overriding
/ˌəʊvəˈraɪndɪŋ/adjective
1
- more important than any other considerations压倒一切的; 首要的：
their overriding need will be for advice.
他们最需要的将是忠告。
2
- technical extending or moving over something, especially while remaining in close contact〈技〉在…之上伸展的; 在…之上延伸的：
oceanic lithosphere beneath an overriding continental plate.
在延伸的大陆板块下的海洋岩石圈。