the new strategy is smaller than the original, it will notoverrulethe original strategy and will eventually disappear.
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These costs largelyoverrulethe small savings in the diagnostic and therapeutic course.
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The power tooverruleis even more limited in operation.
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Other factors are more significant than bilingualism andoverrulewhatever potential effect might emerge from being bilingual.
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In integration, the principal is able tooverrulethe decision taken by the agent.
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Legal counsel to the hospital overruled the ethics committee, instructing the attending physician to comply with the family's demands.
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At this locale, differentiation of status between family lines may have overruled or mitigated mortuary practices linked to age grades.
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