override

verb
🔊/ˌəʊvəˈraɪd/
🔊/ˌəʊvərˈraɪd/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they override
🔊/ˌəʊvəˈraɪd/
🔊/ˌəʊvərˈraɪd/
he / she / it overrides
🔊/ˌəʊvəˈraɪdz/
🔊/ˌəʊvərˈraɪdz/
past simple overrode
🔊/ˌəʊvəˈrəʊd/
🔊/ˌəʊvərˈrəʊd/
past participle overridden
🔊/ˌəʊvəˈrɪdn/
🔊/ˌəʊvərˈrɪdn/
-ing form overriding
🔊/ˌəʊvəˈraɪdɪŋ/
🔊/ˌəʊvərˈraɪdɪŋ/
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  1. override something to use your authority to reject somebody’s decision, order, etc.(以权力)否决,推翻,不理会 synonym overrule
    • The chairman overrode the committee's objections and signed the agreement.主席不顾委员会的反对,径行签署了协议。🔊🔊
    Topics Preferences and decisionsc2
  2. override something to be more important than something比…更重要;凌驾
    • Considerations of safety override all other concerns.对安全的考虑高于一切。🔊🔊
  3. override something to interrupt the action of a device that usually works by itself in order to control it yourself超驰控制,超控(使自动控制暂时失效,改用手工控制)
    • A special code is needed to override the time lock.这定时锁要用特定密码才能打开。🔊🔊