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overrule

/ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈɹuːl/

Meanings
verb

推翻，否决，驳回

To rule over; to govern or determine by superior authority.

Examples :

"The principal overruled the student council's decision to postpone the school fundraiser. "
校长否决了学生会推迟学校募捐活动的决定。
government politics law action

Related Words

Illustration superior

superior noun

/suːˈpɪəɹi.ə(ɹ)/ /suːˈpɪɹiɚ/

上级， superior

"The superior in our department handled the challenging project with ease. "

我们部门的领导很轻松地处理了这个有挑战性的项目。(Wǒmen bùmén de lǐngdǎo hěn qīngsōng de chǔlǐ le zhège yǒu tiǎozhàn xìng de xiàngmù.)

Illustration determine

determine verb

/dɪˈtɜːmɪn/ /dɪˈtɝmɪn/

确定， delimitation。

"The teacher determined the rules for the classroom project, setting clear limits on the length of presentations. "

老师为课堂项目确定了规则，明确规定了演示的时长限制。

Illustration signalled

signalled verb

/ˈsɪɡnəld/ /ˈsɪɡnəld/

发出信号，示意。

"The teacher signalled the start of the test by raising her hand. "

老师举起手，示意考试开始。

Illustration postpone

postpone verb

/poʊstˈpoʊn/

推迟，延期

"We need to postpone the meeting until next week. "

我们需要把会议推迟到下周。

Illustration assignment

assignment noun

/əˈsaɪnmənt/ /æˈsaɪnmənt/

分配，委派，任务。

"This flow chart represents the assignment of tasks in our committee."

这个流程图展示了我们委员会的任务分配情况。

Illustration contrary

contrary noun

/ˈkɒntɹəɹi/ /ˈkɑntɹɛɹi/

反面，对立面

"The contrary of a good report card is a bad one. "

一份好成绩单的反面就是一份坏成绩单。

Illustration overruled

overruled verb

/ˌoʊvərˈruːld/ /ˌoʊvəˈruːld/

否决，推翻。

"The teacher overruled the students' request for a longer recess, saying they needed to finish their math lesson. "

老师否决了学生们要求延长课间休息的请求，说他们需要完成数学课。

Illustration principal

principal noun

/ˈpɹɪnsəpəl/ /ˈpɹɪnsəp̬əl/

本金， 资金。

"A portion of your mortgage payment goes to reduce the principal, and the rest covers interest."

你每月还房贷的一部分用来减少本金，剩下的部分用来支付利息。

Illustration authority

authority noun

/ɔːˈθɒɹəti/ /əˈθɑɹəti/

权力，职权

"I have the authority to penalise the staff in my department, but not the authority to sack them."

我有权处罚我部门的员工，但没有权力解雇他们。

Illustration objection

objection noun

/əbˈdʒɛkʃən/

反对，异议。

"My objection to the noisy party is that it disturbs the neighbours. "

我对那个吵闹派对的反对，是因为它打扰了邻居们。

Illustration decision

decision noun

/dɪˈsɪʒən/

决定，决策

"After careful consideration, the student made a decision about which college to attend. "

经过仔细考虑后，这个学生做出了关于去哪所大学的决定。

Illustration fundraiser

fundraiser noun

/ˈfʌnd.ɹeɪ.zə/ /ˈfʌnd.ɹeɪ.zɚ/

募款活动，筹款活动

"The school held a bake sale as a fundraiser to buy new uniforms for the soccer team. "

学校举办了义卖，作为一次募款活动，为足球队购买新队服。