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单词 veto
释义
veto
noun[CorU]
uk
/ˈviː.təʊ/us
/ˈviː.t̬oʊ/
pluralvetoes
anofficialpowerorrighttorefusetoacceptorallowsomething:
否决；禁止
Thepresidenthas thepowerofveto over anybillthat comesacrosshisdesk.总统可以利用否决权来阻止任何议案的通过。
Intheorythe Britishgovernmentcould useitsveto toblockthisproposal.理论上英国政府可以利用否决权来阻止这项议案通过。
TheSenatevotedtooverridethe president's vetooftheproposedmeasures.参议院投票推翻了总统对拟议中的措施的否决。
mainlyUKMyparentsputa vetoonourwatchingtelevisionfor more than twohourseachevening.妈妈禁止我们每天晚上看电视超过两个小时。
More examples
  • Opponents areunlikelyto beabletomusterenoughvotestooverridethe veto.
  • Thepresidentused his veto tooverridethe committee'sdecision.
  • Thechairwomanused her veto toblocktheappointment.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Forbidding and banning things
  • abolish
  • abolition
  • abolitionist
  • anti-censorship
  • ban
  • curfew
  • debar
  • decertification
  • decertify
  • deny
  • disallow
  • non-valid
  • off-limits
  • out of boundsidiom
  • outlaw
  • prohibit
  • unapproved
  • unauthorized
  • unkosher
  • verboten
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Refusing & rejecting
veto
verb[T]
uk
/ˈviː.təʊ/us
/ˈviː.t̬oʊ/
torefusetoallowsomething:
否决；禁止
In 1961,PresidentDe Gaulle vetoed Britain'sentryinto theCommonMarket.1961年，戴高乐总统行使否决权，反对英国加入西欧共同市场。
[+ -ing verb]Mybossvetoed my takingany moretimeoff thisyear.我的老板不允许我今年再请假。
Synonyms
disallow
nixUSinformal
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proscribeformal
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to forbid someone or something
  • forbidHe grew up in a strict household where dating was forbidden.
  • disallowUpon review, the goal was disallowed.
  • banThe government has banned the sale of lead-based paint.
  • prohibitVehicles are prohibited from parking on the grass.
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More examples
  • Thepresidenthas thepowerto veto theimpositionofsanctions.
  • Managers vetoedproposalsfor ashorterworkingweek.
  • Myfathervetoedourplansfor atriptoTurkey.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Forbidding and banning things
  • abolish
  • abolition
  • abolitionist
  • anti-censorship
  • ban
  • curfew
  • debar
  • decertification
  • decertify
  • deny
  • disallow
  • non-valid
  • off-limits
  • out of boundsidiom
  • outlaw
  • prohibit
  • unapproved
  • unauthorized
  • unkosher
  • verboten
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Refusing & rejecting
(Definition ofvetofrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

veto| American Dictionary

veto
noun[C/U]
us
/ˈvi·t̬oʊ/
pluralvetoes
politics & government
thepowertorefusetoallowsomething to be done, or such arefusal:
[C]Thepresidenthaspromiseda veto ifCongresspassesthatbill.
[U]Themayorwill have no veto overzoning.
veto
verb[T]
us
/ˈvi·t̬oʊ/
present tensevetoes|present participlevetoing|past tense and past participlevetoed
politics & government
torefusetoallowsomething to be done:
Thegovernorsaid she would veto thebillunlesscertainpartswerechanged.
Corywantedtodrivethecar, but hermomvetoed it.
(Definition ofvetofrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

veto| Business English

veto
noun[C]
GOVERNMENT,POLITICS
uk
/ˈviːtəʊ/us
pluralvetoes
anofficialpowerorrighttorefusetoacceptorallowsomethingevenif most of the otherpeopleororganizationsinvolvedapproveof it:
have/use/threaten a vetoThe Britishgovernmentcould useitsveto toblocktheproposal.
A two-thirdsmajorityof theSenatewould beneededtooverridethegovernor'svetoof thebill.
Thepermanentmembersof theSecurityCouncil all havevetopowers.
presidentialveto
thepower/rightof veto
veto
verb[T]
GOVERNMENT,POLITICS
uk
/ˈviːtəʊ/us
vetoed|vetoed|vetoing
torefusetoalloworacceptsomething such as avoteevenif most of the otherpeopleororganizationsinvolvedapproveof it:
veto a bill/deal/planThePresidentvetoed abillthat would haveprovidedtheprogramwith anadditional$35billionover fiveyears.
Thebidwas vetoed byEuropeancompetitionauthorities.
(Definition ofvetofrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofveto

veto
However, if the feasible set is empty, legislative action is not politically feasible since any proposal will be vetoed.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Note that, for the president, vetoing the prime minister's proposed cabinet is not a costless or inconsequential course of action.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Legislation and regulation may be subject to higher-order rules (for example, constitutional rules, presidential vetoes, and international law).
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Any of these vetoes would have raised the constitutional crisis to a higher level.
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If the sceptic acts irrationally when vetoing the religious affirmation of others, he is for the same reasons acting irrationally when vetoing his own belief.
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Three items - welfare reform, middle-class tax cuts and tort reform - passed both chambers only to be vetoed.
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The president incurs this cost whenever he vetoes a prime ministerial cabinet proposal.
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The first respect in which the agreement departs from consociational theory relates to group vetoes.
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There should be no question of vetoing these arrangements.
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A president may be given authority in the constitution to react to legislative attempts to change prevailing policy, for instance, by vetoing the bill.
From theCambridge English Corpus
At that point, however, the executive vetoed the measure, arguing that it might be perceived as anti-immigrant.
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A dam may be approved by the water agency, only to be vetoed by the environmental agency that finds it in violation of environmental law.
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The reforms might have been vetoed by interests that feared that they would lose out from the changes, but were not.
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Since the federation's policies were vetoed, the central government, as well as the cantons, began to subsidise the social security programmes of these private carriers.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Only one out of seven such doubleedged proposals was vetoed by the people (table 3).
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