o·ver·ride
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/ |
- override something to use your authority to reject somebody’s decision, order, etc.
（以权力）否决，推翻，不理会 - 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。
- The chairman overrode the committee's objections and signed the agreement.
- 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。
- Considerations of safety override all other concerns.
- override something to interrupt the action of a device that usually works by itself in order to control it yourself
超控（使自动控制暂时失效，改用手动控制） - A special code is needed to override the time lock.
这定时锁要用特定密码才能打开。
- A special code is needed to override the time lock.